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Undine
Undine
(from
Latin
unda
"wave") may refer to several things.
According to a theory advanced by
Paracelsus
, an
Undine
is a
water nymph
or water spirit, the
elemental
of
water
.
Undine
(
1811
) is a
novella
by
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
.
Undine
(
1816
) is an
opera
by
E.T.A. Hoffmann
based on Fouqué's story.
Undine
(
1845
) is an
opera
by
Albert Lortzing
, also based on Fouqué's tale.
Undine leaves
is a
poem
by
Ingeborg Bachmann
.
Undine
is an
autobiographical
book by
Olive Schreiner
published posthumously in
1928
.
[1]
In Brian Kiedrowski's scenarios for the computer game
Blades of Exile
, the Undine are a subterrainian race of aquatic magi.
92 Undina
is an
asteroid
.
Two ships in the
United States Navy
have been named
USS
Undine
, one was an
American Civil War
river gunboat.
External links
Water spirit legends
Fouqué's
Undine
online
Schreiner's
Undine
online
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