Born a remarkably handsome boy but after the water nymph Salmacis fell in love with him and she prayed to be united forever, their two forms merged into one.
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The theme of the water nymph who seeks to gain a soul while in human form is a typical fairy tale, and is also found in the Celtic myth of Melusine.
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The composer was clearly entranced by this lyric fairy tale, in which a water nymph falls for a handsome prince and persuades a forest witch to turn her into a mortal.
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It was also a milestone in the career of Margot Fonteyn, who created the title role of the water nymph, fatally loved by a mortal, an inconstant young prince named Palemon.
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The mermaid ( as conceived by Andersen ) is similar to an Undine, a water nymph in German folklore who could only obtain an immortal soul by marrying a human being.
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Based on a story by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu? the opera is the story of a water nymph who gains an immortal soul by winning the love of a human being.
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In the abducted by water nymphs, shares with Hermaphroditus and Narcissus the theme of the dangers that face the beautiful adolescent male as he transitions to adult masculinity, with varying outcomes for each.
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The original pagan shrine room was dedicated to local water deities, and a wall painting depicting three water nymphs dating from this period can still be seen in a niche in the room.
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In the film he is not abducted by water nymphs, but instead crushed under the body of the stricken Talos when he foolishly tried to retrieve a goddess'gold brooch pin dropped by Hercules.
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Starring Renee Fleming, who has made the title role of the water nymph one of her specialties, " Rusalka " opened Friday night, one day before the 100th anniversary of the composer's death.
