Madagascar
Water maidens of Malagasy legend who teach about promises and belonging.
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spirit · Merina / Malagasy
Water Princess of the Sacred Spring
Ranoro is a water-born woman of Merina legend who married a mortal prince on one condition: that he never speak the word 'salt'. When he broke the promise she returned to the water. Her spring is still visited with respect.
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spirit · Malagasy
Daughter of the Deep Water
Rafara is a Malagasy tale-figure: a water maiden captured by a young man who seized her by her long hair while she rested on the shore. She stayed with him for a time, then returned to her deep-water home when her conditions were broken.
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