Women

The Fairy Queen who reigns over Fairy Land in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene.

A powerful enchantress who ruled the Bower of Bliss in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene.

The loyal nurse of Fenice whose knowledge of medicine and enchantments enabled the lovers' secret romance. Through her skill, Fenice preserved both her honour and her life.

The Empress of Greece and Constantinople, wife of Emperor Alexander, and mother of Alexander of Greece and Alis.

The sister of Gawain, wife of Alexander of Greece, and mother of Cligés. Her romance with Alexander forms one of the central love stories in Chrétien de Troyes' Cligés.

The widowed mother of Perceval, whose attempt to shield her son from knighthood shapes the beginning of his journey.