Ancient Psychedelia: Alien Gods & Mushroom Goddesses
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Sometimes Melusine is imaged as a mermaid, because her imagery was borrowed from previous goddesses who have been given a fish tail such as Scylla, or rather the split fish tails like the Starbucks girl we are all familiar with, as seen on a wooden panel from St. Martin’s Church in Switzerland (73d). (67) (73d) Melusine with Harp - Wooden Panel From St. Martin's Church in Zillis, Switzerland Melusine is shown being spied on while bathing in a portrait by Thüring von Ringoltingen from 1468 (73a). While she is depicted with dragon wings in a portrait by Jean d'Arra c. 1450-1500 (73b), and another by Couldrette, from París in 1401 (73c).  (73a) Melusine by Thüring von Ringoltingen 1468  (73b) Melusine byJean d'Arra c. 1450-1500 |
 (73c) Melusine, by Couldrette, París, 1401 Melusine is also depicted with crown on and mushroom shaped tail (73k) and from the 15th century, the Pope is depicted as the Antichrist, with what appears to be Melusine next to him (73j). Also, we see the Asian version of Scylla or Melusine represented as Nu Gua (73i).   R: (73k) Melusine  (73i) Asian Depiction of Nu Gua (67) ibid, p. 315; See Angelo de Gubernatis, Mitologica Zoologica" las leyendas Animales. Los Animales de Agua (Palma de Mallorca: Jose de Olaneta, 2002), chap. 5: "La Serpiente y el Monstruo Acuatico." |
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