Fafner
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Fafner is a giant in Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle who murders his brother for a cursed hoard of gold and transforms into a dragon to guard it.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dragon
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ giant ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Das Rheingold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCurse | curse of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject |
Ring of the Nibelung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarnhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Fáfnir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
figure from Norse mythology ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cyclePartOf |
Der Ring des Nibelungen tetralogy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ring Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAppearance | Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Das Rheingold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guards |
Nibelung hoard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cursed gold ⓘ |
| killedBy | Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedIn | Siegfried (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kills | Fasolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| motive | desire for the Nibelung hoard ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Norse-inspired mythology in Wagner's Ring ⓘ |
| nationalTradition | German opera ⓘ |
| notableAct |
hoarding cursed treasure
ⓘ
murder of his brother for gold ⓘ |
| operaCharacterType | bass role ⓘ |
| residence |
Neidhöhle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cave ⓘ |
| sibling | Fasolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speciesInStory | giant-turned-dragon ⓘ |
| symbolism |
corrupting power of wealth
ⓘ
greed ⓘ |
| transformationCause | use of Tarnhelm ⓘ |
| transformsInto | dragon ⓘ |
| workGenre | music drama ⓘ |
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