the Rhinemaidens
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The Rhinemaidens are three water nymphs in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle who guard the Rhinegold and embody both its allure and its vulnerability to corruption.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhinemaidens | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective fictional character
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mythological characters ⓘ operatic characters ⓘ water nymphs ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Das Rheingold
NERFINISHED
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Götterdämmerung NERFINISHED ⓘ Prologue of Götterdämmerung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alberich
NERFINISHED
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Nibelung Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhinegold NERFINISHED ⓘ curse of the Ring ⓘ |
| basedIn | River Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
agents of moral warning
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commentators on the Ring’s curse ⓘ inciting Alberich’s theft of the Rhinegold ⓘ |
| finalAppearanceContext | return of the Ring to the Rhine ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Das Rheingold, Scene 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera characters ⓘ |
| guardedObject | Rhinegold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
naive
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playful ⓘ seductive ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between nature and greed
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temptation and loss of innocence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Germanic mythology
NERFINISHED
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Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| member |
Flosshilde
NERFINISHED
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Wellgunde NERFINISHED ⓘ Woglinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalAnalog | Rhine maidens (folklore) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Götterdämmerung, Act 3 riverbank scene
NERFINISHED
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opening scene of Das Rheingold ⓘ |
| operaCycle | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 19th-century opera ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Wagner’s Ring Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | guardians of the Rhinegold ⓘ |
| setting | depths of the Rhine ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
allure of gold
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natural innocence ⓘ vulnerability to corruption ⓘ |
| voiceType |
mezzo-soprano
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soprano ⓘ |
| workTitle | Rheintöchter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.