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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective fictional character
mythological characters
operatic characters
water nymphs
appearsIn Das Rheingold NERFINISHED
Götterdämmerung NERFINISHED
Prologue of Götterdämmerung NERFINISHED
associatedWith Alberich NERFINISHED
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
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
playful
seductive
hasTheme conflict between nature and greed
temptation and loss of innocence
influencedBy Germanic mythology NERFINISHED
Norse mythology NERFINISHED
languageOfWork German
member Flosshilde NERFINISHED
Wellgunde NERFINISHED
Woglinde NERFINISHED
mythologicalAnalog Rhine maidens (folklore) NERFINISHED
notableScene Götterdämmerung, Act 3 riverbank scene NERFINISHED
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
natural innocence
vulnerability to corruption
voiceType mezzo-soprano
soprano
workTitle Rheintöchter NERFINISHED

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Das Rheingold character the Rhinemaidens