Princess Wanda of Poland
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Princess Wanda of Poland is a legendary Polish princess famed for her beauty, virtue, and self-sacrifice, who, according to myth, drowned herself in the Vistula River rather than marry a foreign invader.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary figure
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mythological character ⓘ princess ⓘ |
| appearsIn | medieval Polish chronicles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Polish national mythology
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Vistula River NERFINISHED ⓘ founding myths of Kraków ⓘ legend of Krakus ⓘ legendary rulers of Poland ⓘ themes of honor and chastity ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Polish art
ⓘ
Polish folklore ⓘ Polish literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| culture | Slavic ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Polish ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasArtisticRepresentation |
paintings depicting her drowning
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sculptures on the Wanda Mound ⓘ |
| hasFather |
Krak I
NERFINISHED
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Krakus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegendVariant |
version where invader commits suicide after seeing her beauty
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version where she drowns herself to avoid marriage ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Mound of Wanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameForm | Wanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasToponymicLegacy |
places named Wanda in Poland
ⓘ
streets named after Wanda in Polish cities ⓘ |
| historicity | considered legendary rather than historically verified ⓘ |
| influenced | Polish national romanticism ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Polish ⓘ |
| maritalStatusInLegend | unmarried ⓘ |
| monumentLocation |
Kraków
NERFINISHED
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Nowa Huta district of Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | early legendary history of Poland ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
defender of Polish independence
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symbol of female virtue ⓘ symbol of patriotic self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
beauty
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refusing to marry a foreign invader ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ suicide by drowning in the Vistula River ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vistula River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForSuicideInLegend |
desire to protect her people
ⓘ
refusal to submit to foreign rule ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
love of homeland
ⓘ
resistance to foreign domination ⓘ |
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