Fata

Women introduced in mediæval romance not unlike witches, and under the sway of Demogorgon. In Orlando Innamoraʹto we meet with the “Fata Morgaʹna;” in Bojardo, with the “Fata Silvanella.” The Fates Nera and Bianca, the protectresses of Guidoʹne and Aquilante; the “Fata della Fonti,” from whom Manricardo obtains the arms of Hector; and “Alciʹna,” sister of Morgaʹna, who carries off Astolfo. In Tasso we have the three daughters of Morgaʹna, whose names are Morganetta, Nivetta, and Carvilia; we have also Dragontiʹna, Montaʹna, Argea (called the queen of the Fates), protectress of Floridante), Filidea (sister of Argea), and several others. In the Adoʹne of Mariʹni we have the Fata named “Falsireʹna.”