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Not since The Mists of Avalon has there been such a powerful and mesmerizing portrait of goddess-powered womanhood and women's spirituality. In Priestess of Avalon, the legendary Marion Zimmer Bradley once again reaches back in time to create a magnificent prequel to her undying classic of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Constantine: Eilan's son by Constantius.
- Ganeda: Eilan's aunt, and high priestess at Avalon
- Diema: Add a description of this character.
- Helena: Roman name of Eilan
- Cunoarda: Handmaiden to Helena
- Philip: Helena's trusted servant. A christian.
- Teleri: Successor of Dierna as high priestess of Avalon
- Maximian
- Drusilla: Poor Roman woman who is buried in Helena's stead
- Galerius
- Heron
- Martha
- Fausta: Wife of Constantine
- Roud: Maiden who is training at Avalon together with Eilan
- Caesar
- Dierna: Cousin to Eilan, High priestess of Avalon
- Hierosolyma: Roman name of Jerusalem
- Rian: Eilan's mother and sister to Ganeda
- Vitellia: Friend of Helena's
- Aelia: Maiden who is training at Avalon together with Eilan
- Allectus
- Christos: Jesus Christ
- Wren
- Sian
- Marcia
- Treveri
- Eldri: Eilan's faerie dog
- Inis Witrin
- Lucian
- Corinthius
- Joseph: Joseph of Arimathea, founder of the convent on Inis Witrin
- Sopater
- Bast
- Avalon
- Hrodlind
- Aeneas: Founder of Rome
- Crispa: Great-granddaughter of Helena. Crispos daughter.
First Sentence edit
Oh! I can see water gleaming in the sun!
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
People in the Story
Places in the Story
Family Tree
Map of Britannia AD 50-AD 450
Map of the Roman Empire 264 BC-AD 565
Prologue: AD 249
Part 1: The Way to Love
1. AD 259
2. AD 262-63
3. AD 265
4. AD 268-70
5. AD 270
6. AD 270
7. AD 271
Part 2: The Way to Power
8. AD 271-72
9. AD 272
10. AD 282
11. AD 284-85
12. AD 293-96
13. AD 296-305
14. AD 306
Part 3: The Way to Wisdom
15. AD 307-12
16. AD 316
17. AD 321-24
18. AD 325-26
19. AD 327-28
20. AD 327-28
21. AD 329
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 7 in Avalon. (standard series)
Preceded by Lady of Avalon, and followed by Ancestors of Avalon.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Voyager Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 3, 2001
ISBN: 0-00-224709-7
Page Count: 382
Publisher: Voyager Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 3, 2001
ISBN: 0-00-224709-7
Page Count: 382
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Literature & Fiction › Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Bradley, Marion Zimmer
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( P ) › Paxson, Diana
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Arthurian
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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