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==Known ''Maegi''== |
==Known ''Maegi''== |
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* {[[Mirri Maz Duur]]}, a [[Lhazareen]] [[godswife]] of the [[Great Shepherd]]. Burned alive in [[Khal]] [[Drogo]]'s funeral pyre by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. |
* {[[Mirri Maz Duur]]}, a [[Lhazareen]] [[godswife]] of the [[Great Shepherd]]. Burned alive in [[Khal]] [[Drogo]]'s funeral pyre by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. |
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| + | * [[Maggy]] - a maegi who at some point moved to Westeros, and used to live in the woods near [[Casterly Rock]]. Visited by [[Cersei Lannister]] in her youth, she prophesied that Cersei would one day be queen, only to be replaced by a younger queen, and all three of her children would predecease her. |
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| − | * [[Melisandre]], a [[Red Priest]]ess from [[Asshai]]. |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | In the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, ''Maegi'' are distrusted and hated by the Dothraki, who claim they lay with demons. Some of them have the capability of foretelling a person's future by tasting a drop of their blood. |
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| + | According to Mirri Maz Duur, the word "''Maegi''" means "wise". |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 21:06, 16 April 2015
The maegi Mirri Maz Duur preparing to practice blood magic.
Maegi are female practitioners of blood magic from Essos. The Dothraki hate and mistrust maegi. According to Mirri Maz Duur, the word means "wise".
Known Maegi
- {Mirri Maz Duur}, a Lhazareen godswife of the Great Shepherd. Burned alive in Khal Drogo's funeral pyre by Daenerys Targaryen.
- Maggy - a maegi who at some point moved to Westeros, and used to live in the woods near Casterly Rock. Visited by Cersei Lannister in her youth, she prophesied that Cersei would one day be queen, only to be replaced by a younger queen, and all three of her children would predecease her.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Maegi are distrusted and hated by the Dothraki, who claim they lay with demons. Some of them have the capability of foretelling a person's future by tasting a drop of their blood.
According to Mirri Maz Duur, the word "Maegi" means "wise".
