Zelinda is a human heroine in Italian folklore, from Italy. Zelinda is attested in the provided materials primarily as an Italian female personal name and as the human heroine of an Italian folktale commonly titled "Zelinda and the Monster." The name also appears as a literary protagonist in Carlo Goldoni's 1763 comedy Gli amori di Zelinda e Lindoro and in incidental modern records; there is no evidence in these sources that Zelinda is a distinct supernatural entity.
No mythic origin for Zelinda as a supernatural being is recorded in the supplied sources. In the materials provided, Zelinda appears as a proper name used for human female characters: notably the virtuous youngest daughter in the folktale "Zelinda and the Monster" (collected by Thomas Frederick Crane and attributed to Tuscan material) and as the protagonist of Carlo Goldoni's 1763 Venetian comedy Gli amori di Zelinda e Lindoro. The sources do not present a cosmological origin or cultic foundation for Zelinda as an entity.
As recorded in the provided sources, Zelinda is a human female character. In the brief folktale summary she is described only obliquely as the "fairest" and the youngest daughter, implying youth and beauty. The theatrical sources list her as a named protagonist but do not supply a physical description. No descriptions of Zelinda as a supernatural form are present in the materials consulted.
The sources attribute no supernatural powers or abilities to Zelinda. Her notable traits in the folktale are moral and behavioral: civility, good disposition, and virtuous behavior that contrasts with envious sisters. Supernatural action in the tale is performed by the Monster; Zelinda functions as the human heroine whose character drives the narrative.
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- [1]Zelinda and the monster (Märchenlexikon entry). Märchenlexikon, "Zelinda and the monster" entry (German web edition referenced in research notes)folk
- [2]Italian: Zelinda and the Monster (Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook blog citing Crane). Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook blog post reproducing/ summarizing Crane's collected tale; attributes Tuscan / Montale provenancefolk
- [3]Zelinda and the monster (beautybeast reproduction of folktale). Online reproduction of the folktale variant cited in research notes (reflects Crane-derived summary)folk
- [4]Gli amori di Zelinda e Lindoro (Wikipedia). Wikipedia article on Carlo Goldoni's comedy Gli amori di Zelinda e Lindoro (published 1763)wiki
- [5]654 Zelinda (Wikipedia minor-planet name entry) / Wikidata: Zelinda. Wikipedia entry for minor planet 654 Zelinda; Wikidata item Q1467007 records Zelinda as a female given namewiki
- [6]Wikidata: Zelinda (given name). Wikidata entry classifying Zelinda as a 'female given name'wiki
- [7]Raccolta di commedie scelte (Goldoni play archive item). Archive.org collection including Goldoni plays; cited in research notes as source material for theatrical usage of the name Zelindaliterary
- [8]Myth/folktale collector: Thomas Frederick Crane (summary citation). Crane's collected folktale is the basis for the summaries reproduced in the blog entry and other online copies cited in the research notesfolk
- [9]One-hundred thirty-sixth annual report of the New Bedford Free Public Library (1988–89). Archive.org scanned library report listing modern personal-name occurrence 'Zelinda' cited in research notesother
- [10]A.M. NO. P-07-2313 - ZELINDA G. NICOPIOR, COMPLAINANT... Supreme Court E-Library (Philippines). Philippine Supreme Court case document naming a modern individual Zelinda G. Nicopior (incidental modern usage cited in research notes)other