Undine ❲SAFE • 2026❳

An undine (or ) is a female water nymph or sprite that lacks an immortal soul . According to legends popularized by the 16th-century writer Paracelsus , an undine can only gain a soul—and the hope of eternal life—by marrying a mortal man . However, this union comes with a lethal condition: if the husband is unfaithful, the undine is fated to kill him and return to her aquatic home .

: In one version of the myth, the spurned nymph curses her husband so that he can only breathe as long as he remains awake . This legend inspired the medical term "Ondine's Curse" for congenital central hypoventilation syndrome , a rare condition where autonomic breath control fails during sleep . Literary and Artistic Depictions Undine