Armida

Armida is a beautiful enchantress in Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, who bewitched Rinaldo, one of the Crusaders, by her charms, as Circe did Ulysses, and who in turn, when the spell was broken, overpowered her by his love and persuaded her to become a Christian. The "Almida Palace" in which she enchanted Rinaldo has become a synonym for any merely visionary but enchanting palace of pleasure.

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Torquato Tasso: Torquato Tasso (March 11, 1544, Sorrento – April 25, 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem La Gerusalemme liberata ("Jerusalem Delivered") (1580), in which he describes the imaginary combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade, during...

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Circe: :This article is about the goddess. Circe is also a chess variant; see Circe chess....

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Rinaldo and Armida c.1630-40

The Rose from Armida's Garden

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