Niniane in Don Quixote

OK, I admit it, Niniane doesn't appear in this story! But there are referances to a vaugely Niniane like character...and it's a great book, after all.

Don Quixote basically has a vision in the second part of the book of Merlin, trapped in his cave (enchanted by Niniane, huh?) who talks to Don Quixote for a while. He's called the French magician and Son of the Devil, both of which point towards Vulgate referances. Later on, a Duke and a Duchess decide to torment Don Quixote (the duchess impersonating Niniane, perhaps?) by telling him that Dulcinea is enchanted...she's been changed into a brawny farm girl named Aldonza! The only way to save poor Dulcinea is to have Sancho Panza give himself lashes! Ouch. Certainly one of the cruelest uses of poor Merlin's reputation...I'd feel sorry for him if I wasn't more in league with Niniane.

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