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Illustration by Effie Xie
Artemis and Callisto fleeing society to live among nature avoiding the domestic responsibilities thrust upon women.
Illustration by Effie Xie
Cui Jianyun and Cao Yuhua of The Fragrant Companion holding their own mock wedding, something that was not permitted without the presence of a man.
Illustration by Effie Xie
Chandra and Mala, two widowed queens from Bengali mythology, fell in love and gave birth to a child. Though their son was shamed for having two mothers they continued to raise him, allowing him to eventually become the successful king Bhagiratha.
Illustration by Effie Xie
The Princess in search of Herself describes a woman named Chujo who has a romantic relationship with the High Priestess she works for. She is riddled with jealousy after the High Priestess becomes involved with another woman, Kozaisho, and curses her with black magic.
Illustration by Effie Xie
Hind Bint al-Nu`man and al-Zarqa were the first lesbian couple described in Medieval Arabic literature. As mentioned in the Encyclopedia of Pleasure, when al-Zarqa passed away Hind vowed to give up all earthly pleasures until the day her life ended as well.
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Carmilla from the novel Carmilla manipulated women to fall in love with her then drained them of their life for her own benefit.
Illustration by Effie Xie
The novel Babyloniaka mentions a woman named Mesopotamia being taken from her partner Berenike, the Queen of Egypt. When they are reunited her abductor threatens war against Egypt.
Illustration by Effie Xie
In some renditions of the Haitian folktale of La Sirene and La Baleine they are both married to Met Agwe but also romantically involved with each other. The spirits sometimes possess humans and lead them underwater.

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