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  2. Lyra Belacqua - Wikipedia

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    Lyra Belacqua (/ ˈ l aɪ r ə b ə ˈ l ɑː k w ə / LY-rə bə-LAH-kwə), later known as Lyra Silvertongue, is the heroine of Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials.In His Dark Materials Lyra is a young girl who inhabits a universe parallel to our own.

  3. Grimdark - Wikipedia

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    In the view of Jared Shurin, grimdark fantasy has three key components: a grim and dark tone, a sense of realism (for example, monarchs are useless and heroes are flawed), and the agency of the protagonists: whereas in high fantasy everything is predestined and the tension revolves around how the heroes defeat the Dark Lord, grimdark is ...

  4. Dark Lady (Shakespeare) - Wikipedia

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    The Dark Lady is a woman described in Shakespeare's sonnets (sonnets 127–152), and so called because the poems make it clear that she has black wiry hair, and dark, "dun"-coloured skin. The description of the Dark Lady distinguishes itself from the Fair Youth sequence by being overtly sexual.

  5. 150 Names That Mean 'Warrior' for Your Tiny Champion - AOL

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    Sullivan - Irish name meaning "dark-eyed" or "dark-haired," with warrior associations. 89. Tate - This English name means "cheerful" or "joyful," suggesting a warrior's spirit.

  6. Get in Touch With Your Dark Side by Choosing One of ... - AOL

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    Let us help you name the next ultimate bad guy or evil female villain.

  7. Cinderella - Wikipedia

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    Although the story's title and main character's name change in different languages, in English-language folklore Cinderella is an archetypal name. The word Cinderella has, by analogy, come to mean someone whose attributes are unrecognized, or someone who unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect.

  8. 35 Baby Names That Mean Star - AOL

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    A gender-neutral name with Hebrew, Spanish and Portuguese origins that means ‘sun’ (i.e., the closest star to earth). 34. Mina. A sweet Muslim girl’s name that means ‘starling’ and ...

  9. Femme fatale - Wikipedia

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    Femmes fatales were standard fare in hardboiled crime stories in 1930s pulp fiction.. A femme fatale (/ ˌ f ɛ m f ə ˈ t æ l,-ˈ t ɑː l / FEM fə-TA(H)L, French: [fam fatal]; lit. ' fatal woman '), sometimes called a maneater, [1] Mata Hari, or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising ...