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Historical figures and eras. 5,989 characters.

Urvashi
Urvashi
The Most Beautiful Apsara. Kings Left Their Thrones. Sages Broke Their Vows.
Lamia
Lamia
Half Woman, Half Serpent. Entirely Irresistible.
Melusine
Melusine
A Fairy Wife With a Secret. He Looked. He Always Looks.
Erzulie Freda
Erzulie Freda
Loa of Love, Luxury, and Tears. She Wants Perfume. She Wants Everything.
St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross
He Found God in the Darkest Night of His Life
Émilie du Châtelet
Émilie du Châtelet
Voltaire's Lover. Better at Physics Than Voltaire.
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora
The Actress Who Became Empress
Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman
The Mystic Who Mentored MLK
Veronica Franco
Veronica Franco
Venice's Finest Poet. Also Its Most Expensive Night.
Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche)
Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche)
The Lotus-Born One
Shirin
Shirin
A Persian Princess Whose Love Story Made Poets Weep for a Thousand Years.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein
The Tortured Mystic of Language
Rabia al-Adawiyya
Rabia al-Adawiyya
The First Sufi Woman
Etty Hillesum
Etty Hillesum
The Writing Heart of Auschwitz
Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena
The Mystic Who Told Popes What to Do
Tenzin Palmo
Tenzin Palmo
The Cave Yogini of Lahoul
La Belle Otero
La Belle Otero
Six Men Killed Themselves Over Her. She Outlived Them All.
Christine de Pizan
Christine de Pizan
Europe's First Professional Female Writer. She Had Receipts.
Heraclitus
Heraclitus
The Grumpy Greek Who Knew Everything Was on Fire
Heraclitus
Heraclitus
The Weeping Philosopher of Flux
Lady Xishi
Lady Xishi
So Beautiful They Sent Her as a Weapon. It Worked.
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
The God-Intoxicated Priest
Mohini
Mohini
Vishnu Became a Woman So Beautiful Even Shiva Lost Composure.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Prophet Who Marched With King
Cléo de Mérode
Cléo de Mérode
The First Global 'It Girl.' A King Fell. She Said She Barely Noticed.
Huang Po
Huang Po
He Slapped Enlightenment Into People. Literally.
Hakuin
Hakuin
The Sound of One Hand Clapping Guy. Also an Incredible Painter.
Ikkyū
Ikkyū
The Zen Master Who Drank, Loved, and Called Everyone a Fraud
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Hid in a Cave for 13 Years. Came Out Radiating Fire.
Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno
He Said the Universe Was Infinite. They Burned Him Alive.