Elaine of Corbenic

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Elaine, also known under many other names and identified as the "Grail Maiden" or the "Grail Bearer", is a character from Arthurian legend. In the Arthurian chivalric romance tradition from the Vulgate Cycle, she is a princess of Corbenic and the mother of Galahad by Lancelot, the latter of which she achieved through deception. Due to magical spells, she rapes Lancelot through deception, resulting in the conception of Galahad. Later, she tricks Lancelot into sleeping with her again, making him think that she is Queen Guinevere, Lancelot's true beloved. This leads to Lancelot's descent into madness, until he is eventually cured by her using the Grail and then lives with her for a time being. She should not be confused with Elaine of Astolat, a different woman who too fell in love with Lancelot.

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