The maegi Mirri Maz Duur preparing to practice bloodmagic.
Maegi[1][a] are female practitioners of bloodmagic from Essos. The Dothraki hate and mistrust maegi. According to Mirri Maz Duur, the word means "wise", although in Dothraki, the most appropriate translation is "sorceress".[2] The Valyrian name "Maegor" is etymologically related to maegi and is represented by the same glyph in the Valyrian script.[3]
Known maegi[]
- {Mirri Maz Duur}, a Lhazareen godswife of the Great Shepherd. Burned alive in Khal Drogo's funeral pyre by Daenerys Targaryen.
- {Maggy}, also known as Maggy the Frog, a maegi who at some point moved to Westeros, and used to live in the woods near Casterly Rock. Visited by Cersei Lannister in her youth, she prophesied that Cersei would one day be queen, only to be replaced by a younger queen, and all three of her children would predecease her.[4] Hunted down and killed by Randyll Tarly near Horn Hill.[5]
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Maegi are distrusted and hated by the Dothraki, who claim they lay with demons. Some of them have the capability of foretelling a person's future by tasting a drop of their blood.
According to Mirri Maz Duur, the word "Maegi" means "wise".
"Maggy", who in the books is stated to be Essosi, probably gets her name from a Common Tongue attempt at pronouncing "maegi".
References[]
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 8: "The Pointy End" (2011).
- ↑ "Book of the Stranger"
- ↑ David J. Peterson (March 27, 2023). High Valyrian Reference Grammar and Lexicon 9. High Valyrian Glyph List. Dedalvs. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ↑ "The Wars To Come"
- ↑ "Prophecies of the Known World"
