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Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

4.0

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Eilan is the daughter of Rian, Lady of Avalon, and Prince Coelius. Rian dies in childbirth, and Eilan doesn't return to Avalon until she's 10. She clashes with the current Lady, her aunt. Eilan is banished when she chooses love for a Roman, Constantius, over her duty. In the outside world, she is known as Helena. She becomes the mother of Constantine. As Empress-Mother she travels to Palestine and finds a balance between Christianity and her goddess-centered beliefs. Balance that no one else is willing to see or accept. Constantine doesn't quite turn out as she hoped, but she does her best. In her old age, she is able to "die" in Rome and return to Avalon.