# Inspector task sheet

Melusina: the river spirit and the city’s origins

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Melusina: the river spirit and the city’s origins, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare the city’s attributed written versions with regional Melusina narratives, recording language, publication date and ending. Date the first connection to individual wells, rocks or tunnels. Build a monument chronology from commission records rather than using a photograph’s upload date. Label modern fiction and guided performance as creative retellings.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare dated texts and identify the first appearance of each local landmark. Compare independent medieval records with later literary claims, keeping missing evidence explicit. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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