Comics Marguerite de Bressieux (15th century legend/pseudohistory) The Black Knight Who Hunted Rapists When soldiers sexually assaulted her and others, this woman donned armor and got revenge.
Comics Anahit (Armenian Folktale) The Queen Who Made the King Get a Job This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.
Vasilisa Vasilyevna (Russian Folktale) The Gender-Nonconforming Heroine Who Kept the Tsar Guessing When the Tsar became hellbent on nailing down her gender, this clever gender-nonconforming heroine kept him guessing to the end.
Nafanua The Goddess Who Killed With Courtesy When an oppressive regime threatened her home, this Samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands.
Comics Wungala (Indigenous Australian Myth) The Mom Who Beat the Devil with Bread When she came face-to-face with a great monster, this mother saved her child and herself through bravery, quick thinking, and great culinary skills.
Comics Nitocris (22nd century BCE pseudohistory) The 6th Dynasty's Worst Banquet Host When her brother was killed, this pharaoh took her time cooking up revenge.
Juleidah The Princess in the Leather Burqa When her father decided to marry her, this leather-clad princess embarked on one of the most bonkers Cinderella tales ever told.
La Llorona The Weeping Ghost of Latin America's Past Mexico's infamous "weeping ghost" has many incarnations: a jilted widow, a slave princess, a milk addict, a coffee bag, and a pair of panties.
Amaridevi The princess who engineered her own victory To ensnare the scheming ministers who were ruining her life, this princess used guile, cunning, and a sophisticated knowledge of civil engineering.
Nana Miriam The Shaman Who Hurled Hippos When a firebreathing shapeshifting hippo menaced her people, this shaman faced it down in a magic battle - and then hurled it into space.