Below is the family tree of the Mistresses, showing their relationships and the trees or domains they embody.
Mistress of Sheep? Snails? Cork? Yup!
Each branch carries the weight of their stories, their traditions, and the secrets hidden within their worlds.
The Mistress Family Tree
The Mistresses Compendium: A Portal to the World of The Elysian Legacy
Welcome to the Hidden Histories of the Mistresses. (And a Bonus Scene, below!)
A lineage of women and men and children who have woven themselves into the fabric of history, myth, and the art of transformation.
Within these pages, you will discover their connection to Elysium, the sacred rites of life and death, the secrets of the tapestries,
and the culinary alchemy that binds them across time.
Who Are the Mistresses?
The Mistresses are the guardians of ancient knowledge, their stories stretching across centuries, carried through whispers, recipes, and woven fibers.
Each Mistress embodies a specific domain—be it bread, death, fire, octopus, (really?) or the hunt—keeping alive the rituals that sustain the delicate balance
between the living and the departed. In the upcoming novel, The Mistress of Apples and Bécasse,
Miel Nerra is drawn into this legacy, uncovering truths that change not only her fate but that of those who came before her.
The Lineage of the Mistresses & Their Domains
Maman Antaia (Born: 1530, Thrace, Greece) – Mistress of the Apricot Tree
Artos (Born: 1519, Massalia, Greek Colony) – Father of Psomi, Cork Oak Tree
Maman’s Sister, Margot (Born: 1532, Thrace, Greece) – Mistress of the Walnut Tree
Margot and Artos’s Daughter, Maman Antaia’s Adopted Daughter:
Epi (Born: 1546, Olargue, France) – Mistress of the Chestnut Tree
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Auvillar (Born: 1522, Thrace, Greece) – Mistress of Polpi/Octopus
Angeline (Born: 1534, Thrace, Greece) – Mistress of the Cornelian Cherry Tree
Auvillar and Angeline’s Daughter, Térèse (Born: 1560, Olargue, with the EFTA) – Mistress of the Fig Tree
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Claude (Born: 1512, origin unknown) – Psomi Miller, Mistress of the Walnut Tree
Madame Bouquin (Born: 1525, Marmara Sea) – Mistress of the Apple Tree
Madam Bouquin and Claude’s Son, Antoine (Born: 1545, Ceres, Gaule) – Mistress of Rye Grain and Woodmongering
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Paillard (Born: 1500, Morocco) – Mistress of the Date Palm and Green Pear Tree
Madame Bouquin (Born: 1525, Marmara Sea) – Mistress of the Apple Tree
Madame Bouquin’s and Paillard’s Son, Fabrizio (Born: 1543, Condatóm) – Mistress of the Green Pear Tree
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Ispanek (Born: 1505, on a grain ship in the Mediterranean) – Mistress of Sheep and Snails
Madame Bouquin (Born: 1525, Marmara Sea) – Mistress of the Apple Tree
Ispanek and Madame Bouquin’s Son, Bana (Born: 1553, Nerac) – Mistress of the Plum Tree and Wood Collector, Maker of Seed Boxes
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Claude (Born: 1512, origin unknown) – Mistress of the Walnut Tree, Wheat, and Miller
Unknown Mother
Claude’s Daughter, Grigne (Born: 1544, Altivarre/Tolosa on the River Garonne) – Mistress of Garlic, Millstones, and Millet
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Antoine (Born: 1545, Ceres) – Mistress of Rye Grain and Woodmongering
Epi (Born: 1546, Olargue, with the EFTA) – Mistress of the Chestnut Tree
Antoine and Epi’s Daughter, Perpetua (Born: 1564, Trinacria) – Mistress of Doves
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The Psomi Mistresses & the Efta
The Psomi Mistresses are the keepers of an agrarian cult. Whether you call them witches, enchantresses, or wiccans, they believe in the divinity of nature and protecting the old ways. Originally there were seven Mistreses. But one thing led to another, and …you get the picture.
These old ways have their roots in ancient Eleusis and Greece, in the myth of Ceres and Persephone.
In Tales of the Mistress, this myth is told in reverse—Eleone (Persephone) is searching for her mother, Maman Antaia (Ceres)
Psomi is the Greek word for bread, and the Psomi Mistresses represent the source of feminine energy, but not all the Mistresses are women. Unlike the Guild, which governs the structure of culinary traditions, the Psomi are protectors of both the Bread of Dreams and their agrarian-centered way of life—and death.
The Tapestries as Portals in The Mistresss of Apples and Woodcock, Book 2 of The Elysian Legacy series -
Coming This July 2025!
The woven tapestries serve as more than historical relics—they are gateways to the past, vessels of hidden knowledge, and thresholds between worlds.
Just as January Scaller in The Ten Thousand Doors of January discovers portals in stories,
so Miel learns that the Mistresses' tapestries hold the key to unlocking truths long buried.
How to Read the Tapestries?
Every tapestry is encoded with layers of meaning: botanical symbols, figures locked in ancient rites, patterns that shift with the light.
Some are easier to step through than others—but not all will let the traveler return.
Miel Nerra’s discovery of the tapestries is only the beginning.
As she steps deeper into the world of the Mistresses, she must navigate the tension between past and present, survival and surrender, art and obligation.
But she is not alone—her story intertwines with Perdrix, Chat, and those who seek to control the legacy she has only begun to understand.
Unlock More Secrets - Bonus Scene (Finally, right!?)
For those who wish to step further into the world of the Mistresses, exclusive content awaits:
Read a never-before-seen scene from Tales of the Mistress by clicking here, revealing a lost moment in the Mistresses’ history.
Coming Soon! Engage with the story through IG Live events, reader discussions, annotations, and Q&A sessions.
The Mistresses’ stories are not just to be read—they are to be experienced.
Whether through food, ritual, or the turning of a page, their legacy continues. Will you step through the forest and fields to see?