: As an adult, Morgaine participates in the fertility ritual of Beltane as the "Virgin Huntress". Unknowingly, she sleeps with her half-brother Arthur, who has just become the "King Stag". The discovery of their kinship and the resulting pregnancy (Mordred) shatters Morgaine's faith in Viviane's machinations. Thematic Elements

: After an attempt on young Arthur’s life, he is sent away for protection. Simultaneously, Viviane takes Morgaine to the mystical island of Avalon to be trained as a priestess of the Mother Goddess.

: The story begins with Viviane , the High Priestess of Avalon, and the Druid Merlin visiting Igraine , Duchess of Cornwall. They deliver a prophecy that Igraine will bear the High King of Britain, who will unite the land against the Saxons, but the child will not be fathered by her husband, Gorlois.

The first part of the 2001 TNT miniseries , titled " Mistress of Magic ," introduces a feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend. It primarily follows the early life of Morgaine and the rise of her brother Arthur , centered on the clash between the matriarchal old religion of Avalon and the emerging patriarchal influence of Christianity. Narrative Summary