Sorceress Ida

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Xanth Entity

Ida
Talent	Sorceress of Idea
Aliases/Titles	Princess Ida, Sorceress Ida, Ida Human
Occupation	N/A
Addresses	Faun & Nymph Retreat, South of the Gap, Xanth / Castle Roogna, South of the Gap, Xanth.
Spouse	N/A
Children	N/A
Close Friends	Okra Ogress, Mela Merwoman
Starring Book List	15. The Color of Her Panties 16. Demons Don't Dream

Ida is the co-star of The Color of Her Panties of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. She lost at birth by the stork. She is Magician Dor and Sorceress Irene's daughter. She is the twin of Sorceress Ivy.

1 Talent Breakdown
2 Talent Example
3 History
4 References

[edit] Talent Breakdown

Any Idea said to Ida, that she believes, and is said by someone who does not know her talent, will come true.

[edit] Talent Example

Mela Merwoman said that she was probably a lost princess with a good talent, when she didn't know her own identity and it became the truth.

[edit] History

The Sorceress of the idea. Any idea posited to her comes true, with stipulations. First, she must believe that it will come true (as it usually does), and second, the idea must come from a person who does not know her talent. In the first book in which she appeared, The Color of Her Panties, Ida was revealed to be the lost twin of Princess Ivy. However, this may have been the result of her talent - whatever the case, it remains true. More recently, a small moon has begun orbiting her head. It is named Ptero, and contains every person who ever lived in Xanth. The Ida on Ptero has another moon that contains every person who ever might have lived in Xanth. This continues into infinity, with each moon having different shapes, inhabitants, and rules. In this manner, Ida is the caretaker of every idea conceivable (and a good many that aren't). Because of her moons, and the "blessing" her talent can confer, a visit to Princess Ida has become almost mandatory in the later Xanth books.

v • d • e Xanth series by Piers Anthony

First trilogy	A Spell for Chameleon • The Source of Magic • Castle Roogna • Centaur Aisle • Ogre, Ogre • Night Mare • Dragon on a Pedestal • Crewel Lye • Golem in the Gears • Vale of the Vole • Heaven Cent • Man from Mundania • Isle of View • Question Quest • The Color of Her Panties • Demons Don't Dream • Harpy Thyme • Geis of the Gargoyle • Roc and a Hard Place • Yon Ill Wind • Faun & Games • Zombie Lover • Xone of Contention • The Dastard • Swell Foop • Up in a Heaval • Cube Route

Second trilogy	Currant Events • Pet Peeve • Stork Naked • Air Apparent

Characters	List of Xanth characters • Magicians • Family of Merlin • Family of Ebnez • Family of Humfrey • Centaur family • Goblin family • Gourd • Mundanes • Other characters

Geography of Xanth • Companions of Xanth • Letters to Jenny

[edit] References

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