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The Cave of the Golden Rose: The Impossible Kiss

2 episodes Premiered Dec 20, 1993 Updated Nov 7, 2026

The powerful evil wizard Tarabas learns of a prophecy stating that a king child will defeat him, prompting him to send his army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children. When the soldiers attack Fantaghirò castle to steal the babies of her sisters, the battle appears lost until she discovers that water turns the invulnerable soldiers into stone. Romualdo leads the aggressors toward a nearby river and destroys th

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Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Fantaghirò was born as a girl to a king who desired a male heir.
  • ⚡ Tarabas is a powerful evil wizard who seeks to neutralize a prophecy about a king child defeating him.
  • ⚡ Tarabas sends an army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children, targeting the babies of Fantaghiro sisters.
  • ⚡ Romualdo is turned into stone in a poisoned river during the battle, leaving Fantaghiro to seek out Tarabas for help.
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Season overview

The powerful evil wizard Tarabas learns of a prophecy stating that a king child will defeat him, prompting him to send his army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children. When the soldiers attack Fantaghirò castle to steal the babies of her sisters, the battle appears lost until she discovers that water turns the invulnerable soldiers into stone. Romualdo leads the aggressors toward a nearby river and destroys them one after another until he finally falls into the river himself and is turned into stone by the poisoned water. Because nobody is able to revive him, Fantaghirò decides to search for Tarabas to force him to help her.

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Part 1

Dec 20, 1993 · 100 min

The powerful evil wizard Tarabas gets knowledge about a prophecy that a king's child will defeat him. So he sends out his army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children. When t

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Part 2

Dec 21, 1993 · 100 min

The powerful evil wizard Tarabas gets knowledge about a prophecy that a king's child will defeat him. So he sends out his army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children. When t

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