Mina Harker

Wilhelmina "Mina" Harker (née Murray) is a fictional character and the female protagonist in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. In the original novel, Mina is a young schoolmistress who is bitten three times by Dracula, who also feeds her with his own blood, dooming her to become a vampire should she die. She remains telepathically connected with Dracula for the rest of the novel. Mina uses her inherent telepathic abilities to track Dracula's movements under the hypnotism of Abraham Van Helsing. Following Dracula's death, Mina is freed from the vampiric curse. Throughout the years, the character has been portrayed in numerous media, from film to theater. In some adaptations, she is romantically paired with Count Dracula, either as his soulmate or as the reincarnation of his deceased wife. Other versions are believed to blend aspects of the character with historical accounts surrounding Vlad the Impaler’s unnamed first wife, who reportedly committed suicide in 1462 by throwing herself from the tower of Poenari Castle into the Argeș River to avoid capture by an encroaching army.