[Lou Salomé - the woman with whom Nietzsche,Rilke and Freud were in love].

ABSTRACT

Lou Salomé (1861-1937) left her native Russia at the age of nineteen and began her university studies in Zurich. During her long life, the famous and less famous men who came into contact with her almost without exception came under her influence. Some had passionate love, some had platonic love, and some had a "more than" master and student relationship. Was she a muse or a femme fatale? An analysis of her special life path provides an answer to the question.