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* In the ''[[Lord Darcy]]'' story "A Case of Identity", Lord Seiger is by nature a conscienceless psychopath; a very extensive geas has been laid upon him never to hurt anyone save at the direct order of his superior in the King's Service. He shows no signs of resenting this, but he clearly enjoys those moments when he's let off the leash.
* Fairies in ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' are under a geas set by their first king, Frond, to never enter a human's dwelling without permission. The idea was that fairies were mischievous and would abuse the humans. Over time, the magic has faded a little, but is still binding. {{spoiler|At least until a certain imp warlock tears it down singlehanded for them between the fifth and sixth books, anyway.}}
* [[Randall Garrett]]'s short ''Nor Iron Bars a Cage'' is about an experimental psychological technique that creates an effective geas on its subject. The geases are used to suppress psychopathic compulsions in people who would otherwise be too dangerous to let out.
== [[Mythology]] ==
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