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Baba Yaga being used as an example for the Cyrillic letter Б, in Alexandre Benois ' ABC-Book. Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who has two opposite roles. In some motifs she is described as a repulsive or ferocious-looking old woman who fries and eats children ...
Brenda Loveknot (Discworld) Lythande (Thieves' World, Lythande) M. Aunt Mab (Graveyard School) Ciaran MacEwan (Sweep) Maghatch (Thunder Oak) Maharet and Mekare (The Vampire Chronicles) Makenna (The Goblin Wood) Maleen, Goth and The Leewit (The Witches of Karres) by James H Schmitz.
In folklore, a crone is an old woman who may be characterized as disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obstructive. The Crone is also an archetypal figure or a Wise Woman. As a character type, the crone shares characteristics with the hag.
7 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Witches, According to a Modern Witch. 1. "Witches do spells on other people and use magic to control you." Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Courtesy of Sarah Faith ...
Witch (word) Witch, from the Old English wiċċe (the masculine Wizard, from , is of different etymology), is a term rooted in European folklore and superstition for a practitioner of witchcraft, magic or sorcery. Traditionally associated with magic, with those accused of witchcraft being the target of witch-hunts, in the modern era the term ...
The Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, Weyward Sisters or Wayward Sisters, are characters in William Shakespeare 's play Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The witches eventually lead Macbeth to his demise, and they hold a striking resemblance to the three Fates of classical mythology. Their origin lies in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of England, Scotland and Ireland. Other ...
The books are based on stories told to the cousins by their great-grandfather. [1] They concern a hideously ugly witch known as Nurse Matilda who has been highly recommended to Mr. and Mrs. Brown as a nursemaid by several agencies. Nurse Matilda arrives at the household of the Brown family and becomes a nanny to the innumerable Brown children.
A wooden puppet depicting the Befana. In Italian folklore and folk customs, the Befana (Italian: [beˈfaːna]) is a witch-like old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus or the Three Magi. [1] The Befana is a widespread tradition among all Italians and thus ...