Crones and hags
29 entries in the Crones and Hags compendium.
CroneAn old woman with magical or sinister associations in folklore.HagA wizened old woman or supernatural being in folklore.Al (folklore)Demons of childbirth in Caucasus, Armenian, Iranian, and Central Asian folklore.BefanaItalian witch-like gift-bringer on Epiphany Eve.Black AnnisBlue-faced hag with iron claws who eats children.Boo hagA Gullah Geechee creature that rides victims and drains their breath.DrudeA malevolent female nocturnal spirit causing nightmares in Germanic folklore.GelloGreek child-killing demon later classed as a witch.GraeaeThree gray-haired sisters who shared one eye and one tooth.Groac'hBreton water-fairy with power over nature and shape-shifting.GrýlaIcelandic folklore monster, mother of the Yule Lads.Jenny GreenteethEnglish river-hag who drowns children and the unwary.Kenas-unarpeAinu evil god of swamps and trickery.MombiWicked witch who enchanted Princess Ozma and enslaved the royal family.The MorríganIrish war goddess associated with fate and sovereignty.Muma PăduriiUgly old forest spirit who protects animals and punishes trespassers.Night hagA supernatural being that presses on sleepers, causing paralysis.Peg PowlerHag and water spirit of the River Tees.Sinyushka's WellA Ural folk tale of a magical well and its crone.SoucouyantA nocturnal, skin-shedding vampire hag of Caribbean lore.SycoraxUnseen witch and mother of Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest.The Hag of BearaMythic Irish goddess and narrator of a medieval lament.Triple Goddess (Neopaganism)Neopagan triune goddess of maiden, mother, and crone.UbumeGhost of a woman who died in childbirth, often carrying a baby.Wicked Witch of the EastWicked ruler of the Munchkins, killed by a falling farmhouse.Wicked Witch of the WestMalevolent ruler of the Winkie Country, melted by water.Wise Old Man and Wise Old WomanArchetypes of the collective unconscious representing wholeness.Witches' Sabbath (Goya, 1798)1798 oil painting of a Witches' Sabbath by Francisco Goya.Yamanba (Noh play)A Noh play about a dancer and a mountain hag.
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