Punishes unfaithful men
A motif · Behaviour
One figure in this bestiary carries it.
Carried by
Deer Woman
Her most consistent role across tellings is as a moral enforcer who targets men who mistreat women, particularly those who are unfaithful, abusive, or predatory, luring them away from a gathering to dance or walk with her before revealing her true form and killing them, in some accounts by trampling them underfoot.