Witch
The witch denotes the hidden craft working behind appearances, caster of spells and mistress of disguise, seeing by second sight and questioning the dead.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Image
- Group
- Spirit World / Mythical Beings
- Borne by
- 3 figures
- Traditions
- Caribbean folklore (1)Native American folklore (1)Slavic folklore (1)
- Same group
- AngelCyclops/GiantDragonFuriesMermaid and 3 more
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is a kind of this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Baba Yaga is Slavic folklore
why
She can be a helper or a hindrance, a wise woman or a cannibalistic witch.
- Skinwalker is Native American folklore
why
In Navajo (Diné) tradition, this is a malevolent human witch who has gained the power to transform into or take on the characteristics of an animal, most often by violating sacred taboos.
- Soucouyant is Caribbean folklore
why
The Soucouyant, from Caribbean folklore, is a shape-shifting witch who sheds her skin to fly through the night as a ball of fire.