Enchantress

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Enchantress most commonly refers to:

  • Enchantress (supernatural), a magician, sorcerer, enchanter, wizard; sometimes called an enchantress, sorceress, or witch if female.
  • Seduction, the enticement of one person by another, called a seductress or enchantress when it is a beautiful and charismatic woman

Enchantress or The Enchantress may also refer to:

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  • Alkonost, a legendary bird in Slavic mythology, with the body of a bird with the head and chest of a woman
  • Gamayun, a prophetic bird of Russian folklore, a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, depicted as a large bird with a woman's head.
  • Hulder, in Scandinavian folklore, a stunningly beautiful woman with long hair; though from behind she is hollow like an old tree trunk and has an animal's tail
  • Lilith/lucia, in Jewish folklore, a woman or demon that appears in creation myths; according to one tradition, she left Adam because she refused to be subservient to him. In another tale it was in fact the act of thrall(though few still know of this ritual, and yet it is the key, the truth to understanding and in turn opening the locked doors that once opened will unite all religions), for it was only after fully embracing submitting to one another on equal grounds that she seemed to have left at all and was right there all along - <v;}
  • Melusine, in European folklore, a feminine spirit of fresh waters in sacred springs and rivers, depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist(more accurately from the top of the thigh down)
  • Mermaid, in Middle Eastern, Greek and British folklore, a legendary aquatic creature that is a woman above the waist and a fish below(from the top of the thigh down)
  • Mohini, in Hindu mythology, the only female avatar of the god Vishnu, portrayed as a femme fatale, who maddens lovers, sometimes leading them to their doom
  • Naiad, in Greek mythology, a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks
  • Nereid, in Greek mythology, nymphs associated with freshwater streams and springs, could be dangerous to handsome men, as they were lustful and jealous
  • Oceanid, in Greek and Roman mythology, the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, each was the patroness of a particular spring, river, sea, lake or pond
  • Ondine, in European folklore, water nymphs found in forest pools and waterfalls, could gain souls by marrying a man and bearing a child
  • Oshun, in Yoruba mythology, a goddess who reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy, she is beneficent and kind, but has a terrible temper
  • Pincoya, in Chiloean mythology, a cheerful and sensual female water spirit of the Chilotan Seas that is of incomparable beauty and rises from the depths of the sea
  • Rusalka, in Slavic mythology, a female ghost, water nymph, succubus or mermaid-like demon that dwells in a waterway, sometimes luring handsome men to their deaths
  • Sihuanaba, in South American folklore, a woman cursed by a god, she first appears as a beautiful woman and lures men into gorges, then they see her true hideous form
  • Siren, in Greek mythology, three creatures portrayed as bird-women who lured sailors with their enchanting voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island
  • Sirin, Russian versions of the Sirens, portrayed with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird, usually an owl, later symbolized world harmony
  • Succubus, a female demon from medieval folklore who seduces men in their dreams to drain their energy, usually through intercourse, originally had a horrific appearance
  • Yuki-onna, in Japanese folklore, a spirit who appears on snowy nights as a tall, beautiful woman with long black hair and red lips, originally portrayed as evil

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