Baba Yaga
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Baba Yaga is a female character from Slavic folklore who has two contrasting roles. In some narratives, she is described as a repulsive or ferocious-looking old woman who fries and eats children, whil
Baba Yaga depicted in Tales of the Russian People (published by V. A. Gatsuk in Moscow in 1894)
Baba Yaga being used as an example for the Cyrillic letter Б, in Alexandre Benois' ABC-Book
A lubok of "Iaga Baba" dancing with a bald old man with bagpipes
Baba Yaga by Ivan Bilibin, in Vasilisa the Beautiful, 1900
The Morrígan
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The Morrígan or Mórrígan, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. The name is Mór-ríoghan in modern Irish before the spelling reform, and it has been translated as "great queen" or "p
Baba Yaga
…Morana (goddess) The Morrígan "The Tale About Baba-Yaga…
Detail from 1911 painting "Cú Chulainn" by J.C. Leyendecker. The Morrígan depicted here as a crow.