Aicha Kandicha
demonic water Moroccan single tradition · 1
Aicha Kandicha is a female mythological figure in Moroccan folklore, similar to jinn but with a distinct personality. She is typically depicted as a beautiful young woman who has the legs of a hoofed animal such as a goat or camel and lives near rivers, lakes and the sea, with the ability to manipulate water by moving it or turning it to ice. She wears a dark cloak with provocative clothing underneath and uses her beauty to seduce local men and then drive them mad or kill them.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hammon, ʿayša s-sudaniya, ʿayša l-bəḥriya
- consort of
- Hammu Qayyu
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Aicha Kandicha identify her home as a nearby body of water...she preys upon young men, whom she entices with her beauty or by posing as their wives...she is afraid of steel knives and needles and has a husband (or male associate) known as Hammu Qayyu”
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