Doñas de fuera
nature_spirit intermediate Sicilian folklore single tradition · 2
In the historical folklore of Sicily, Doñas de fuera (Spanish for "Ladies from the Outside") were supernatural female beings comparable to the fairies of English folklore. In the 16th to mid-17th centuries, the doñas de fuera also played a role in the witch trials in Sicily.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1650
- Historical notes
- Attested in Sicilian folklore during Spanish rule.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Prince, The Seven Fairies, Quene of Elfame, Herodias, Abundia, Bensozia, Richella, Satia, Doamna Zînelor, Wanne Thekla, Aradia, seely wights, Diana
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In historical Sicilian folklore, the doñas de fuera would make contact with humans, mostly women deemed to have “sweet blood”, whom they took to Benevento”
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“Medieval Christian authorities condemned cult beliefs of nocturnal, female spirit leaders who might accept offerings or take practitioners on a nighttime journey. The Sicilian doñas de fuera of Italy were one example.”
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