Enchanted moura
nature_spirit intermediate Portuguese folklore single tradition · 1
The Enchanted moura or moura encantada (enchanted female Mouros) is a supernatural being from the fairy tales of Portuguese and Galician folklore. Very beautiful and seductive, she lives under an imposed occult spell. Shapeshifters, the mouras encantadas occupy liminal spaces and are builders with stone of formidable strength.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- mouros encantados
- has aspect
- Moura-cobra
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In some tales, the enchanted moura is a shapeshifter who takes the form of a snake or cobra (Moura-cobra); sometimes of a dog (cão), goat (cabra) or horse (cavalo). These moura snake may have wings and can appear as half woman and half animal and like to be offered milk.”
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