Holle
deity earth German single tradition · 2
Holle is a figure in the folklore of Central and Northern Germany. Similarities between Baba Yaga and other beings in folklore may be due to either direct relation or cultural contact between the Eastern Slavs and other surrounding peoples.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Chlungeri, akka, Gefjon, Holde, Berchte, Perchte, Muma Pădurii, Perchta, Syöjätär, Ježibaba, Jędza, gorska maika, vasorrú bába, Baba Korizma, Gvozdenzuba, Baba Roga, šumska majka, jaga baba, Pehta, Pehtra baba, kvatrna baba, kvatrnica, Baba Cloanța, Holda
Mentioned by
- Muma Pădurii
- Perchta
- Syöjätär
- Ježibaba
- Jędza
- gorska maika
- vasorrú bába
- Baba Korizma
- Gvozdenzuba
- Baba Roga
- šumska majka
- jaga baba
- Pehta
- Pehtra baba
- kvatrna baba
- kvatrnica
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“In neighboring Germanic Europe, similarities have been observed between the Alpine Perchta and Holda or Holle in the folklore of Central and Northern Germany, and the Swiss Chlungeri.”
#5851 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“examples including Holde and Holle (from the western and central regions of Germany) and Berchte and Perchte in traditions from upper Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Davidson explains that "they were frequently said to travel with a plough around the countryside”
#12554 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001