mouras encantadas
nature_spirit earth oral tradition single tradition · 1
The legends describe mouras encantadas as young maidens of great beauty or as charming princesses who are "dangerously seductive". They are shapeshifters and appear as guardians of the pathways into the earth and of the "limit" frontiers where it was believed that the supernatural could manifest itself. Mouras encantadas are magical maidens who guard castles, caves, bridges, wells, fountains, rivers, and treasures.
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Relationships
- co occurs with
- mourinhos, mouros encantados, Mairu, Lamia
- syncretized with
- nymphs, Spirits of nature, feminine water genies
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wikipedia (1)
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“The fairy tales featuring mouras encantadas are thought to be of pre-Roman, Indo-European Celtic origin. They are related to other Indo-European, and especially Celtic, female divinities of the water”
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