Witte Wieven
ancestor intermediate Dutch single tradition · 3
Witte Wieven are female, ancestral spirits in Dutch folklore.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mythology dates back at least to the pre-Christian era (7th century) in the Low Countries and parts of France.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Wondjina, Wraith, Wulver, Wu Tou Gui, Wyrm, White Goddess, Witte Wiwer, Alvinne, will-o'-the-wisp, Wangliang, Wechuge, Wendigo, Waldgeist, Wana-games-ak, Wani, Wanyūdō, Warg, Warraguk, Wassan-mon-ganeehla-ak, Water monkey, Water sprite, Wati-kutjara, Wa-won-dee-a-megw, Wekufe, Wentshukumishiteu, Wewe Gombel, Whowie, Wihwin, Winged genie, Wirry-cow, Weiße Frauen, White Lady
- syncretized with
- Matres
- allied with
- Dames Blanches
Mentioned by
- will-o'-the-wisp
- Wangliang
- Wechuge
- Wendigo
- Waldgeist
- Wana-games-ak
- Wani
- Wanyūdō
- Warg
- Warraguk
- Wassan-mon-ganeehla-ak
- Water monkey
- Water sprite
- Wati-kutjara
- Wa-won-dee-a-megw
- Wekufe
and 8 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Witte Wieven (Dutch) – Female, ancestral spirit”
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“Witte Wieven”
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“Local legend holds that White Women appear on Christmas Eve every year and dance on this hill...Local legend holds that three white women lived there.”
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