Got Druids? Ghastly reads on Halloween and the Ancients!
Got Druids? Ghastly reads on Halloween and the Ancients!
Ancient Spellcasting
This dichotomy is clearly the partial result of the ancients
Girls are wicked: gender and magic
In Greek and Roman literature, we find lots of similar figures. Women from the Greek region of Thessaly, for example, were known for their ability to bring down the moon from the sky.
From Greek myth to medieval witches: infertile women as monstrous and evil
This paper is going to suggest another possible source: female monsters from Greek mythology, such as the Keres, the Lamia, Scylla, the Harpies and Medusa.