Enchantress

Enchantress

Enchantress may refer to:

  • Magician (paranormal), a magician or spell-caster, sometimes called an enchantress or witch when female
  • Seduction, the enticement of one person by another, called a seductress or enchantress when it is a beautiful and charismatic woman

Music

Literature

  • "The Enchantress of Venus", a 1949 short story by Leigh Brackett
  • Enchantress from the Stars, a 1971 novel by Sylvia Engdahl
  • The Enchantress, a 1985 novel by Han Suyin
  • The Enchantress of Florence, a 2008 novel by Salman Rushdie
  • The Enchantress:The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

Film

Popular culture

Places

  • Enchantress Rocks, a small group of rocks lying off Elephant Point on the south side of western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Folklore

  • Alkonost, a legendary bird in Slavic mythology, with the body of a bird with the head and chest of a woman
  • Gamayun, a prophetic bird of Russian folklore, a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, depicted as a large bird with a woman's head.
  • Huldra, in Scandinavian folklore, a stunningly beautiful woman with long hair; though from behind she is hollow like an old tree trunk and has an animal's tail
  • Lilith, in Jewish folklore, a woman or demon that appears in creation myths, according to one tradition, she left Adam because she refused to be subservient to him
  • Melusine, in European folklore, a feminine spirit of fresh waters in sacred springs and rivers, depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down
  • Mermaid, in Middle Eastern, Greek and British folklore, a legendary aquatic creature that is a woman above the waist and a fish below
  • Mohini, in Hindu mythology, the only female avatar of the god Vishnu, portrayed as a femme fatale, who maddens lovers, sometimes leading them to their doom
  • Naiad, in Greek mythology, a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks
  • Nereid, in Greek mythology, nymphs associated with freshwater streams and springs, could be dangerous to handsome men, as they were lustful and jealous
  • Oceanid, in Greek and Roman mythology, the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, each was the patroness of a particular spring, river, sea, lake or pond
  • Ondine, in European folklore, water nymphs found in forest pools and waterfalls, could gain souls by marrying a man a bearing a child
  • Oshun, in Yoruba mythology, a goddess who reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy, she is beneficent and kind, but has a terrible temper
  • Pincoya, in Chiloean mythology, a cheerful and sensual female water spirit of the Chilotan Seas that is of incomparable beauty and rises from the depths of the sea
  • Rusalka, in Slavic mythology, a female ghost, water nymph, succubus or mermaid-like demon that dwells in a waterway, sometimes luring handsome men to their deaths
  • Sihuanaba, in South American folklore, a woman cursed by a god, she first appears as a beautiful woman and lures men into gorges, then they see her true hideous form
  • Siren, in Greek mythology, three creatures portrayed as bird-women who lured sailors with their enchanting voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island
  • Sirin, Russian versions of the Sirens, portrayed with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird, usually an owl, later symbolized world harmony
  • Succubus, a female demon from medieval folklore who seduces men in their dreams to drain their energy, usually through intercourse, originally had a horrific appearance
  • Yuki-onna, in Japanese folklore, a spirit who appears on snowy nights as a tall, beautiful woman with long black hair and red lips, originally portrayed as evil

Games

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  • Enchantress — En*chant ress, n. [Cf. F. enchanteresse.] A woman versed in magical arts; a sorceress; also, a woman who fascinates. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enchantress — late 14c., witch, from ENCHANTER (Cf. enchanter) + ESS (Cf. ess). Meaning charming woman is from 1713 …   Etymology dictionary

  • enchantress — [n] sorceress charmer, diviner, femme fatale, seductress, siren, vamp, witch; concepts 361,412,415 …   New thesaurus

  • enchantress — [en chan′tris, in chan′tris] n. [ME & OFr enchanteresse: see ENCHANT] 1. a sorceress; witch 2. a fascinating or charming woman …   English World dictionary

  • enchantress — noun a) An attractive woman skilled at using magic; an alluring witch. She was the enchantress of mens hearts. b) A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman …   Wiktionary

  • enchantress — UK [ɪnˈtʃɑːntrəs] / US [ɪnˈtʃæntrəs] noun [countable] Word forms enchantress : singular enchantress plural enchantresses literary 1) a woman who you find extremely attractive and interesting 2) a woman who uses magic on people or things …   English dictionary

  • enchantress — /en chan tris, chahn /, n. 1. a woman who practices magic; sorceress. 2. an irresistibly charming or fascinating woman: an enchantress who breaks men s hearts. [1325 75; ME enchanteresse < AF, MF. See ENCHANTER, ESS] Syn. 1. witch, siren. 2.… …   Universalium

  • enchantress — [[t]ɪntʃɑ͟ːntrɪs, tʃæ̱nt [/t]] enchantresses N COUNT In fairy stories and legends, an enchantress is a woman who uses magic to put spells on people and things …   English dictionary

  • enchantress — noun the enchantress put a curse on all the young men of Underwood Village Syn: witch, sorceress, magician, fairy; Circe, siren …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • enchantress — enchant ► VERB 1) delight; charm. 2) put under a spell. DERIVATIVES enchanter noun enchantment noun enchantress noun. ORIGIN French enchanter, from Latin cantare sing …   English terms dictionary

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