THE CONCORDANCE

beauty

2 records across 2 traditions carry this current.

Africa & the Middle East · 1

Mami WataWater · West Africa · Central Africa · diasporaA powerful water spirit complex across West/Central Africa and the diaspora, associated with beauty, wealth, danger, and devotion. Not a single mermaid stereotype; practices and meanings are living and diverse.

Asia & the Isles · 1

Yuki-onnaNight visitor · JapanThe snow woman of Japanese folklore, appearing in mountain storms as a beautiful, deadly figure of cold. Motives range from predation to strange mercy depending on the tale.