Baba Yaga
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Baba Yaga is a fearsome witch-like figure from Slavic folklore, known for living in a hut on chicken legs and embodying both dangerous and protective supernatural powers.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Baba Yaga | 1 |
| The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) design | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic folklore character
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folklore character ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ witch ⓘ |
| alignment | ambivalent ⓘ |
| appearance |
often depicted as bony-legged
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often depicted as ugly ⓘ old woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Afanasy Afanasyev’s folklore collections
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Alexander Pushkin’s works NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "Kashchey the Immortal" NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian fairy tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
forest
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liminal spaces ⓘ wilderness ⓘ |
| category |
Slavic legendary creatures
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female legendary creatures ⓘ witches in folklore ⓘ |
| culture |
Belarusian
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Czech ⓘ Polish ⓘ Russian ⓘ Slavic ⓘ Slovak ⓘ South Slavic NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ |
| domain | Slavic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dwelling | hut on chicken legs ⓘ |
| dwellingFeature |
hut can move and turn
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hut often surrounded by a fence of human bones ⓘ hut stands on chicken legs ⓘ |
| epithet | fearsome witch-like figure ⓘ |
| functionInTales |
gives magical gifts or advice
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kidnaps or threatens children ⓘ tests the hero or heroine ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced |
Modest Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition" movement "The Hut on Fowl’s Legs"
NERFINISHED
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comic books and graphic novels ⓘ contemporary films and television ⓘ modern fantasy literature ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Slavic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameComponentMeaning |
"Baba" can mean old woman or grandmother in Slavic languages
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"Yaga" has uncertain etymology and may relate to horror or disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | lives in a hut on chicken legs ⓘ |
| power |
control over life and death
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dangerous supernatural powers ⓘ magic ⓘ protective supernatural powers ⓘ shape-shifting in some tales ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
crone archetype
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witch archetype ⓘ |
| role |
antagonist
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helper ⓘ trickster ⓘ |
| symbolism |
ambiguous morality
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boundary between life and death ⓘ initiation and trials ⓘ nature’s wild and untamed forces ⓘ |
| tool |
broom
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pestle ⓘ |
| transport | mortar ⓘ |
| transportFeature |
flies through the air in a mortar
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sweeps away her tracks with a broom ⓘ uses a pestle as an oar ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Baba Yaga
this entity surface form:
The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) design