Enchantress

Enchantress most commonly refers to:

• Enchantress (supernatural), a magician, sorcerer, enchanter, wizard; sometimes called an enchantress, sorceress, or witch if female.
  • Enchantress (fantasy), a female fictional character who uses magic
• Seduction, the enticement of one person by another, called a seductress or enchantress when it is a beautiful and charismatic woman

Enchantress or The Enchantress may also refer to:

Culture

Opera

• The Enchantress (opera), an opera by Tchaikovsky
• The Enchantress, a 1911 operetta with music by Victor Herbert and book and lyrics by Fred de Gresac and Harry B. Smith

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, a 2012 novel by Michael Scott

Film

• The Enchantress (1909 film) (Russian: Charodeyka), a short film directed by Pyotr Chardynin and Vasily Goncharov
• Circe, the Enchantress, a 1924 American film directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Fictional characters

• Enchantress (Marvel Comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
• Enchantress (DC Comics), a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe

Gaming

• Aiushtha, a video-game character in Defense of the Ancients, called Enchantress
• Magic: The Gathering, a card game with a creature named Enchantress
• Dungeons & Dragons, a game with a female character class called Enchantress
• EverQuest, a game with a female character class called Enchantress
• Shovel Knight character Shield Knight, while possessed by a cursed amulet, calls herself The Enchantress

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.
• Hulder, 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(more accurately from the top of the thigh down)
• Mermaid, in Middle Eastern, Greek and British folklore, a legendary aquatic creature that is a woman above the waist and a fish below(from the top of the thigh down)
• 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
• Nereids, in Greek mythology, nymphs associated with freshwater streams and springs, could be dangerous to handsome men, as they were lustful and jealous
• Oceanids, 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
• Undine, in European folklore, water nymphs found in forest pools and waterfalls, could gain souls by marrying a man and 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

Other uses

• 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
• Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress, a 1982 computer game
• HMS Enchantress (disambiguation), several Royal Navy ships of the name
• Enchantress (ship), several merchant ships of the name
• Enchantress (pilot boat), 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat built in 1851
• Enchantress (yacht), 19th-century racing yacht, winner of national and international races

See also

• Enchanter (disambiguation)
• Enchanted (disambiguation)
• Enchantment (disambiguation)
• Enchant (disambiguation)
• Femme fatale