Strix-Witch

The strix was a persistent feature of the folklore of the Roman world and subsequently that of the Latin West and the Greek East. She was a woman that flew by night, either in an owl-like form or in the form of a projected soul, in order to penetrate homes by surreptitious means and thereby devour, blight or steal the new-born babies within them.

List of contents

1. The Roman Strix: Terminology and Texts; 2. The Motif-set and Paradigm; 3. Roman Witches: The Impact of the Strix-Paradigm; 4. The Longue Durée: Greece and the Near East; 5. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Ogden, Daniel (University of Exeter) Ogden, Ogden Daniel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108948821
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94882-1
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Magic
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, Witchcraft, Folklore, myths & legends, Ancient Rome, Mysticism, magic & ritual, Mysticism, magic and occult interests, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), owl; vampire; soul-projection; motifs; witch