White women (mythology)

White women (mythology)

White woman in mythology and folklore can have various meanings, that vary by culture:

* Witte Wieven (Dutch: white women), a type of female spirit
* Weisse Frauen (German: white women), a type of female spirit
* Dames Blanches (folklore) (French: white ladies), a type of female spirit
* White Lady (ghost), a common description around world for a female ghost.

White women in myths and folklore with specific names:
* Alvinne, French folklore, ghost in white cloak
* Berchta (Bertha, Perchta), female entity, Germanic myth and lore
* La Llorona, female ghost in Latin America, sometimes called "The Woman in White"
* Mademoiselle Charlotte, Haitian Vodun loa


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