CRONE

Crone

The crone is a stock character in folklore and fairy tale, an old woman. In some stories, she is disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obstructing. The Crone is also an archetypal figure, a Wise Woman. She is marginalized by her exclusion from the reproductive cycle, and her proximity to death places her in contact with occult wisdom. As a character type, the crone shares characteristics with the hag.

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crone

Noun

  1. An old woman.
  2. An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman.
  3. An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
  4. An old ewe.
  5. An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.


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