Crone an old woman. she is disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obstructing. 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. crone is a less common synonym for old woman, and is more likely to appear in reference to traditional narratives than in contemporary everyday usage.[2] The word became further specialized as the third aspect of the Triple Goddess popularized by Robert Graves and subsequently in some forms of neopaganism, particularly Wicca in which she symbolizes the Dark Goddess, the dark of the moon, the end of a cycle. In New Age and Feminist spiritual circles, a Croning is a ritual rite of passage into an era of wisdom, freedom, and personal power. disagreeable woman a protective figure who provides him with amulets or magic devices against the dangers he will face. The crone is one of the most common of these protective figures. In Norse myth, Thor wrestles the crone Elli who personifies old age. The Slavic witch Baba Yaga is a crone and liminal guardian to the Otherworld. In the local folklore of Somerset in southwest England, The Woman of the Mist is said to appear sometimes as a crone gathering sticks; sightings of her were reported as late as the 1950s.In the Scottish Highlands tale The Poor Brother and the Rich, a crone refuses to stay buried until her son-in-law provides a generous wake, after which he becomes as wealthy as his more fortunate brother.
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