Hag

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A hag is a wrinkled old woman, or a kind of fairy or goddess who has a womanlike appearance, often found in folklore and children's stories like Hansel and Gretel. Haggai is often seen as evil, but it may also be one form of transforming deities, such as MorrÃÆ'gan or Badb, who are seen as not entirely good-hearted or evil.

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Etimologi

This term appears in Central English, and is a shortening of hÃÆ'Â|gtesse , Old English term for witch , also Dutch hex and German < i> Hexe is also shortenings, from the Middle Dutch haghetisse and Old High German hagzusa . All of these words are derived from the unknown Proto-Germanic * hagatusjon - , but the first element may be related to the word "hedge". As a stock character in fairy tales or folklore, characters share the hag with crones, and two words are sometimes used as if they can be exchanged.

Using the word "hag" to translate terms found in non-English English (or non-modern English) is debatable, since the use of the word is often associated with hate against women.

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In folklore

A hag, or "the Old Hag", is a nightmare spirit in English and an anglophone North American folktale. This variety is essentially identical to Old English mÃÆ'Â|ra - a creature with roots in ancient Germanic superstitions, and is closely related to Scandinavia mara . According to folklore, Old Hag sits on the chest of a sleeping person and sends nightmares to him. When the subject awakens, he will not be able to breathe or even move for a short time. In the Swedish film Marianne , the main character suffers from this nightmare. This situation is now called sleep paralysis, but in the old belief the subject was "hagridden". It is still often discussed as if it were a paranormal state.

Many stories about hags seem to have been used to scare children into being good. Peg Powler North England, for example, is a river woman who lives in the Tees River and has a green pond foam skin. Parents who want to keep their children off the bank tell them that if they get too close to the water, they will pull them with their long arms, drown them, and sometimes eat them. This nixie or neck type has other regional names, such as Grindylow (the name linked to Grendel), Jenny Greenteeth of Yorkshire, and Nelly Longarms from several British countries.

Many stories about hag do not describe them well enough to distinguish between old women who know magic or supernatural beings.

In Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is a woman living in a forest in a house at the foot of a chicken. He often climbs through the forest with mortars, sweeping his tracks with a broom. Although he is usually a single creature, in some folklore, the three Baba Yagas are portrayed helping the hero in his quest, either by giving advice or by giving gifts.

In Irish and Scottish mythology, cailleach is a goddess of hag who cares about creation, harvest, weather and sovereignty. In partnership with the goddess BrÃÆ'd, he is a seasonal goddess, seen as winter ruler while BrÃÆ'd reigns summer. In Scotland, a group of hags, known as The Cailleachan (The Storm Hags) are seen as the personification of the forces of the natural element, especially in the destructive aspect. They are said to be very active in lifting the spring storm, during a period known as A Chailleach .

Haggai as a sovereign sovereignty plentifully in Irish mythology. The most common pattern is that the woman describes a barren land, whose hero her story should approach without fear, and be in love with her own terms. When the hero showed courage, love, and acceptance from his horrible side, the queen of sovereignty later revealed that she was also a young and beautiful goddess.

The Three Fates (especially Atropos) are often described as hags.

In Persian folklore, Bakhtak has the same role as "Old Hag" in English folklore. Bakhtak sits on the bed of a sleeping person, waking them up and causing them to feel unable to breathe or even move. Bakhtak is also used metaphorically to refer to "nightmares" in modern Persian.

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In the Western literature

In medieval and later literature, the term "hag", and its relatives in European languages, came to the defense of an unattractive old woman. Building on the medieval tradition of women as depicted in comic and burlesque literature, especially in the Italian Renaissance, hag represents the opposite of the beautiful woman who is familiar of the Petrarch poem.

In addition, the hag as a fantastic creature has been used in some fantasy novels such as the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, where the hag is described as an ugly female species and a child with multiple warts.

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In neurobiology

The Old Hag Attack expression refers to a hypnagogic state in which paralysis is present and, quite often, accompanied by frightening hallucinations. When over-repetitive, some consider this a nuisance; However, many populations treat them as part of their culture and mythological worldviews, rather than any form of disease or pathology.

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See also

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References

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Further reading

• Sagan, Carl (1997) The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark .
• Kettlewell, N; Lipscomb, S; Evans, E. (1993) Differences in neuropsychological relationships between normals and those who experienced "Old Hag Attacks". Percept Mot Skills 1993 Jun; 76 (3 Pt 1): 839-45; discussion 846. PMIDÃ, 8321596

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External links

• Henry Fuseli's painting of the bag, from the Met collection

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