The Mountain Girl

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The Mountain Girl is a folkloric figure from Iberian and Latin American traditions, typically portrayed as a wild, beautiful woman who dwells in the mountains and lures or challenges travelers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
The Mountain Girl canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf folkloric figure ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
appearsIn oral tales ⓘ
regional myths ⓘ
rural legends ⓘ
associatedWithEnvironment wild nature ⓘ
associatedWithTheme freedom ⓘ
seduction ⓘ
temptation ⓘ
transgression ⓘ
wilderness ⓘ
commonMotifRegion Andean regions ⓘ
Iberian mountains ⓘ
other Latin American highlands ⓘ
encountersWith travelers ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Iberian folklore ⓘ
Latin American folklore ⓘ
hasDomain folklore ⓘ
interactionPattern meets lone travelers ⓘ
tests travelers’ courage ⓘ
tests travelers’ morality ⓘ
moralAmbiguity often morally ambiguous ⓘ
narrativeFunction object of desire ⓘ
source of danger ⓘ
test of character ⓘ
outcomeForTravelers can bring misfortune ⓘ
can bring reward ⓘ
portrayedAs beautiful woman ⓘ
wild woman ⓘ
relationshipToSociety lives outside human communities ⓘ
roleInStories challenges travelers ⓘ
lures travelers ⓘ
sometimesDepictedAs dangerous enchantress ⓘ
protector of nature ⓘ
spirit of the mountains ⓘ
supernatural being ⓘ
storyFunction expression of local relationship to mountains ⓘ
warning against uncontrolled desire ⓘ
warning against venturing into wild places ⓘ
symbolizes escape from social norms ⓘ
power of nature ⓘ
untamed femininity ⓘ
typicalSetting mountains ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A Serrana → titleMeaning → The Mountain Girl ⓘ
The Babylonian Story → featuresCharacter → The Mountain Girl ⓘ