Flying Witch
Trobriand · mortal · mythic · Recorded classification
A class of human witches (the woman is a yoyova; her flying manifestation a mulukwausi), entered as type 'mortal' since they are living human women with acquired powers. Powerfully documented by Malinowski (1922). Sex female by definition of the role.
Domains
- witchcraft
Powers
- sends out a flying self to attack voyagers at sea
Sources
- The mulukwausi (a witch in her flying aspect; the woman herself called yoyova) is the Trobriand flying witch who attacks sailors at sea and feeds on the dead, against whom kula voyagers perform protective magic.: Malinowski, Bronisław. Argonauts of the Western Pacific (1922) (primary)