THE CONCORDANCE

cold

2 records across 2 traditions carry this current.

Asia & the Isles · 1

Yuki-onnaNight visitor · JapanThe snow woman of Japanese folklore, appearing in mountain storms as a beautiful, deadly figure of cold. Motives range from predation to strange mercy depending on the tale.

The Americas · 1

MahahaNight visitor · Nunavut · Arctic CanadaA cold-weather being in Inuit art and story, often barefoot and long-nailed, said to tickle victims to death while grinning. Also known in some tellings as qungalukkakkiit.