The Weiße Frauen or White Women, or elven-like spirits, are said to have originated from Germanic paganism in the shape of tales about light elves in German mythology. The Dutch term Wit, which also means White, explains the mistranslation of the original Dutch Witte Wieven or Wise Women into White Ladies, which dates back to at least the seventh century. When they arrive at midday, they are said to be stunning and enchanting beings that can be seen sitting in the sunshine brushing their hair or taking a bath in a stream. They can be protecting buried riches or haunting fortresses. They beg mortals to end their enchantment, but this never works. The mythology was well-known in what is now Germany and dated at least to the Middle Ages. Scholars believe that the original Old Norse and Teutonic mythology of the alven, or elves, is the source of the relationship with the colour white and their appearance in sunshine. During the rule of the fertility deity Freyr, these Light Elves lived in Álfheim. Elves, however, no longer lived in Álfheim but rather on earth in the natural world as mythology developed. The White Women may also be a representation of elder native goddesses and nature spirits, or of ancient ancestor spirits. The Weiße Frauen might have originated from the Germanic belief in Disen or Land Wights and Alven because of their name similarity to the Witte Wieven of Dutch mythology [Information and Image Credit: Weiße_Frauen , Wikipedia; Wikipedia-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fe_Frauen ] [Image: The ghost of Barbara Radziwiłł, oil on canvas, 281 x 189 cm. National Museum in Poznań, Date 1886.] [The Work (Image) is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The Work (Image) is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of author plus 100 years or fewer. The Work (Image) is in Public Domain in the United States as well. (Please Relate to Individual Image URLs for More Usage Property)]] [Wikipedia-Source-Image-URL :: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wojciech_Gerson_-_Zjawa_Barbary_Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82%C3%B3wny.jpg ] #Mythology
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