Yuki-Onna ‘Lady Of The Snow’: A Female Demon And Symbol Of Death In Japanese Mythology

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Yuki-Onna, or the ‘Lady of the Snow,’ is an evil spirit (yokai) lurking around and waiting for people lost in a snowstorm. She is a female demon and a symbol of death in Japanese mythology.

Yuki-onna is far from being kind, attractive, and benevolent, and her attributes are not unlike those of a vampire.

How Does Yuki-Onna Look Like And Where Does She Come From?

Yuki-onna, also called ‘yuki joro’ (snow woman), ‘yuki anesa’ (snow sister), ‘yuki banba’ (snow baba), and ‘ yuki hime’ (snow princess), was once a pregnant woman who was not helped during the snowstorm.

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