title: Enchantress
text: # Enchantress
  
  Enchantress most commonly refers to:
  
  * Enchantress (supernatural), a magician, sorcerer, enchanter, wizard; sometimes called an enchantress, sorceress, or witch if female.
     * Enchantress (fantasy), a female fictional character who uses magic
  * Seduction, the enticement of one person by another, called a seductress or enchantress when it is a beautiful and charismatic woman
  
  Enchantress or The Enchantress may also refer to:
  
  ## Culture
  
  ### Opera
  
  * The Enchantress (opera), an opera by Tchaikovsky
  * The Enchantress, a 1911 operetta with music by Victor Herbert and book and lyrics by Fred de Gresac and Harry B. Smith
  
  ### Literature
  
  * "The Enchantress of Venus", a 1949 short story by Leigh Brackett
  * Enchantress from the Stars, a 1971 novel by Sylvia Engdahl
  * The Enchantress, a 1985 novel by Han Suyin
  * The Enchantress of Florence, a 2008 novel by Salman Rushdie
  * The Enchantress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, a 2012 novel by Michael Scott
  
  ### Film
  
  * The Enchantress (1909 film) (Russian: Charodeyka), a short film directed by Pyotr Chardynin and Vasily Goncharov
  * Circe, the Enchantress, a 1924 American film directed by Robert Z. Leonard
  
  ### Fictional characters
  
  * Enchantress (Marvel Comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
  * Enchantress (DC Comics), a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe
  * Enchantress (He-Man & The Masters of the Universe Cartoon) a fictional character in Mattel Cartoon Series
  
  **Gaming**
  
  * Aiushtha, a video-game character in Defense of the Ancients, called Enchantress
  * Magic: The Gathering, a card game with a creature named Enchantress
  * Dungeons & Dragons, a game with a female character class called Enchantress
  * EverQuest, a game with a female character class called Enchantress
  * Shovel Knight character Shield Knight, while possessed by a cursed amulet, calls herself The Enchantress
  
  ## Folklore
  
  * Alkonost, a legendary bird in Slavic mythology, with the body of a bird with the head and chest of a woman
  * Gamayun, a prophetic bird of Russian folklore, a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, depicted as a large bird with a woman's head.
  * Hulder, in Scandinavian folklore, a stunningly beautiful woman with long hair; though from behind she is hollow like an old tree trunk and has an animal's tail
  * Lilith, in Jewish folklore, a woman or demon that appears in creation myths; according to one tradition, she left Adam because she refused to be subservient to him
  * Melusine, in European folklore, a feminine spirit of fresh waters in sacred springs and rivers, depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down
  * Mermaid, in Middle Eastern, Greek and British folklore, a legendary aquatic creature that is a woman above the waist and a fish below
  * Mohini, in Hindu mythology, the only female avatar of the god Vishnu, portrayed as a femme fatale, who maddens lovers, sometimes leading them to their doom
  * Naiad, in Greek mythology, a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks
  * Nereid, in Greek mythology, nymphs associated with freshwater streams and springs, could be dangerous to handsome men, as they were lustful and jealous
  * Oceanid, in Greek and Roman mythology, the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, each was the patroness of a particular spring, river, sea, lake or pond
  * Ondine, in European folklore, water nymphs found in forest pools and waterfalls, could gain souls by marrying a man and bearing a child
  * Oshun, in Yoruba mythology, a goddess who reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy, she is beneficent and kind, but has a terrible temper
  * Pincoya, in Chiloean mythology, a cheerful and sensual female water spirit of the Chilotan Seas that is of incomparable beauty and rises from the depths of the sea
  * Rusalka, in Slavic mythology, a female ghost, water nymph, succubus or mermaid-like demon that dwells in a waterway, sometimes luring handsome men to their deaths
  * Sihuanaba, in South American folklore, a woman cursed by a god, she first appears as a beautiful woman and lures men into gorges, then they see her true hideous form
  * Siren, in Greek mythology, three creatures portrayed as bird-women who lured sailors with their enchanting voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island
  * Sirin, Russian versions of the Sirens, portrayed with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird, usually an owl, later symbolized world harmony
  * Succubus, a female demon from medieval folklore who seduces men in their dreams to drain their energy, usually through intercourse, originally had a horrific appearance
  * Yuki-onna, in Japanese folklore, a spirit who appears on snowy nights as a tall, beautiful woman with long black hair and red lips, originally portrayed as evil
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Enchantress Rocks, a small group of rocks lying off Elephant Point on the south side of western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
  * Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress, a 1982 computer game
  * HMS Enchantress (disambiguation), several Royal Navy ships of the name
  * Enchantress (ship), several merchant ships of the name
  * Enchantress (pilot boat), 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat built in 1851
  * Enchantress (yacht), 19th-century racing yacht, winner of national and international races
  * Enchantress, a Mexican symphonic black metal band, formed in 2017 as Nota Alba, until they changed their name in 2019.
  