The psychologist Carl Jung argued that in the male collective subconscious, and even in the myths and legends of different civilizations, there existed a respect for a feminine power that he called the anima. This figure sometimes appears as a wise goddess and other times as a graceful, charming femme fatale, either of which can bring ecstasy or grief.
精神分析學家榮格曾提出一套理論，認為在男性集體潛意識中，乃至不同文明的神話與傳說中，皆存在對於「女性力量」的崇拜，榮格稱之為「阿尼瑪」；它有時是一位智慧的女神，有時化身為婀娜多姿的女妖，既能帶來狂喜，也可能喚起憂傷。