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Devil's grandmother
The Devil's grandmother (German: Teufels Großmutter; German: [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩s ˈɡʁoːsˌmʊtɐ]) is a figure in Northern European folk mythology, sometimes a character in folk tales and sometimes an element of folk sayings. Unlike the Devil, she is often portrayed as a sympathetic figure intervening on behalf of mortals. On the other hand, she also can be worse than the Devil.
Originally, in the German-speaking countries the Devil's foremost relative was his mother (German: Teufels Mutter) from the end of the 12th century until the 15th century. Then, he usually was accompanied by Lilith until she was replaced by the Devil's grandmother from the 17th century onwards.
In the German fairy tale The Devil and his Grandmother as recorded by The Brothers Grimm, she is described only as "very aged woman" who intervenes to help a cursed soldier solve a riddle.
In The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs she also helps a cursed boy by plucking three hairs from the head of the sleeping Devil for him.
In Austria, It is said that the Devil's grandmother let a castle be built in the Danube valley. She then demanded to be venerated divinely. When this did not happen, she sunk her own palace in the river, with only a single tower called Teufelsturm (Devil's tower) remaining. The sunken palace causes swirls and maelstroms in the river endangering ships until the sunken palace is completely destroyed.
In the Bergisches Land, the Devil's grandmother is said to preside over the Witches' Sabbath in the Walpurgis Night and the Midsummer Nights. A passerby will see her sitting on a lustrous throne illuminating the forest, the Devil sitting at her feet. Her appearance is one of youthful beauty, holding a golden apple in her left hand. The Devil's grandmother anoints the gathered witches with water from a golden basin, using a tuft of green ears of corn as her aspergillum. Looking through a pierced copper coin will show the true appearance, though. The Devil's grandmother then appears as exceedingly hideous, holding dirty pig's tails as her aspergillum. Her hair consists of lizards and snakes while mice run out of her mouth and in again over her pointed, bony chin.
The Devil's grandmother appears in several German folk sayings.
When it rains while the sun is shining, there is a Low German saying de düvel bleket sin möm, i.e. the Devil is bleaching his grandmother. Similarly, in the same situation there is a Swiss saying der Teufel schlägt seine Mutter, i.e. the Devil is beating his mother.
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Devil's grandmother
The Devil's grandmother (German: Teufels Großmutter; German: [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩s ˈɡʁoːsˌmʊtɐ]) is a figure in Northern European folk mythology, sometimes a character in folk tales and sometimes an element of folk sayings. Unlike the Devil, she is often portrayed as a sympathetic figure intervening on behalf of mortals. On the other hand, she also can be worse than the Devil.
Originally, in the German-speaking countries the Devil's foremost relative was his mother (German: Teufels Mutter) from the end of the 12th century until the 15th century. Then, he usually was accompanied by Lilith until she was replaced by the Devil's grandmother from the 17th century onwards.
In the German fairy tale The Devil and his Grandmother as recorded by The Brothers Grimm, she is described only as "very aged woman" who intervenes to help a cursed soldier solve a riddle.
In The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs she also helps a cursed boy by plucking three hairs from the head of the sleeping Devil for him.
In Austria, It is said that the Devil's grandmother let a castle be built in the Danube valley. She then demanded to be venerated divinely. When this did not happen, she sunk her own palace in the river, with only a single tower called Teufelsturm (Devil's tower) remaining. The sunken palace causes swirls and maelstroms in the river endangering ships until the sunken palace is completely destroyed.
In the Bergisches Land, the Devil's grandmother is said to preside over the Witches' Sabbath in the Walpurgis Night and the Midsummer Nights. A passerby will see her sitting on a lustrous throne illuminating the forest, the Devil sitting at her feet. Her appearance is one of youthful beauty, holding a golden apple in her left hand. The Devil's grandmother anoints the gathered witches with water from a golden basin, using a tuft of green ears of corn as her aspergillum. Looking through a pierced copper coin will show the true appearance, though. The Devil's grandmother then appears as exceedingly hideous, holding dirty pig's tails as her aspergillum. Her hair consists of lizards and snakes while mice run out of her mouth and in again over her pointed, bony chin.
The Devil's grandmother appears in several German folk sayings.
When it rains while the sun is shining, there is a Low German saying de düvel bleket sin möm, i.e. the Devil is bleaching his grandmother. Similarly, in the same situation there is a Swiss saying der Teufel schlägt seine Mutter, i.e. the Devil is beating his mother.