Baba Yaga! The old witch of the woods, but she wasn't always that way. Her stories are shaped by those who told them and now Mythsogyny is taking a crack at those tales. Examine Baba Yaga's name, lifestyle, her infamous chicken legged hut, and of course her dark appetites.
References
https://www.thecambridgelanguagecollective.com/europe/baba-yaga
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/baba-yaga-confounding-crone-slavic-folklore-002836
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-all
https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/
Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale by Andreas Johns
Recommended Reading:
Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde
Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales by Sibelan Forrester
