Big Book Of Mythology (Spanish Edition)

La Llorona

Translation: Weeping Woman

Other names: None

Type: Human

Region: Mexico

Habitat: Unknown

Diet: Unknown

Danger zone: Unknown

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About La Llorona:
According to the tradition, La Llorona is the ghost of a woman who lost her children and cries while looking for them by the river, often causing misfortune to those who hear her.

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Appearance:
The tall, thin spirit is said to be blessed with natural beauty and long flowing black hair and wearing a white gown.

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Behavior/Interaction:
The legend says, she floats over and near bodies of water in her white, funereal gown, forever weeping as she searches for her lost children. Some versions of the story say she kidnaps or attacks children; others say she attacks cheating husbands. Regardless, when you hear her cries, the directive remains the same: run away.

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Target(s):
Children

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Escape plan:
If you hear her cries, run.

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Origin story:
Long ago, a woman named Maria married a rich man, with whom she eventually had two children. Then their marriage hit a rough patch: her husband spent less and less time at home, and whenever he was home, he paid attention only to the children. Eventually, she sees him with another woman. Enraged beyond reason, some versions claim Maria drowned her two children—but she immediately regretted it, crying out, "Ay, mis hijos!" (Translation: "Oh, my children!" or "Oh, my sons!") Maria is sometimes said to have drowned herself afterward. But when she arrived at heaven's gates, she was denied entry, banished back to purgatory on Earth until she could find her lost children.

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