The Beauty of Names

"Medea" by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys Hello all, and happy Halloween! For the holiday I've chosen to make a post featuring names of both fictional and factual witches from history and media, and myth. Fictional: Agatha Cackle (The Worst Witch) Penelope Clearwater (Harry Potter) Erichtho (Pharsalia) Miss Davina Bat (The Worst Witch) Elphaba (Wicked) Serafina Pekkala ( His Dark Materials) Jadis (The Chronicles of Narnia) Cordelia Foxx (American Horror Story: Coven) Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter) Maharet and Mekare (The Vampire Chronicles) Jane Smart (The Witches of Eastwick) Mildred Hubble (The Worst Witch) Sycorax (The Tempest) Cho Chang (Harry Potter) Vanessa Dahl (Engelsfors) Susan Sto Helit (Discworld) Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour (Harry Potter) Enid Nightshade (The Worst Witch) Minoo Falk Karimi (Engelsfors) Ruta Skadi (His Dark Materials) Padma and Parvarti Patil (Harry Potter) Empusa (Stardust) Sybill Trelawney (Harry Potte

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