Abstract
Llorona or Weeping Woman is one of Mexico’s most famous legends with pre-hispanic roots that has become famous around the world. She was a woman who killed her children out of anger for her husband and now wanders the rivers at night and mourns for their loss. Her cry foretells death. Books, songs, poems, scientific articles have been written, movies have been made about this legend. But legends, myths, folk tales about weeping women, women who experienced violence and were led to it exist all over the world. In the present work, an attempt is made to connect Llorona with other similar legends or myths, mainly European. In the long course of her existence she was symbolized in various ways, expressing each time the values and concerns of different civilizations, ending up to a twisted perception of her being by the horror movie industry.
Presenters
Georgia HaikaliStudent, Postgraduate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Digital Media
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