The Snow Queen

Frozen realm ruler

The Snow Queen is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a cold, powerful queen who abducts a boy, and the girl who journeys to rescue him.

The story explores themes of love conquering coldness and evil.

More broadly, a snow queen describes a woman who is beautiful but emotionally cold or distant: She had the reputation of being a snow queen—gorgeous but untouchable.

Opposites
temperature/elemental nature

The Snow Queenfire goddess

Divine embodiment of flames

phoenix · fire elemental · salamander · Prometheus · Sun King

emotional warmth/nurturing

The Snow Queenfairy godmother

Magical benefactor figure

Earth Mother · Mother Goose · good witch · Demeter · Mother Nature

moral alignment in fairy tales

The Snow Queengood fairy

Helpful supernatural being

fairy godmother · Gerda · white witch · guardian angel · protective spirit

Family

snow, queen, snows, snowed, snowy, snowier, snowiest, snowing, snowfall

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G