ogresses
Man-eating female giants
Ogresses is the plural of ogress, a female ogre—a large, frightening, man-eating monster from folklore and fairy tales.
Like the masculine ogre, ogress extends figuratively to cruel or terrifying women: The children called their strict headmistress an ogress.
Malicious mythical creatures
- trollsDeliberate online agitators
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- sorceressFemale practitioner of magic
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
folktales · fables · legends · mythology · lore · fairy tales · oral tradition · storytelling
Female-headed family structure
- maternalOf or like mothers
- matronlyLike a dowager
- womanlyHaving feminine maturity
- croneWizened old woman
hag · giantess · female · protective · territorial · lair · brood · offspring
Causing intense alarm
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
frightening · menacing · threatening · sinister · foreboding · ominous · chilling · grim
goblins
Malicious mythical creatures
- trollsDeliberate online agitators
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- sorceressFemale practitioner of magic
enchantress · folktales · fables · legends · mythology · lore · fairy tales · oral tradition · storytelling · grimoire
matriarchal
Female-headed family structure
crone · hag · giantess · female · protective · territorial · lair · brood · offspring · mate
fearsome
Causing intense alarm
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
dreadful · frightening · menacing · threatening · sinister · foreboding · ominous · chilling · grim · intimidating
titans
Dominant powerful figures
- amazonsPowerful, commanding women
- gorgonsSerpentine-haired beings causing petrification
- cyclopesOne-eyed mythological giants
valkyries · medusa · lamia · echidna · harpy · chimera · hydra · nymphs · dryads · naiads
hideous
Extremely unpleasant to see
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
beastly · abominable · repulsive · deformed · inhuman · fiendish · savage · brutal · vile · ferocious
ogressesfairy godmothers
Supernatural benefactors granting wishes
guardian angels · heroines · saints · wise women · healers