La Llorona
Country of Origin: Mexico
Being Type: Weeping Ghost Woman
Being Type: Weeping Ghost Woman
Power Stats
Aggression
8/10
Magic Abilities
8/10
Physical Power
4/10
Origin Backstory
La Llorona is the ghost of a woman who drowned her children in jealousy and now wanders rivers crying "¡Ay, mis hijos!" to lure and drown others. Colonial-era legend warns children away from water at night.
Key Features
- •White dress, long hair
- •Incessant weeping
- •Drowns children
- •Appears near water
- •Repelled by faith
Lore
La Llorona, the weeping woman, is a haunting figure in Mexican folklore, the ghost of a woman who, in a fit of jealousy or despair, drowned her children in a river and now wanders eternally, crying "¡Ay, mis hijos!" (Oh, my children!) as she searches for them. She lures children or unfaithful men near water to drown them, embodying guilt, maternal tragedy, and colonial-era fears of infanticide. Her white dress and long dark hair make her a spectral sight, and parents warn children to stay away from rivers at night. The legend serves as a moral tale about consequences of rage and the eternal torment of unresolved sin.