Jenny Greenteeth
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Jenny Greenteeth is a figure in English folklore from Yorkshire or Lancashire. A river hag, similar to Peg Powler, she would pull children or the elderly into the water and drown them. She was often described as green-skinned, with long hair, and sharp teeth.
She is likely to have been an invention to frighten children from dangerous waters similar to the Kappa in Japanese mythology.
[edit] Uses in modern culture
Jenny Greenteeth made an appearance in the Hellboy short story The Corpse.
She also made an appearance in Terry Pratchett's The Wee Free Men.
Jenny Greenteeh has made an appearance as one of the leading characters in London Falling, a short story in 2000AD which was written by Simon Spurrier and with the art of Lee Garbett.
She also made an appearance in the movie LEGEND as Meg Mucklebones, an alias.
Jenny Greenteeth is Monster in My Pocket #108.
A monster in Wild Arms 3 is called Jenny Green Teeth.
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