Gelin

Gelin (or Nife in Greek, meaning bride) is beautiful woman with long hair and a white wedding dress riding on a white horse in Turkish and Anatolian Greek folklore, particularly on Heybeliada. She is a female demon, who seduces young men and kills them.[1]

References

  1. ^ Özhan Öztürk. Folklore ve Mitoloji Sözlüğü. Ankara, 2009 Phoenix Yayınları. p. 403 ISBN 978-605-5738-26-6