Witches have been popular subjects throughout history in tales, myths and legends.

These biographies of selected personalities from the days before reliable documentary evidence include witch and occult figures from the Bible, Greek myth and European folklore:

Witch of Endor | Solomon | Simon Magus | Hecate | Circe | Medea | Cassandra | Abaris the Hyperborean | Baba Yaga | Morgan Le Fey | Merlin | Holde | Aradia

You can use the Witches Menu on the right of each page to navigate around this section, and to access other historical periods (such as the sections on Medieval and Renaissance Witches, Modern Era Witches and Contemporary Witches).