# Bába Yagá — Russian Folktales character guide

> Bába Yagá in Russian Folktales by A. N. Afanasyev.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the Bába Yagá

**First appearance:** 0017-b-ba-yag-and-zamor-shek

## Who they are

A fearsome witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs and aids or tests heroes.

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