Baba Yaga

mythological figure, fantasy character, witch
Person mythic_humanoid Q187002
Baba Yaga
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Baba Yaga

Summary

Baba Yaga is a mythic humanoid[1]. She draws 13,770 Wikipedia views per month (mythic_humanoid category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baba Yaga is identified as part of the Slavs ethnic group[3].
  • Baba Yaga is recorded as female[4].
  • Baba Yaga's instance of is recorded as mythic humanoid[5].
  • grandmother is named after Baba Yaga[6].
  • Baba Yaga is part of Russian folklore[7].
  • Baba Yaga's Commons category is recorded as Baba Yaga[8].
  • Baba Yaga's said to be the same as is recorded as Babaroga[9].
  • Baba Yaga's residence is recorded as cabin on chicken legs[10].
  • Baba Yaga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baba Yaga[11].
  • Baba Yaga's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[12].
  • Baba Yaga's described by source is recorded as Vlastenský slovník historický[13].
  • Baba Yaga's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Baba Yaga's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Baba Yaga's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[16].
  • Baba Yaga's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[17].
  • Baba Yaga's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[18].
  • Baba Yaga's different from is recorded as Baba Jaga[19].
  • Baba Yaga's different from is recorded as Ježibaba[20].
  • Baba Yaga's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

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Origins and Family

Baba Yaga is identified as part of the Slavs ethnic group[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Baba Yaga include she[22], a weapon model[23].

Why It Matters

Baba Yaga draws 13,770 Wikipedia views per month (mythic_humanoid category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] She is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for her include she[22], a weapon model[23].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Q24231979. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Q24231979. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Q24231979. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q24231979. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Q24231979. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Said to be the same as Babaroga
    Partially coincident with Q2900846
    Part of Russian folklore
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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