La Sayona

Origin and tradition

Venezuelan folklore tells of a vengeful female apparition who appears to punish unfaithful men after a tragedy born from jealousy and deception.

Illustration in this atlas

A tall beautiful woman in white who becomes corpse-like or monstrous when the guilty man draws near.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — La Sayona

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.