Wise Woman

Wise Woman

* A wise woman can be a type of witch, a white witch.
* "Wise woman" among the Sami.
* A Wise Woman is a fabled healer of Ebou Dar in the Robert Jordan fictional fantasy series "The Wheel of Time".
* A wise woman among the Aiel in Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" is called a Wise One.
* The term can also refer to Gouyen.


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