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Berchta
Christianization turned Berchta from the loving guardian of children and babies into a child-eating witch of a gruesome nature. This is, of course, false demonization. Otherworldly Oracle1) notes that in Teutonic mythology, Berchta was the guardian and protector of babies and children.
She was also associated with the afterlife, and was responsible for ferrying the dead to the spirit world. She carried a set of keys for this purpose, and wore a shining white gown to guide spirits along the way. This suggests a connection to Silverplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSilver
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She is also associated with the cyclical nature of the universe through spinning and weaving.