Anguane
{{Short description|Figure in Ladin folklore}}
Anguane are mythical creatures in Ladin folklore, which are traditionally depicted as cloven-footed water nymphs with beautiful faces and long breasts.{{Cite book |url=https://www.rockartscandinavia.com/images/articles/santea10.pdf |title=The continuity between pagan and Christian cult: nearby the archaeological area of Naquane in Capo di Ponte. Research inside the Church of Saint Faustina and Liberata |pages=100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615122310/https://www.rockartscandinavia.com/images/articles/santea10.pdf |archive-date=June 15, 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite journal |date=1997 |title=English Summaries |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1480123 |journal=La Ricerca Folklorica |issue=36 |pages=157–158 |jstor=1480123 |issn=0391-9099}}{{Cite book |last1=Chainey |first1=Dee Dee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OokmEAAAQBAJ |title=Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers: Sirens, Selkies and Ghost Ships |last2=Winsham |first2=Willow |date=2021-03-04 |publisher=Batsford Books |isbn=978-1-84994-705-3 |language=en}} They were said to have carried their children in baskets held on their backs, and to have been able to throw their breasts over their backs to nurse these children.{{Cite book |last=Siporin |first=Steve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=clZrEAAAQBAJ |title=The Befana Is Returning: The Story of a Tuscan Festival |date=2022-08-16 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Pres |isbn=978-0-299-33730-8 |pages=157 |language=en}} Anguane were believed to resided in or nearby lakes.{{Cite book |last1=Steenhuis |first1=Tammo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3F4GDAAAQBAJ |title=Losing Paradise: The Water Crisis in the Mediterranean |last2=Holst-Warhaft |first2=Gail |date=2016-04-22 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-10339-4 |pages=69 |language=en}} According to myth, Anguane seduce male wayfarers and help infertile women become pregnant.{{Cite book |last=O'Shea |first=Stephen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dcAxDQAAQBAJ |title=The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond |date=2017-02-21 |publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |isbn=978-0-393-63419-8 |language=en}}