Sea Witch

The Sea Witch is a sorceress who lives under the sea. Her abode is in a slimy creepy underwater forest, protected by raging whirlpools. Around her house are hideous half-plant and half animal polypi, which grasp anything they can. Many of these polypi hold the bones of humans and animals that drowned. Some hold ship fragments, and some hold the remains of mermaids that they have strangled. The sea witch lives in a house made of human bones, and allows large sea snakes to writhe over her, and in the mire that surrounds her house. The extent of her powers is unknown, but they do seem considerable. She gave the Little Mermaid the ability to transform into a human being, and later set a curse on her that turned her body into sea foam. For her help, she demanded a price, which was often a body part such as a tongue or hair. She mixes potions in a cauldron.