UDC 398.47 Polina Herchanivska National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3647-6265 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37627/2311-9489-28-2025-2.124-133 Keywords: archetype, witch, magic, sorcery, cultural memory, identity. Abstract. The semantic transformation of the archetypal image of the witch in Ukrainian culture is analyzed through the prism of historical, religious, gender, and sociocultural contexts. Its role in the formation of national…Continue reading The archetype of the witch in Ukrainian culture: transformation of the image from myth to contemporary counterculture