The Banshee is a figure of Irish folklore, a girl who, according to popular belief, appears near the house of a person doomed to death and, with her characteristic groans and sobs, announces that the hour of his death is near.

Some Irish believe that if the mourner did not perform her duties properly, then even after death she continues to mourn the dying.

The banshee who announces death is a solitary creature and all her relationships with human beings are determined by her connection with death.

In the illustration, we can see the spirit of a girl who has already died and her soul is fluttering in the wind. But Banshee continues to cry, covering her face with her hands.