Witches' familiars were believed to be helpers of some kind, usually demonic (in the stereotypes). They would often suck the blood of the witch in return for carrying out deeds for them.
The familiars in Macbeth are spirits or demons that serve the witches. They take the form of animals like cats and toads. The familiars help the witches by carrying out their evil deeds and providing them with information and assistance in their dark magic practices.
Witches boiled little children and ate bats and kept their familiars as pets.
They were called their familiars
The stereotype is for witches to have familiars, and a mole would fit the part of a travelling companion. Wort is presumably what they have before the beer finishes fermenting.
The cat is rewarded and becomes human...a familiar to guide other familiars to help and guide new witches.
2, under suspicion of being familiars because they were owned by accused witches.
Black cats, bats, owls, and toads are commonly associated with witches in folklore and popular culture. These animals are often depicted as familiars or companions of witches in myths and stories.
It was commonly believed that witches had companion animals that were their "familiars" and they used them to spy on people or to carry out other witchcraft goals.
The Familiars has 360 pages.
Witches were thought to have animal "familiars" who would help them contact the devil etc. A cat was a good choice as many elderly women have cats. Often cas and their elderly lady owners are a bit strange, which didn't help them seeming normal.
The Familiars - film - was created in 2014.
Animals were not accused of witchcraft. The animals seen around accused witches were assumed to be spirits known as "familiars" that were used to keep the "witch" in direct contact with the "devil".