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According to scholar [[Clarissa Pinkola Estés]], the Crone is "the one who sees far, who looks into the spaces between the worlds and can literally see what is coming, what has been, and what is now and what underlies and stands behind many things. [...] The Crone represents the ability to see, more than just with one’s eyes alone, but to see with the heart’s eyes, with the soul’s eyes, through the eyes of the creative force and the animating force of the psyche."<ref name=Estes2011>{{cite AV media |type=Audiobook on CD |last1=Estes |first1=Clarissa Pinkola |title=The Power of the Crone: Myths and Stories of the Wise Woman Archetype |date=2011 |publisher=Sounds True |isbn=978-1-60407-432-1 |oclc=800011416 }}</ref>
==In patriarchal societies ==
As a [[social construct]], the crone, along with many other female [[monsters]] is present in many [[patriarchal]] societies to warn of the nature of women. The crone highlights the importance of [[beauty]] and [[youth]] among women, and how older and elderly women are no longer desirable, often turned bitter and evil in their old age. In media, the crone often acts out of jealousy, luring young pretty women into bad situations, such as seen in the
==Etymology==
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