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Salem is a painting of 1908 by the English painter Sydney Curnow Vosper, depicting a scene within Capel Salem, a Baptist chapel in Pentre Gwynfryn, Gwynedd, Wales.It is noteworthy as a depiction of Welsh piety, the traditional Welsh national costume, and for a contentious belief that the devil is depicted within it.
These monstrous women are often portrayed as predatory creatures, who are usually seen seducing male humans or snatching young children in order to kill, eat, or otherwise harm them. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Although Abyzou is regarded mainly as a threat to child-bearing women and to infants, some of the names of those seeking protection from her on extant amulets are masculine. [15] Medieval amulets show a variation on this iconography, with Abyzou trampled underfoot by a horseman. The rider is identified again either as Solomon or Arlaph; one ...
La Diablesse is also mentioned in The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste.; La Diablesse is referred by Derek Walcott in his play Dream on Monkey Mountain..; La Diablesse is mentioned repeatedly in the book series Dungeon Crawler Carl as the race chosen by Lucia Marr.
In such wise the devil walked about and carried, or pretended to carry, his head to different places; and, in the morning, returned it to his body—remaining, as before, alive. This seems to me to be a fable, although the natives affirm that they have seen it, because the devil probably caused them so to believe. This occurred in Catanduanes."
According to popular folklore, the Jersey Devil originated with a Pine Barrens resident named Deborah Leeds, known as "Mother Leeds." The legend states that Mother Leeds had twelve children and, after discovering she was pregnant for the thirteenth time, cursed the child in frustration, declaring that the child would be the "devil."
She has also colloquially been referred to as Lady Death. [ 6 ] Since her original introduction in comics, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including video games , animated television series , and merchandise.
Lady Death: The Motion Picture was released in 2004 by ADV Films. The movie begins in 15th century Sweden, where Hope, the beautiful daughter of Matthias, a skilled mercenary who is in actuality a demon, is accused of being the devil's consort.