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Bak (Assamese aqueous creature); Bakeneko and Nekomata (cat); Boto Encantado (river dolphin); Itachi (weasel or marten); Jorōgumo and Tsuchigumo (spider); Kitsune, Huli Jing, hồ ly tinh and Kumiho (fox)
Empusa or Empousa (/ ɛ m ˈ p j uː s ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἔμπουσα; plural: Ἔμπουσαι Empusai) is a shape-shifting female being in Greek mythology, said to possess a single leg of copper, commanded by Hecate, whose precise nature is obscure. [2]
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...
Reider, Noriko T. (2016). "A Tale of an Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo Zōshi): The Emergence of a Shape-Shifting Killer Female Spider". Seven Demon Stories from Medieval Japan. University Press of Colorado. pp. 62– 86. ISBN 978-1-60732-489-8. JSTOR j.ctt1g04zg4.6. Reider, Noriko T. Japanese Demon Lore: Oni, From Ancient Times to the Present. Logan ...
She kills female musicians, takes on their likeness, and performs in clubs to feast and mate with unsuspecting males. The dead musicians act as food for her children. A very young Jorōgumo child is the focus of a one-episode OVA made in 2012 by Toshihisa Kaiya and Daishirou Tanimura, titled Wasurenagumo (Li'l Spider-Girl). Many years ago she ...
As shape-changers, they could assume different physical forms. As illusionists, they were capable of creating appearances which were real to those who believed in them or who failed to dispel them. Some of the rakshasas were said to be man-eaters, and made their gleeful appearance when the slaughter on a battlefield was at its worst.
Mahishi is a she-buffalo demoness in Hindu mythology, the sister of Mahishasura.After her brother was killed by Parvati's aspect as Durga, the shape-shifting Mahishi sought revenge against her and the gods.
Female evil spirits or malicious monsters in folklore, legends, and mythology. 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.