Motif
Cannibal or siren-like demon lures humans to destruction
cannibal_or_siren_like_demon_lures_humans_to_destruction
A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 INDIAN TALES FROM TIBETAN SOURCES. / THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA. / BY A. BARTH. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 16555-16665 confidence: high
Nāgas, Yakkhas, and Supaṇṇas are named; Yakkhas are characterized as cannibal, female Yakkhas as sirens luring men to destruction, and Yakkhas as invisible until human-shaped but recognizable by red eyes.
Yakkhas are characterized by cannibalism, and female Yakkhas are described as sirens luring men to destruction.
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