Lamia. Witch who eats children — Mythoi

Motif

Lamia. Witch who eats children.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Evil deeds of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G262.0.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys, Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 588, II 407, 676
Papua Ker 45, 64, 121, 141
Africa (Fang) Trilles 249, (Wachaga): Gutman 92.
general *Kittredge Witchcraft 224f, 532 nn. 104–108

Within the index

Filed under Murderous witch.

1 finer motif beneath it

Lamia devours her lover

Filed beside it

Witch sucks blood. Striges Witch eats person's entrails (heart) Witch in animal form kills Witch kills with aid of witch-ball (hair rolled in beeswax). The ball is sometimes found in the mouth of dead victims Witch takes out man's liver

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