Witch sucks blood. Striges — Mythoi

Motif

Witch sucks blood. Striges.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Evil deeds of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G262.1

Filed across the traditions

England Baughman
Icelandic Boberg
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Kittredge Witchcraft 224f., 531f. nn. 103–114

Within the index

Filed under Murderous witch.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Witch's cat as sucker of blood Witch sucks blood from woman's or child's breasts Witches suck blood from the navel of a child without anyone knowing it

Filed beside it

Lamia. Witch who eats children 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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