Comparative mythology corpus

Destructive Female Lure

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Buddhist Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 INDIAN TALES FROM TIBETAN SOURCES. / THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA. / BY A. BARTH. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 16555-16665 medium Nāgas, Yakkhas, and Supaṇṇas are named; Yakkhas are characterized by cannibalism, female Yakkhas lure men to destruction like sirens, and Yakkhas are invisible until they assume human shape but are recognized by red eyes. record