Comparative mythology corpus

Magical Cannibal Antagonist

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 15852-15993 medium Yakshas are described as products of witchcraft and cannibalism, magical beings who eat human flesh; the male Yaksha is likened to a wicked genius and the female Yakshiṇī to a siren. record