Empusa – Shape-Shifting Evil Female Demon In Greek Myth And Folklore

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The empusa initially appears in the mythology of classical Greece as a frightening female monster. She is a demonic vampire without a shape of its own, but with the ability to appear in many different animal guises and as a beautiful, tempting young woman.

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Modern-day Greek folklore still speaks of the empusa, who enters the body of its human prey (particularly children) to consume the flesh and blood of its victim. She loves to eat young and beautiful bodies and drink their blood because it’s strong and pure. Empusa represents the Grecian form of a vampire. In the Greek myth, this female demon is usually described as having one prosthetic leg made of brass and the other leg of a donkey; from the waist up, Empusa is a human-like creature with hideous blemishes and scars on her skin.

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