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Because we do not give enough praise to our evil mistresses of the dark world. Here are a but a few examples of our true goddesses.
We must start with Lilith. Because of course we must.
Next up is Yuki-onna:
Medusa:
And finally, not exactly mythological, but possibly my favorite:
Carmilla
We must start with Lilith. Because of course we must.
Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Lili?u in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia.
Evidence in later Jewish materials is plentiful, but little information has been found relating to the original Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian view of these demons. The relevance of two sources previously used to connect the Jewish Lilith to an Akkadian Lilitu—the Gilgamesh appendix and the Arslan Tash amulets—are now both disputed by recent scholarship.[1] The two problematic sources are discussed below.[2]
The Hebrew term Lilith or "Lilit" (translated as "night creatures", "night monster", "night hag", or "screech owl") first occurs in Isaiah 34:14, either singular or plural according to variations in the earliest manuscripts, though in a list of animals. In the Dead Sea Scrolls Songs of the Sage the term first occurs in a list of monsters. In Jewish magical inscriptions on bowls and amulets from the 6th century BC onwards, Lilith is identified as a female demon and the first visual depictions appear.
In Jewish folklore, from Alphabet of Ben Sira onwards, Lilith becomes Adam's first wife, who was created at the same time (Rosh Hashanah) and from the same earth as Adam. This contrasts with Eve, who was created from one of Adam's ribs. The legend was greatly developed during the Middle Ages, in the tradition of Aggadic midrashim, the Zohar, and Jewish mysticism.[3] For example, in the 13th century writings of Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob ha-Cohen, Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she coupled with the archangel Samael. The resulting Lilith legend is still commonly used as source material in modern Western culture, literature, occultism, fantasy, and horror.
Next up is Yuki-onna:
Yuki-onna appears on snowy nights as a tall, beautiful woman with long black hair and blue lips. Her inhumanly pale or even transparent skin makes her blend into the snowy landscape (as famously described in Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things). She sometimes wears a white kimono,[3] but other legends describe her as nude, with only her face and hair standing out against the snow.[4] Despite her inhuman beauty, her eyes can strike terror into mortals. She floats across the snow, leaving no footprints (in fact, some tales say she has no feet, a feature of many Japanese ghosts), and she can transform into a cloud of mist or snow if threatened.
Medusa:
In Greek mythology Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as having the face of a hideous human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Gazing directly into her eyes would turn onlookers to stone. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, though the author Hyginus interposes a generation and gives Medusa another chthonic pair as parents.
Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.
And finally, not exactly mythological, but possibly my favorite:
Carmilla
Carmilla is the original prototype for a legion of female and lesbian vampires. Though Le Fanu portrays his vampire's sexuality with the circumspection that one would expect for his time, it is evident that lesbian attraction is the main dynamic between Carmilla and the narrator of the story:
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They were whispering to me.
and more swooshy like tycho
i love tycho i need more like that
feels like distance and reading
he was busy with burg
There are two possibilities.
I either gave scheck too much time to make an OP and everyone got bored and left, or the women in my OP killed everyone.
Is it just ...they have stumps? Or their legs fade into nothingness? Or ...they dont have legs either?
I was gonna post in this new chat but I was sidetracked by videos of puppies on youtube.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
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there is another car in slc that is one year newer, one trim level higher, and 15k fewer miles, for the same price
a one way flight is $70, the drive back would be 5 hrs
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There were going to be at least three more in the OP, but I didn't feel like getting banned.
I apologize, Lamashtu, Lamia, and Empusa.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
DO
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you'll be happy you did every time you get in that car
solid investment
Arrange to get it inspected before you leave SLC. Seriously. You don't want it to explode along the way.
about a third in, not too fond of it
i have a shelf full of nabakov teasing me
"read us," they plea, "we're beautiful and we'll make you happy"
like paper mermaids
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so that might could be worth some nice peace of mind
What is the warranty on them?
Think of like your standard ghost in the sheet
Pretty much that, just with a kimono
Basically they're creepy because they look like a normal pale person right until you notice that hey, why doesn't their kimono bottom seem to move when they do, etc.
mmm veggie burgers. I hope it works out for you!