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'''Abere''' is a [[demon|demoness]] from [[Melanesian mythology]]. She is said to resides in marshes. She draws people to her by her beauty, and after she has entrapped them, proceeds to devour them. |
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'''Abere''' is a [[demon]]ess from [[Melanesian mythology]]. She is portrayed as a "wild" woman with young female servants.<ref name="Abere">{{cite book|title=Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns and Goblin. The Abere is a particularly vicious mermaid species |
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|publisher=Norton|isbn=978-0-393-31792-3|chapter=A|pages=1|year=1998|last=Rose|first=Carol}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Coulter |first1=Charles Russell |last2=Turner |first2=Patricia |title=Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities |date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-96397-2 |page=7 |language=en |quote=Abere (Melanesia): Demoness. Abere was known as a wild, provocative woman who murdered men. It was said that the mimia reed grew around her to hide her from her victims. She was known for having a number of young female companions.}}</ref> She is said to reside in marshes. She draws people to her by her beauty, entrapping them by causing reeds to grow around them.<ref name="Abere"/> Once they are trapped, she proceeds to devour her victims.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rose |first=Carol |title=Giants, monsters, and dragons: an encyclopedia of folklore, legend, and myth |date=2000 |publisher=ABC-Clio, inc |isbn=978-0-87436-988-5}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 24 February 2024
Abere is a demoness from Melanesian mythology. She is portrayed as a "wild" woman with young female servants.[1][2] She is said to reside in marshes. She draws people to her by her beauty, entrapping them by causing reeds to grow around them.[1] Once they are trapped, she proceeds to devour her victims.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rose, Carol (1998). "A". Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns and Goblin. The Abere is a particularly vicious mermaid species. Norton. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-393-31792-3.
- ^ Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (4 July 2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-135-96397-2.
Abere (Melanesia): Demoness. Abere was known as a wild, provocative woman who murdered men. It was said that the mimia reed grew around her to hide her from her victims. She was known for having a number of young female companions.
- ^ Rose, Carol (2000). Giants, monsters, and dragons: an encyclopedia of folklore, legend, and myth. ABC-Clio, inc. ISBN 978-0-87436-988-5.
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