Classification: Ethereal Entities

Temporal Range: 5th Century BCE

Geographic Range: Ancient Greece

Diet: Blood and flesh of young men

Horde: Greek

With flaming hair and a leg of copper or possibly a donkey leg, it’s unclear, Empusa doesn’t seem like a deadly seductress on paper. But depending on your persuasion, once you set eyes on her, her beauty, charms, and donkey leg, you will be left besotted. As the daughter of the spirit Mormo and the goddess Hecate, she is often seen chaperoned by her mother on trips from the Underworld to Earth.

Many have described the Empusa as a ghostly spirit rather than a terrifying creature, but that makes her no less deadly. She has been known to have qualities similar to a succubus, luring in lovestruck young men before draining their blood. There are even tales of her devouring men alive (probably because she started at the wrong end). With all this in mind, we recommend steering clear of any ethereal women with mismatched legs and hair of flame, especially if you tend to be easily charmed.