Abere

Abere is a demoness from Melanesian mythology. She is portrayed as a "wild" woman with young female servants.^[1] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b Rose, Carol (1998). "A". Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns and Goblin. The Abere is a particularly vicious mermaid species. Norton. p. 1. ISBN 0-393-31792-7.

Rose, Carol. Giants, Monsters, and Dragons. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2000. ISBN 0-87436-988-6.

External links

Godchecker.com entry on Abere

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[Abere-1] Rose, Carol (1998). "A". Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns and Goblin. The Abere is a particularly vicious mermaid species. Norton. p. 1. ISBN 0-393-31792-7.

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