Asanbosam
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Asanbosam
The Sasabonsam [1]) is a vampire-like folkloric being from West Africa. It belongs to the folklore of the Ashanti of southern Ghana, as well as Côte d'Ivoire and Togo.[2] It is said to have iron teeth and iron hooks for feet and to live in trees, attacking from above.[1]
In mythology, it is usually portrayed as an archetypical ogre: according to A Dictionary of World Mythology,
...the hairy Sasabonsam has large blood-shot eyes, long legs, and feet pointing both ways. Its favourite trick is to sit on the high branches of a tree and dangle its legs so as to entangle the unwary hunter.
Both Ogre and Vampire version have iron teeth.
References
- ^ a b Konstantinos (1996). Vampires: The Occult Truth. Llewellyn Worldwide. pp. 27. ISBN 1-56718-380-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=RzQ-2u9ESBUC&pg=PA27&d.
- ^ Bunson, Matthew (1993). The Vampire Encyclopedia. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. pp. p. 11. ISBN 0-500-27748-6.
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