Alphabeast #18 - Rusalka

In Slavic mythology, a rusalka was a female ghost, water nymph, succubus, or mermaid-like demon that dwelled in a waterway.

According to most traditions, they were fish-women, who lived at the bottom of rivers. In the middle of the night, they would walk out to the bank and dance in meadows. If they saw handsome men, they would fascinate them with songs and dancing, mesmerize them, then lead them away to the river floor to their death.

Alphabeast #17 Queen of Hearts

My take on Lewis Caroll's classic character.

Alphabeast #16 Psychai

Psychai are the butterfly-winged goddesses/nymphs that are the progeny of Psyche. They are kin to the god Eros and his fellow Erotes.

Alphabeast #14 Nekomusume

The literal translation is "Cat daughter". It can be a cat with supernatural powers, or the ability to change itself into a human.

Alphabeast #13 Mara

In Croatian, "mora" refers to a "nightmare". Mora or Mara is one of the spirits from ancient Slav mythology. Mara was a dark spirit that takes a form of a beautiful woman and then visits men in their dreams, torturing them with desire, and dragging life out of them.

Alphabeast #12 Longana

The Longana appear in legends of the people living in Cadore, Italy. They are described as female with goat-like appendages. They are depicted as intelligent and beautiful women, and they regularly converse with spirits, which explains their extraordinary knowledge of natural events.

Alphabeast #11 Kiyohime

Kiyohime is a spurned woman whose rage turned her into a serpent as she pursued the priest who tried to escape from her. He tried to hide under a bell, but she found him...