Empusa

empusa Translingual right|thumb|Empusa pennata species Etymology From mul grc Ἔμπουσα a species of monster of Greek mythology. Proper noun 1 f genus family Empusidae family certain praying mantises References Empusa (mantis) Empusa (Animalia) 1 English Etymology From en grc Ἔμπουσα species of monster of Greek mythology. Pronunciation en /ɛmˈpjuːsə/ Proper noun en Greek mythology A monster sent by (and sometimes the progeny of) the goddess Hecate; when imagined as the first or only empusa, or as a species of monster. en 1999 Douglas M. Jesseph Squaring the Circle University of Chicago Press https://books.google.com.au/books?id=sTzq_HOr9MgC&pg=PA311&dq=%22Empusa%22%7C%22Empusas%22%7C%22Empusae%22+mythology+graves&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii_P6T7saIAxUXja8BHbRlJakQ6AF6BAgWEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Empusa%22%7C%22Empusas%22%7C%22Empusae%22%20mythology%20graves&f=false 311 Hobbes compares this hybrid school divinity to Empusa, a female specter in ancient Greek mythology who was supposed to have been sent by the goddess Hecate. en 2014 Barbara Cox; Scott Forbes Haunted Homes Gareth Stevens Publishing https://books.google.com.au/books?id=rYdfEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=%22Empusa%22%7C%22Empusas%22%7C%22Empusae%22+mythology+graves&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii_P6T7saIAxUXja8BHbRlJakQ6AF6BAgsEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Empusa%22%7C%22Empusas%22%7C%22Empusae%22%20mythology%20graves&f=false 20 The Empusa was a female vampire from Greek mythology that feasted on the blood of men. Noun s Empusae * en empusa. en 2015 Rachel Alexander Myths, Symbols and Legends of Solar System Bodies Springer https://books.google.com.au/books?id=WpYvBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA106&dq=%22Empusa%22%7C%22Empusas%22%7C%22Empusae%22+mythology+graves&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii_P6T7saIAxUXja8BHbRlJakQ6AF6BAhoEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Empusa%22%7C%22Empusas%22%7C%22Empusae%22%20mythology%20graves&f=false 104 The Empusa are commanded by Hecate, one of the Greek Moon goddesses.