Adze (folklore)
The adze is a vampiric being in Ewe folklore. The Ewe are located in Togo and Ghana. In the wild, the adze takes the form of a firefly, though it will transform into human shape upon capture. When in human form, the adze has the power to possess humans. In firefly form, the adze would pass through closed doors at night and suck blood from people as they slept. The victim would fall sick and die. Tales of the creature and its effects were probably an attempt to describe the potentially deadly effects of mosquitoes and malaria. There is no defence against an adze.
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Adze (folklore)
The adze is a vampiric being in Ewe folklore. The Ewe are located in Togo and Ghana. In the wild, the adze takes the form of a firefly, though it will transform into human shape upon capture. When in human form, the adze has the power to possess humans. In firefly form, the adze would pass through closed doors at night and suck blood from people as they slept. The victim would fall sick and die. Tales of the creature and its effects were probably an attempt to describe the potentially deadly effects of mosquitoes and malaria. There is no defence against an adze.
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Adze ist ein Vampir, bzw. ein ...... chutz vor ihm verwendet wurde.
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L'adze è un vampiro presente n ...... di cocco ed uccide i bambini.
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The adze is a vampiric being i ...... is no defence against an adze.
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Adze ist ein Vampir, bzw. ein ...... chutz vor ihm verwendet wurde.
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L'adze è un vampiro presente n ...... di cocco ed uccide i bambini.
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The adze is a vampiric being i ...... is no defence against an adze.
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