Hooves beneath skirts
A motif · Form · Thompson G303.4.5.3.1, Ogres
3 figures carry it.
Nearby in Thompson's index
Motifs this bestiary also holds from G303.4.5.3 and below. The codes are the index's; the names and counts are ours.
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G303.4.5.3.1Melodic whistle lures prey 1 figure
Carried by
Aisha Qandisha
In the most widespread version of her legend, she appears to a man as a strikingly beautiful woman, often with an inviting or seductive manner, only for him to discover too late that her feet are not human: accounts variously describe them as goat hooves or camel feet hidden beneath long robes or skirts.
Deer Woman
beneath her dress she has the legs and cloven hooves of a deer, a detail a victim typically notices only once it is too late
Xtabay
she is frequently described as having claw-like or animal feet hidden beneath her skirt