Question
Red-skirted yōkai called ubume were believed to hand bundles of leaves to passersby after dying in this manner. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this manner of death of the Cihuateteo, who haunted crossroads in Aztec myth. Ancient deities like Eileithyia (“ee-LEE-thee-uh”) and Bes could help protect women against this manner of death.
ANSWER: childbirth [or pregnancy]
[10h] This Malaysian monster also preys on men after dying in childbirth. Similar to the Indonesian Kuntilanak, this vampiric ghost inspired a series of popular horror films during the Golden Era of Singaporean cinema.
ANSWER: pontianak [or puntianak]
[10m] The pontianak’s South Asian equivalent, the churel, can be recognized by this feature of her feet, which also gives away various spirits and monsters like pichal peris, bhootas, Curupiras, and Abarimons. This feature also distinguishes Xolotl’s feet in Aztec art.
ANSWER: backwards feet [or reversed feet; accept descriptions of feet that point in the wrong direction]
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| LMM's LLM MLM | Punished "Venom" BHSU | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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