Mythology

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Gynosphinx- Greek myth: a monster with the body of a lion, wings of a bird, and head of a woman. She would guard pathways and would block the traveler to ask him a riddle. If the traveler got the riddle right he would be on his way and the sphinx would leave. If he got it wrong then the sphinx would eat him.
Jorōgumo
According to the Japanese folklore, the Jorōgumo is a magic, 400 year old giant spider, that can change its appearance into that of a beautiful woman. She seduces young handsome men, wraps them up in her webs and eats them.
Nixie
This is what's written in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You...