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Name Empusa
Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἔμπουσα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ém.puː.sa/(Attic Greek) /ˈem.pu.sa/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) /ɛm.ˈpjuː.sə/(English)
Other Forms FormsEmpousa
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Meaning & History
Probably pre-Greek in origin, though folk etymology derives it from ἕν (hén) "one" and πούς (pous) "foot". This was the name of a shape-shifting spectre and companion of Hecate in Greek mythology, said to have a single leg made of either copper or a donkey’s leg.