Asanbosam
The Asanbosam, or more commonly Sasabonsam,
In mythology, it is usually portrayed as an archetypical ogre; according to A Dictionary of World Mythology:
...the hairy Sasabonsam has large blood-shot eyes, long legs, and feet pointing both ways. Its favourite trick is to sit on the high branches of a tree and dangle its legs so as to entangle the unwary hunter.
Both the ogre and vampire versions have iron teeth.
Popular culture
Sasabonsam are featured in the 2021 fantasy novel Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen.
Two characters, Asanbosam and Sasabonsam, brothers, appear in
References
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- ISBN 0-500-27748-6.
- ^ Long, Edward (1774). The History of Jamaica Or, A General Survey of the Ancient and Modern State of that Island: With Reflexions on Its Situation, Settlements, Inhabitants, Climate, Products, Commerce, Laws, and Government. Vol. 2. pp. 445–475.
- ^ Cellania •, Miss (30 October 2020). "Sasabonsam Enforced the Rules of Renewal in West African Forests". Neatorama. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ Holiday (2010-01-12). "Asanbosam and Sasabonsam". Vampires. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ "figure | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 2021-11-09.