entities: ENT_VF_OLD_HAG

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_VF_OLD_HAG The Old Hag (Night-Hag)   Contemporary Folklore & Vernacular Religion Folkloric being Sleep-paralysis entity nocturnal pressing; suffocation; 'hagging'; paralysis   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Newfoundland 'Old Hag' who sits on the sleeper's chest — Hufford's core case for an experience-centered, cross-cultural assault tradition. People take protective measures ('being hagged' is acted upon). A genuine continuation of the older mare/night-mare and Lilith-as-strangler complex. spirit

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