v_public_adversarial_beings: 67

Demons, adversarial figures, and hostile entities across traditions.

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rowid	entity_id	canonical_name	tradition	category	primary_domains	short_note
67	ENT_JM_ESTRIE	Estrie	Jewish Mystical	Adversarial being	blood-drinking; shape-shifting; night; harm to infants	A shape-shifting, blood-drinking female demon of medieval (esp. Franco-German) Jewish folklore, attested chiefly in Sefer Hasidim; the name likely derives from the Latin strix/strigae and the figure is sparsely documented.