Malahas
Malahas is a Native American mythological figure of the Nuu-chah-nulth people. She abducts children and brings them into the forest, as such she is known as the Woman of the Woods. Eventually she is brought down by Andaokut.[1]
There is a similar myth about a being known as Dzunukwa told in Kwakwaka'wakw mythology.
References
- Theresa Bane (12 May 2016). Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-4766-2338-2.
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