Asanbosam

The Asanbosam, Asasabonsam or more commonly Sasabonsam [1] is a vampire-like folkloric being from West Africa. It belongs to the folklore of the Ashanti of southern Ghana, as well as Côte d'Ivoire and Togo.[2] It is said to have iron teeth and iron hooks for feet and to live in trees, attacking from above.[1]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 Konstantinos (1996). Vampires: The Occult Truth. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 1-56718-380-8.
  2. ↑ Bunson, Matthew (1993). The Vampire Encyclopedia. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd. p. 11. ISBN 0-500-27748-6.


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