Women are both idealized and demonized for beauty and sexuality. Cast as seductress and temptress, victim and perpetrator. Sirens and Succubus lure helpless male victims into the arms of death. Envied and hated for their power in a world where men are supposed to own women. These stories stretch across cultures, a way to project fear and fascination onto women’s bodies. From ancient Chinese tales of fox spirits to modern cult classics like Jennifer’s Body, the archetype lives on
Women are both idealized and demonized for beauty and sexuality. Cast as seductress and temptress, victim and perpetrator. Sirens and Succubus lure helpless male victims into the arms of death. Envied and hated for their power in a world where men are supposed to own women. These stories stretch across cultures, a way to project fear and fascination onto women’s bodies. From ancient Chinese tales of fox spirits to modern cult classics like Jennifer’s Body, the archetype lives on