Al Basti
In Turkic folklore, Al Basti is often confused as a Mare, a Succubus, and other Middle Eastern female spirits that enter men's erotic dreams. However, Al Basti is not a sexual spirit; she visits those “who have guilty souls” and “come from families that have committed bloody crimes that have gone unpunished.” She is also known to steal horses, who are found sweating and exhausted in the morning.
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“In Turkic folklore Al Basti has been often confused as both a Mare, a Succubus, as well as any number of Middle Eastern female spirits which are told to enter a man's erotic dreams. However, the difference in the Al Basti legends is that she is not a sexual spirit, she rather visits those “who have guilty souls” and “come from families that have committed bloody crimes that have gone unpunished.””
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