Hooves beneath skirts

Aisha Qandisha

In the most widespread version of her legend, she appears to a man as a strikingly beautiful woman, often with an inviting or seductive manner, only for him to discover too late that her feet are not human: accounts variously describe them as goat hooves or camel feet hidden beneath long robes or skirts.

Deer Woman

beneath her dress she has the legs and cloven hooves of a deer, a detail a victim typically notices only once it is too late

Xtabay

she is frequently described as having claw-like or animal feet hidden beneath her skirt