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The night hag or old hag is the name given to a supernatural creature, commonly associated with the phenomenon of sleep paralysis. It is a phenomenon during which a person feels a presence of a supernatural malevolent being which immobilizes the person as if sitting on their chest or the foot of their bed. The word "night-mare" or "nightmare" was used to describe this phenomenon before the word received its modern, more general meaning. Various cultures have various names for this phenomenon and/or supernatural character.

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  • عفريت الليل (ar)
  • Μαύρη Μόρα (el)
  • Night hag (en)
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  • عفريت الليل أو العفريت القديم هو الاسم الذي يطلق على أحد المخلوقات الخارقة للطبيعة، والذي يستخدم لشرح ظاهرة شلل النوم، وهي ظاهرة يشعر خلالها الشخص بوجود كائن شرير خارق للطبيعة يجثم على صدره أو عند قدم السرير. استخدمت كلمة «الكابوس» لوصف هذه الظاهرة قبل أن تكتسب الكلمة معناها الحديث الأكثر عمومية. تمتلك هذه الظاهرة أو هذا المخلوق أسماء مختلفة في العديد من الثقافات. (ar)
  • Η μαύρη μόρα (ή βραχνάς) είναι κακόβουλη μορφή μιας μεγάλης σε ηλικία γυναίκας. Κυκλοφορεί τη νύχτα και ταλαιπωρεί όσους κοιμούνται, καθώς τους επισκέπτεται στα όνειρά τους. Ως ον, ανήκει στον κύκλο των «διαβολικών δυνάμεων» που ενοχλούν τους ζωντανούς ή στρέφονται εναντίον τους, όπως οι βρυκόλακες, τα φαντάσματα, οι , τα ησκιώματα και τα διάφορα κακοποιά στοιχει. (el)
  • The night hag or old hag is the name given to a supernatural creature, commonly associated with the phenomenon of sleep paralysis. It is a phenomenon during which a person feels a presence of a supernatural malevolent being which immobilizes the person as if sitting on their chest or the foot of their bed. The word "night-mare" or "nightmare" was used to describe this phenomenon before the word received its modern, more general meaning. Various cultures have various names for this phenomenon and/or supernatural character. (en)
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