Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In ancient Greek mythology, the Empusa was a female supernatural monster. Hecate sent Empusa to harass travelers. It scared to death or ate anybody that travelled along the paths or roads it inhabited. More recent Greek tales describe the creature as a merely frightening shapeshifter, but blame it for injuring sheep. Alternative: Empousa This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.