Are there and dragon legends where they hold for captive boys, adults, and elderly women as opposed to the traditional virgin young maiden?

I watched a documentary where it was stated dragons rarely held the former captive. Are tehre any known stories within real world mythology in which these scenarios happen? If so, please provide links to these stories if not share the full tale(s) themselves.

The huayes are part of Maya folklore, embodying the eerie gift of shapeshifting. The huaychivo turns into a goat, the huaypek into a dog, and the huaykeken into a pig. These tales describe men who bargain with dark forces to gain strength, sacrificing their humanity in the process. They are stories that blur the line between man and beast, fear and reverence.

Legends of America | 50 States, 50 Legends

WHO IS MORA?

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Long before people understood sleep, they feared what came in the dark.

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In Slavic folklore, **Mora** was a spirit of the night — a presence said to visit sleepers, bring strange dreams, and leave behind the feeling that something unseen had been watching.

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Legends spoke of a mysterious woman who lived deep within the forest, surrounded by wolves. Hidden from the world, she wandered between dream and reality, appearing only to those who crossed her path after dark.

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Some called her a demon.

Some called her a witch.

Others believed she was simply a lonely soul caught between worlds.

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But every story agreed on one thing:

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When Mora comes, you feel her before you see her.

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Midnight Stories presents a cinematic interpretation inspired by Slavic myths — where beauty, desire, and nightmares share the same dream.

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Enter the forest.🌙🐺

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A colossal centipede that toys with its prey through impossible riddles. Fail to answer… and death awaits.

A monstrous predator lurking in Campeche’s hills. Half feline, half goat, the Boop is feared for its savage hunger—villagers whisper of men dragged into the night, never to return.

Its a full moon(blue moon tonight). So my son's fiancee is part Navajo...She has a kitten and a son both named after foxes... anyways she sees a fox run on the grass near the truck as we're driving down the road. Me and my son start joking around about hunting foxes and he was kind of jokingly taunting her with details. Not even 2 minutes later we're driving over a bridge and we see a man with no face who doesn't even flinch as we go past him. 30 seconds later we run out of gas. We manage to make it to a grocery store but their gas station is closed and they don't take tap. She sees a sign that says foxglove and then 20 seconds later my son gets an ad on his phone for fox charms. Is her son gonna be okay?

அன்பிற்கும் உண்டோ அடைக்குந்தாழ் ஆர்வலர்
புன்கணீர் பூசல் தரும்.

Есть ли нечто такое, что могло бы скрыть любовь человека к людям? Покров с нее сорвет всего одна грустная слезинка любящего

https://www.thirukkural.net/en/kural/kural-0071.html

Hi, I’m reading the Epic of Gilgamesh right now. It’s my first time reading any myth on my own. I used to attend our school’s class that is related to mythology and I’ve learnt some Greek myths, especially about Theseus’s journey. It was a good experience so I wanted to read more myths in other cultures. So, my first one is the Epic of Gilgamesh.

I’m reading the tablet 3, and I don’t get why Gilgamesh tries to attack Humbaba in the forest. Is Humbaba a dangerous feature? Or, does this symbolize something?

I’m exploring the idea of creating a monthly snail mail project where each edition is based on a myth and interpreted through physical and digital pieces.

Still very early stage, just trying to see if the concept itself feels interesting to people who like mythology / art / storytelling.

Would you find something like this interesting, or what would you expect from it?