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Line 1: {{For\|the English village\|Broxa, North Yorkshire}} ~~{{Refimprove}}~~ {{More citations needed\|date=January 2021}} Sometimes referred to as a [[witch]] (when female) and sometimes as a [[demon]] (when male), the '''Broxa''' is a nocturnal mystical entity of [[medieval]] times . Broxas supposedly could fly and change their shape at will, and also able to read the future. It was believed that they drank [[blood]] like [[vampire]]s. In [[Jew]]ish folklore it is also the name of a [[bird]] believed to suck the milk of [[goat]]s during the night.<ref>{{Cite web ~~\| url = http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/broxa.html~~ In [[Jewish folklore]], '''Broxa''' is a [[bird]] that is said to suck the milk of [[goat]]s and sometimes human blood during the night. ~~\| title = Pantheon.org~~ ~~\| accessdate = August~~ In medieval [[Portugal]], the '''Broxa''' was considered to be a shape shifting entity-as a witch in female form and in male form, a demon. It has been speculated that this creature was derived from the Jewish mythical creature.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6pYZDgAAQBAJ&dq=broxa+mythology&pg=PA39\|title=Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology\|last=Bane\|first=Theresa\|date=2017-02-10\|publisher=McFarland\|isbn=9780786455812\|language=en}}</ref> ~~\| accessdaymonth = 21~~ ~~\| accessmonthday =~~ == See also == ~~\| accessyear = 2007~~ ~~\| author =~~ * [[Chupacabra]] ~~}}</ref>~~ ==References== Line 14: [[Category:Jewish legendary creatures]] [[Category:Legendary birds]] [[Category:European demons]] ~~[[pt:Broxa]]~~ [[Category:Portuguese mythology]] [[Category:Portuguese legendary creatures]] [[Category:Vampires]] [[Category:Judaism and witchcraft]] [[Category:European witchcraft]]