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- ↑ Cotterell, Arthur (1980). A Dictionary of World Mythology: 1St American Ed. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192177478.
- ↑ Ross, Sonja Brigitte (1994). Die Vagina dentata in Mythos und Erzählung: Transkulturalität, Bedeutungsvielfalt und kontextuelle Einbindung eines Mythenmotivs (in German). Holos.
- ↑ Lederer, Wolfgang (1968). The fear of women . Grune & Stratton.
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- 1 2 Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. ISBN 9781135963972.
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