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Vishkanya. They were courtesans, brought up since they were little on increasing doses of poison. A grown Vishkanya would be fatal to anyone getting too close, and they were, therefore, often used as honey traps by the state. Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, 11th CE.
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