88 Chinese mythical creatures, demons, and monsters to know about. The great Middle Kingdom is positively full of such fantastical beings.
The expression ishah el ahotah is also mentioned in the list of incestuous relationships, in the prohibition against marrying two sisters (Lev. 18: 18). By combining the words “sister” (ahotah) and “woman” (ishah), the text emphasizes the femininity of the two entities to be joined...