History Main / SeductiveMummy

* Averted with Cleofatra in ''WesternAnimation/GravedaleHigh'', she's actually a fatty nerdy girl, unlike other female students like Blanch (an AttractiveZombie) and Durze (a GorgeousGorgon). Yet in one episode Cleo does manage to seduce a [[Series/BeautyAndTheBeast1987 Vincet-like]] monster celebrity.

* Averted with Cleofatra in ''WesternAnimation/GravedaleHigh'', she's actually a fatty nerdy girl, unlike other female students like Blanch (an AttractiveZombie) and Durze (a GorgeousGorgon). Yet in one episode Cleo does manage to seduce a [[Series/BeautyAndTheBeast Vincet-like]] monster celebrity.

* Averted in Cleofatra in ''WesternAnimation/GravedaleHigh'', she's actually a fatty nerdy girl, unlike other female students like Blanch (an AttractiveZombie) and Durze (a GorgeousGorgon). Yet in one episode Cleo does manage to seduce a [[Series/BeautyAndTheBeast Vincet-like]] monster celebrity.

* Averted in Cleofatra in ''WesternAnimation/GravedaleHigh'', she's actually a fatty nerdy girl, unlike other female students like Blanch (an AttractiveZombie) and Durze (a PrettyGorgon). Yet in one episode Cleo does manage to seduce a [[Series/BeautyAndTheBeast Vincet-like]] monster celebrity.

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It's difficult to believe nowadays, but fictional Egyptian mummies haven't always been the [[BandageMummy dusty, bandage-covered zombie analogues]] they are now. The first mummy fiction stories, written in the early 20th century, involved mostly female mummies, and they were portrayed as mysterious, sensual and seductive, taking on the forms of the beautiful women they were in mortal life, and sometimes playing the part of FemmeFatale.

It's difficult to believe nowadays, but fictional Egyptian mummies haven't always been the [[BandageMummy dusty, bandage-covered zombie analogues]] they are now. The first mummy fiction stories, written in the early 20th century, involved mostly female mummies, and they were portrayed as mysterious, sensual and seductive, taking on the forms of beautiful women they were in mortal life, and sometimes playing the part of FemmeFatale.

* PlayedWith in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooInWheresMyMummy'': Cleopatra first appears as a beautiful woman, before turning into a scary crone. [[spoiler: It is later revealed that she was actually Velma is disguise, and there are hints at a romance between Velma and Omar.]]

It's difficult to believe nowadays, but fictional Egyptian mummies haven't always been the dusty, bandage-covered zombie analogues they are now. The first mummy fiction stories, written in the early 20th century, involved mostly female mummies, and they were portrayed as mysterious, sensual and seductive, taking on the forms of beautiful women they were in mortal life, and sometimes playing the part of femme fatale.

Moreover, unlike vampires, succubi and other undead/demonic creatures who usually took on human forms and employed their seductive powers just to drain mortals of their life energy, mummies were much more human, being capable of love and other feelings, sometimes even good-natured and involved in genuine romantic relationships with human males. The origins of this cultural phenomenon are neatly explained by [[https://miranda.revues.org/6899 this essay]]; in short, it represented the "romance" between an archaeologist and the ancient civilizations discovered by him, the colonization of the East by Victorian Britain, as well as romanticization and sexualization of the "exotic" female.

The trope has been largely forgotten for the most of the 20th century due to the emergence of the classic "monster mummy" type, pioneered by Creator/BorisKarloff in [[Film/TheMummy1932 the famous 1932 movie]]; however, it seems to be somewhat growing in popularity again nowadays. Subtrope to both {{Mummy}} and BoyMeetsGhoul; SisterTrope to AttractiveZombie.

The trope has been largely forgotten for the most of the 20th century due to the emergence of the classic "monster mummy" type, pioneered by Creator/BorisKarloff in [[Film/TheMummy1932 the famous 1932 movie]]; however, it seems to be somewhat growing in popularity again nowadays. Subtrope to both {{Mummy}} and BoyMeetsGhoul; SisterTrope to SeductiveMummy.

The trope has been largely forgotten for the most of the 20th century due to the emergence of the classic "monster mummy" type, pioneered by Creator/BorisKarloff in [[Film/TheMummy1932 the famous 1932 movie]]; however, it seems to be somewhat growing in popularity again nowadays. Subtrope to both {{Mummy}} and BoyMeetsGhoul.

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* ''WebAnimation/{{Xombie}}'' has Nephthys, who is the resident MrsFanservice in the show.
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[[caption-width-right:196:Believe it or not, this gorgeous girl has been dead for thousands of years.]]

* In Creator/JulianHawthorne's ''The Unseen Man's Story'', has the protagonist falling in love with the resurrected Queen Amunuhet.

Moreover, unlike vampires, succubi and other undead/demonic creatures who usually took on human forms and employed their seductive powers just to drain mortals of their life energy, mummies were much more human, being capable of love and other feelings, sometimes even good-natured and involved in genuine romantic relationships with human males. The origins of this cultural phenomenon are neatly explained by [[https://miranda.revues.org/6899 this essay]]; in short, it represented the "romance" between an archaeologist and the ancient civilizations discovered by him, the colonization of the East by Victorian Britain, as well as a romanticization and sexualization of the "exotic" female.

* Ma-Mee from Creator/HRiderHaggard's short story ''Smith and the Pharaohs'': Smith's discovery of her tomb was originally motivated by him being smitten with a sculpture depicting her. Later at night in the museum she comes to life as an attractive female. [[spoiler: Smith is also revealed as a reincarnation of her lover Horu.]]

%%* Played with ''Literature/TheJewelOfSevenStars'' by Bram Stoker; Queen Tera was never actually resurrected, but she was clearly planning to be. It is also possible that her spirit survived in Margaret.

%%* Ma-Mee from Creator/HRiderHaggard's short story ''Smith and the Pharaohs''.

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%%* Krom-Ha from ''VideoGame/TheNextBigThing'' by Creator/PenduloStudios.
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* Nefer-Tina from ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive''. One of the episodes involves her dating a living male.

* Played with ''Literature/TheJewelOfSevenStars'' by Bram Stoker; Queen Tera was never actually resurrected, but she was clearly planning to be. It is also possible that her spirit survived in Margaret.

* Ma-Mee from Creator/HRiderHaggard's short story ''Smith and the Pharaohs''.

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* Krom-Ha from ''VideoGame/TheNextBigThing'' by Creator/PenduloStudios.

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* Nefer-Tina from ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive''. One of the episodes involves her dating a living male.
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Moreover, unlike vampires, succubi and other undead/demonic creatures who usually took on human forms and employed their seductive powers just to drain mortals of their life energy, mummies were much more human, being capable of love and other feelings, sometimes even good-natured and involved in genuine romantic relationships with human males. The origins of this cultural phenomenon are neatly explained by [[https://miranda.revues.org/6899 this essay]]; in short, it represented the "romance" between an archeologist and the ancient civilizations discovered by him, the colonization of the East by Victorian Britain, as well as fascination for the "oriental woman" type which has always been a mystery for the Western men.

It's difficult to believe nowadays, but fictional mummies haven't always been the dusty, bandage-covered zombie analogues they are now. The first mummy fiction stories, written in 1900s, involved mostly female mummies, and they were portrayed as mysterious, sensual and seductive, taking on the forms of beautiful women they were in mortal life, and sometimes playing the part of femme fatale. Moreover, unlike vampires, succubi and other undead/demonic creatures who usually took on human forms and employed their seductive powers just to drain mortals of their life energy, mummies were much more human, being capable of love and other feelings, sometimes even good-natured and involved in genuine romantic relationships with human males. The origins of this cultural phenomenon are neatly explained by [[https://miranda.revues.org/6899 this essay]]; in short, it represented the "romance" between an archeologist and the ancient civilizations discovered by him, the colonization of the East by Victorian Britain, as well as fascination for the "oriental woman" type which has always been a mystery for the Western men.

The trope has been largely forgotten for the most of XX century due to the emergence of the classic "monster mummy" type, pioneered by [[Creator/BorisKarloff Boris Karloff]] in [[Film/TheMummy1932 the famous 1932 movie]]; however, it seems to be somewhat growing in popularity again nowadays. Subtrope to both {{Mummy}} and BoyMeetsGhoul.

* Played with ''[[Literature/TheJewelOfSevenStars The Jewel of Seven Stars]] by [[Creator/BramStoker Bram Stoker]]; Queen Tera was never actually resurrected, but she was clearly planning to. It is also possible that her spirit survived in Margaret.
* ''Iras'' by H. D. Everett involves the main character actually '''marrying''' a mummy who turned into a beautiful woman.
* Ma-Mee from [[Creator/HRiderHaggard H. Rider Haggard]]'s short story ''Smith and the Pharaohs''.
* ''[[Literature/FreaksAliveOnTheInside Freaks: Alive, on the Inside!]]'' by Annette Curtis Klause centers around the main character's romance with a living mummy called Tauseret.
* ''Don't Tell Mummy'', one of the books in the ''[[Literature/GraveyardSchool Graveyard School]]'' series, has the main character Park meeting a mysterious and [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]] girl called Morton who turns out to be a living mummy. Nevertheless, they become friends by the end of the novel, and there may be subtle hints at this trope (especially given that Park chose to pursue the career of an archaeologist due to his encounter with her).

* Krom-Ha from ''[[VideoGame/TheNextBigThing The Next Big Thing]]'' by PenduloStudios.

* Nefer-Tina from ''[[{{WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive}} Mummies Alive!]]''. One of the episodes involves her dating a living male.

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