Ancient India- Visha Kanya (Sanskrit विष कन्या)
“The Visha Kanya (English: Poison girl) were young women reportedly used as assassins, often against powerful enemies, during the times of the Ancient India. Their blood and bodily fluids were purportedly poisonous to other humans…
Visha Kanya were used by kings to destroy enemies. The story goes that young girls were raised on a carefully crafted diet of poison and antidote from a very young age, a practice referred to as mithridatism. Although many would not survive, those that did were immune to other poisons and their body fluids would be poisonous to others; sexual contact would thus be lethal to other humans.
There also exists a myth that says a Visha Kanya can cause instant death with just a touch. According to Kaushik Roy, Visha Kanyas would kill their targets by seducing them and giving them poisoned alcohol”. (x)



