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A '''Helloi''' ({{lang-mni|ꯍꯦꯜꯂꯣꯢ}}) or a '''Heloi''' ({{lang-mni|ꯍꯦꯂꯣꯢ}}) is a female nature spirit in [[Meitei mythology]], [[Meitei folklore|folklore]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]].<ref name="Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley - Manjusri Chaki-Sircar - Google Books">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=heloi+meitei+female+spirit|title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=Shakti Books|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.language.1357/page/n129/mode/2up?q=Heloi+Helois+Meitei|title=A collection of Essays in Manipuri Folklore|last1=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh|last2=Sadananda Mayanglambam|date=2013|pages=129}}</ref> Hellois look like beautiful young women. They often trick men to have sex with them. They are the most powerful among the female spirits. They can cause diseases.<ref name="Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley - Manjusri Chaki-Sircar - Google Books" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/feminismintradit0000chak/page/120/mode/2up?q=Heloi+Hinchhabi|title=Feminism in a traditional society : women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=New Delhi : Shakti Books ; New York : Distributed by Advent Books|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|pages=120}}</ref> | A '''Helloi''' ({{lang-mni|ꯍꯦꯜꯂꯣꯢ}}) or a '''Heloi''' ({{lang-mni|ꯍꯦꯂꯣꯢ}}) is a female nature spirit in [[Meitei mythology]], [[Meitei folklore|folklore]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]] of [[Ancient Kangleipak]] ([[Antique Manipur]]).<ref name="Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley - Manjusri Chaki-Sircar - Google Books">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=heloi+meitei+female+spirit|title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=Shakti Books|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.language.1357/page/n129/mode/2up?q=Heloi+Helois+Meitei|title=A collection of Essays in Manipuri Folklore|last1=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh|last2=Sadananda Mayanglambam|date=2013|pages=129}}</ref> Hellois look like beautiful young women. They often trick men to have sex with them. They are the most powerful among the female spirits. They can cause diseases.<ref name="Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley - Manjusri Chaki-Sircar - Google Books" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/feminismintradit0000chak/page/120/mode/2up?q=Heloi+Hinchhabi|title=Feminism in a traditional society : women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=New Delhi : Shakti Books ; New York : Distributed by Advent Books|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|pages=120}}</ref> | ||
The hellois are often known for their charming beauty, ecological balance and male submission (seduction).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haloi Taret Dangerous Beauty Ecological Balance and Male Submission By Rubani Yumkhaibam|url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Spotlight_On_Women.Haloi_Taret_Dangerous_Beauty_Ecological_Balance_and_Male_Submission_By_Rubani_Yumkhaibam|access-date=2022-03-01|website=e-pao.net}}</ref> Hellois are sometimes seen as evil spirits in the forms of beautiful maidens.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/feminismintradit0000chak/page/238/mode/2up?q=Heloi|title=Feminism in a traditional society : women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=New Delhi : Shakti Books ; New York : Distributed by Advent Books|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|pages=238}}</ref> | The hellois are often known for their charming beauty, ecological balance and male submission (seduction).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haloi Taret Dangerous Beauty Ecological Balance and Male Submission By Rubani Yumkhaibam|url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Spotlight_On_Women.Haloi_Taret_Dangerous_Beauty_Ecological_Balance_and_Male_Submission_By_Rubani_Yumkhaibam|access-date=2022-03-01|website=e-pao.net}}</ref> Hellois are sometimes seen as evil spirits in the forms of beautiful maidens.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/feminismintradit0000chak/page/238/mode/2up?q=Heloi|title=Feminism in a traditional society : women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=New Delhi : Shakti Books ; New York : Distributed by Advent Books|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|pages=238}}</ref> | ||