seductress

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One welcome shift from past cinematic renderings is screenwriters Peres Owino's and NneNne Iwuji's emphasis on Cleopatra's shrewdness as a political and military strategist, traits often subsumed by her legend as a seductress.

From Salon • May 11, 2023

But without hints from the announcers, I’d probably guess that Chock was a witch seductress and Bates a young soldier; maybe the routine would read more like a very strange retelling of Macbeth.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2022

A ruthless foe and an ancient seductress are among those making life difficult for the newly appointed king of Valusia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

Ms. Wao was known for male roles during her formal Takarazuka career, as was Hikaru Asami, who plays Velma’s fellow killer and seductress Roxie.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2016

The one person she really did blame was the wretched, vain, empty-headed, ungodly Aileen Butler, who had been his seductress and was probably now to be his wife.

From The Titan by Dreiser, Theodore