 Suicides freely putting their heads into this 'snare' (prompted, perhaps, by a dream) could then be seen to consecrate themselves to her.On the other hand, the Xtabay of contemporary folklore is a seductive female demon 'ensnaring' or 'deceiving' her male human preys so as to madden and destroy them.The Dresden Codex picture (DC53b) of a dead woman with a rope around the neck, suspended from a celestial bar, is often, and without further proof, taken to represent Ix Tab.