Children would play by its shores after school, and young men would chat there at night.
The myth has become less popular in urban areas at present, though it is still familiar to the youth, and well known in rural Egypt.
The creature calls one by his first name, rendering him speechless, hypnotized, and obedient to her voice which he blindly follows, while the other man is unaffected, and attempts to pull the other back.
She stands steadily very near to the bank of the river, her hands placed at her sides, and wearing a loose, long semi-transparent dress.
People in rural Egypt believe that a man who is called for by En-Naddaha is doomed, curing him is often impossible.