Chilote Mythology - Legends and Mythical Creatures

Legends and Mythical Creatures

Myths and mythical creatures of Chiloé, in southern Chile include:

  • The Basilisco Chilote (a type of Basilisk)
  • The Brujo Chilote (a type of sorcerer)
  • The Caballo marino chilote (a type of water horse)
  • The Caleuche
  • The Camahueto
  • The Cape or Skin
  • The Chucao
  • The Cuchivilo
  • The Coñieuma (a double flower that screams as a child on new moon)
  • The Fiura
  • La Condená ("The Condemned")
  • The macabre Invunche
  • Chiloé (mytological origin). The legend of Ten ten Vilu, Coi coi Vilu and Origin of the Archipelago
  • The Millalobo
  • The Peuchen or Piguchen
  • The Pésame
  • The Pincoya, goddess of the Chiloean Seas
  • The Pincoy
  • The Sirena chilota (a type of Mermaid)
  • The Trauco

Read more about this topic:  Chilote Mythology

Famous quotes containing the words legends, mythical and/or creatures:

    “Farm boys wild to couple
    With anything with soft-wooded trees
    With mounds of earthmounds
    Of pine straw will keep themselves off
    Animals by legends of their own:”
    —James Dickey (b. 1923)

    “I have the strong impression that contemporary middle-class women do seem prone to feelings of inadequacy. We worry that we do not measure up to some undefined level, some mythical idealized female standard. When we see some women juggling with apparent ease, we suspect that we are grossly inadequate for our own obvious struggles.”
    —Faye J. Crosby (20th century)

    “O curse of marriage,
    That we can call these delicate creatures ours
    And not their appetites! I had rather be a toad,
    And live upon the vapour of a dungeon
    Than keep a corner in the thing I love
    For others’ uses.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)