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Chiloé myths & leyends

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The Seahorse is a extremely large underwater kind of horse (that can also become a floating stick or invisible as well) that serves the 'Witchery' (la Brujería); when warlocks gather in their secret cave to one of their meetings (Aquelarre) they summon this mythical being for transportation purposes.
 
Pincoya is a supernatural young female, extremely beauty with large blond hair, born from the joint of the undersea governor Millalobo & a mapuche princess named Huenchura. According to fisher tales if in dark nights the Pincoya dances looking towards the sea the fishing will be good; if she dances looking to the other direction it will not.
 
Piuchén is a kind of oversized vampire snake shape covered with undergrowth. It lives on swamps, is gaze is deadly and he possesses enormous strength. This creature lives many years. It's been stated that when Darwin traveled trough Chile recorded a creature partially coincide with Piuchén. It's has also been asociated with the contemporary urban leyend of the Chupacabra.
Chiloé myths & leyends
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Chiloé myths & leyends

Illustration of mythical characters from Chiloé Island, Chile.

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