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Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that region's popular culture. Mythological figures
Pages in category "Catalan mythology" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Catalan myths and legends; Cocollona; Comte Arnau; Conde ...
Pages in category "Catalan legendary creatures" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Dip (Catalan myth) L. La Guita Xica; M. Marraco;
They include Galician mythology, Asturian mythology , Cantabrian mythology, Catalan mythology, Lusitanian mythology and Basque mythology. They also include the myths and religions of the Celts , Celtiberians , Iberians , Milesians , Carthaginians , Suebi , Visigoths , Spaniards and Roman and Greek mythology .
In Catalan mythology, Comte Arnau (Count Arnau) is a legendary nobleman from Ripollès who, for his rapacious cruelty and lechery, is condemned to ride an undead horse for eternity while his flesh is devoured by flames. He is the subject of a classic traditional Catalan ballad. The legend has its origins in a popular song of the sixteenth century.
In Catalan mythology an aloja (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈlɔʒə]; plural aloges), also known as dona d'aigua, goja or paitida, is a feminine being that lives in places with fresh water. [1] These "water-women" are said to be able to turn into water blackbirds.
Constructed from 1978 to 1982 in Noisy-le-Grand, a suburb located ten miles east of Paris, Les Espaces d'Abraxas is a notable housing estate designed by the late Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill ...
Dragons are well known in Catalan myths and legends, in no small part because St. George (Catalan Sant Jordi) is the patron saint of Catalonia. Like most mythical reptiles, the Catalan dragon (Catalan drac) is an enormous serpent-like creature with four legs and a pair of wings, or rarely, a two-legged creature with a pair of wings, called a ...