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The bauchan (Scottish: bòcan [1] English: bauchan, buckawn or bogan [2]) is a type of domestic hobgoblin in Scottish folklore. It is often mischievous and sometimes dangerous, but is also very helpful when the need arises. [2]
A brownie or broonie (), [1] also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks.
Bugbear – child-eating hobgoblin; Callisto – A nymph who was turned into a bear by Hera. Stiff Legged Bear (Native American)- gigantic hairless Bear monster believed in by several tribes- predominantly Iroquoians and Algonquians. Early Colonial Settlers surmised it might be sightings of real mammoths instead of monster story.
"A longstanding historical connection Links between Slovakia and Ireland stretch back to 1000 BC. Celtic tribes living in Central Europe are known to have migrated westwards to Britain and Ireland. Artefacts and the remains of their settlements can still be seen including at Devín Castle near Bratislava." EOQ. [20]
A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. [ 1 ] (p320) Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his A Midsummer Night's Dream as a hobgoblin.
A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the boogeyman (or bugaboo or babau or cucuy), and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. [1]
Krsnik – Vampire hunter from Slavic Mythology. Lamia – (Greek) Beautiful, child-eating demon with a womans upper body and a snake tail. Lamia 2 – (Basque) female water spirit with webbed bird feet. NOTE: There is also a Bulgarian Lamya and Albanian Llamja, which is described as a nature spirit similar to the Greek Lamia, ergo these may ...
In China, a custom known as "exchanging one's children and eating them" was practised over thousands of years during times of hunger. Neighbouring families swapped one of their children, each family then slaughtering and eating the child of the other family, thus "alleviat[ing] their hunger" without having to eat their own family members.