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I would like to hear legends and myths of all countries of Europe and above all, the fantastic creatures, Spain is full of these stories.
I start with I know.
Mythological creatures
Cantabrian people have not only telluric and natural divinities, but also fabulous beings with different aspects that people feared or adored and have legends and histories on their own. There are many of them in Cantabrian mythology, yet the most important are:
* The Ojáncanu. The sorrow of Cantabria, this creature embodies the evil among the Cantabrians and represents the cruelty and the brutality. This giant cyclops is the Cantabrian version of the Greek Polyphemus that appears in other Indoeuropean mythologies.
* The Ojáncana or Juáncana. Wife of the former, is even more ruthless as children are counted among her victims.
* The Anjana. Is the antithesis of the Ojáncano and the Ojáncana. Good and generous fairy, she protects honest people, the lovers and those who get lost in the woods or roads.
The beautiful Anjana.
http://www.di3d.es/mitologia/foto_anjana.html#
* The Esteru. This is a Christmas character, he is a lumberjack that lives alone in the forest and makes toys to give them away in Christmas throughout Cantabria.
* The goblins. This is a large group of little mythological creatures, most of them mischievous. There are two groups among them, the domestic goblins, those who live in or around houses as Trasgu and Trastolillo; and the forest goblins, as Trenti and Tentirujo.
Los Caballucos del Diablo (Sorry for my poor traduction) The Caballucos del diablo mythological demons of Cantabria displayed on the night of San Juan flying through flames, smoke and sulfur fumes and thundering in the stillness of the night with hellish roar of fury released after a year of prison.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caballucos_del_Diablo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantabrian_mythology
A nice and short video presenting the Anjana and her evil enemy.
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http://www.di3d.es/mitologia/index.html
I'll add more creatures and legends of Spain if you like the theme.
Thanks for watching.
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