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    The Janas, in Sardinian Mythology, are fairies, that sometimes can transform themselves in witches, so exist benevolent and evil Janas. The Janas look like beautiful winged small women who dress in red, and wear a hat embroidered with silver thread. They sometimes give off a blinding light. According to the tradition to each newborn baby was assigned a Jana, which would watch over and protect for a lifetime each person if the Jana was benevolent, in other case the Jana would cause misfortunes.

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    Spirits of women who died in childbirth. The Panas according to the legend could be seen along the rivers and the streams between the 1 and 3 o'clock a.m., while washing bloody clothes used during the childbirth, singing a sad lullaby.

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    Called also Skrutsoni is the Sardinian version of the Basilisk. It's a giantic reptile, snake or dragon with 7 heads that live hibernating inside a mountain. It has a crystal cross on the forehead/s, brave people who will be able to take up the cross will have luck for life. Catch it is very dangerous, infact it can kill a man with a glance, or with its breath.

    Recently it has been theorized that the legend on the Sardinian Basilisk would be began when in the past people found the fossils of dinosaurs that inhabited the island, such as the Cotylorhynchus (the basilisk descripted in the legends in the place where it was discovered looks at the description of this dinosaur)

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    Sa Mama e su Entu in sardinian language means the Mother of the Wind. She is represented as a strict beautiful woman who fluctuates in the wind. When she gets angry , in the form of a stormy wind, scratches the face of people who have committed sins and uproots the trees during her passage.

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    A mask of a maskinganna during a traditional carnival


    The Maskinganna, literally "master of deception", was a legendary figure of Sardinian mythology. He was a Devil of the Forests, that could change his aspect to a crying baby, or a beautiful young girl, or a handsome guy.
    His favorite pastime was disturbing people while they slept.

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    They are chubby elves that inhabit the houses, in particular the rustic country houses, they wear a red hat that covers a curly head. They are attracted by all shiny little objects. They hide the objects that catch in secret deposits. According to the legend only one boy is succeeded to get the confidence of the mazzamureddos, and become their friend.

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    It's a fantastic being dedicated to the protection of the wild animals. In the interior of Sardinia (Barbagia) is called the shepherd of the venison. It warns the mouflons and other wild animals in case of danger or appears to the hunters, hindering them during the hunt.

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    The Cogas are vampiric witches. They according to the legend kill only the male babies, feeding on their blood. They look like old ugly hags, and they are stump tailed (they are recognizable from this feature mainly), but sometimes they have the ability to transform themselves in other beings.

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    They are monstrous beings who inhabit the depths of the Gorropu Gorge, in the Supramonte. They came out from the canyon during the stormy nights killing the cattles, plundering the men and destroying the pinnettos (traditional shepherd huts).



    The entrance of the Gorroppu Canyon

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    In Sardinian Folklore, the Caddos Birdes (En: Green Horses) were mythological creatures, constituted by horses with green hair coat, very difficult to be sighted. Only few persons of noble heart could see and ride them.

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