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2011, acrylic on canvas by Carlos Loarca, depicting the mythical dog "El Cadejo" The cadejo is a primary motif in the paintings of Guatemalan-born artist Carlos Loarca, who was born in 1937. As a child, Loarca was told the legend and believed that the cadejo protected his father, as he always came home unscathed from the cantina.
Cipitio is a legendary character from Salvadoran folklore revolving around the Siguanaba and cadejo legends. He is generally portrayed as an 8- to 10-year-old boy with a large conical hat and a pot-belly. His name is taken from the Nahuatl word for child: cipit or cipote. Some also relate his name to the deity Xipe Totec.
The legends of el Sombrerón, Tatuana and Cadejo existed in Mayan myth, but el Tesoro del Lugar Florido is certainly a new addition. [86] But Asturias mixes these elements not only from one tale to the next, but even within each legend; for example in the first tale the narrator is engaged in a native song and dance ritual, but what he sings ...
Cadejo (Central America) – Cow-sized dog-goat hybrid; Cailleach – Divine creator and weather deity hag; Caipora – Fox-human hybrid and nature spirit; Caladrius (Medieval Bestiary) – White bird that can foretell if a sick person will recover or die; Calingi (Medieval Bestiary) – Humanoid with an eight-year lifespan
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El Sombrerón is a legendary character [1] and one of the most famous legends of Guatemala, told in books [2] ... Cadejo, and Siguanaba. The Legend
Que Viene el Coco (1799) by Goya. The Coco or Coca (also known as the Cucuy, Cuco, Cuca, Cucu, Cucuí or El-Cucuí) is a mythical ghost-like monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in Spain and Portugal. Those beliefs have also spread in many Hispanophone and Lusophone countries.
Pages in category "Salvadoran mythology" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cadejo; Cipitio; H.