Post by Morose on Jul 12, 2023 23:21:11 GMT -5
Translated from the book "Bestario Tradicional Portuges".
Boogymen
Bag man.
Is an old man with a vagabond look who steals children and transports them inside a sack that carries his back. When parents want to get rid of a child, they only need to tie a red ribbon to the leg of the bed to signal the Bag Man what it can take. Some men from the sack are known to use children to make buttons or soaps. Those slippery soaps, which run from our hands, are probably made of poorly behaved manners!
Maria Gancha.
When a child comes near a well, Maria Gancha tosses the hooks around her neck, dragging her to the bottom.
Maria Gancha is an evil being. It lives deep in the wells and has hooks instead of fingers. He spends his life under water in a dormant state and wakes up when someone throws a rock into the pit. By being disturbed by the impact of the stone, the Gancha awakens, climbs quickly by the rope of the well and launches at the person without mercy. He has a predilection for children who, inquisitive, have ventured near the wells. Instead of throwing stones into the wells, you might want to shoot a nail clipper!
Boogeyman (Papos?).
The boogeyman is an eater of rude children. It presents innumerable different forms, since it assumes the aspect with which each person imagines it. As soon as night falls, one listens to the sound of disobedient children. He especially likes to hide in stairwells, little used cabinets and other dark corners of houses. Very often, they can be found in lofts and attics. The biggest of them eat the whole children, all at once, without chewing.
Popular song to keep the Papos away. "Oh, Papa, go and get away from this roof, and let the boy sleep a restful sleep."
Coca.
Coca can take many forms and, many times, has a pumpkin head. Sometimes it only has a head, being devoid of the rest of the body. It sends fire through the mouth and nostrils. One of his favorite locals is the roof of a house where a child sleeps, where he watches over his behavior. It feeds on disobedient children, which leads to a place without return. In the Algarve, Coca looks almost human, covered with a hood, while in Monçao there is a party where the Coca-like fight against the Saint George is represented. The tradition of digging eyes and mouths of dreadful dread in pumpkins and practiced in Portugal for hundreds of years is not, as one might think, an influence of the celebration of Halloween. Besides being fun can give a good soup.
Insonho.
The most common cause of the hardships in which we dream that we can not move. The Insonho is a creature of many forms. He sits on top of a sleeping person, putting weight on his chest and causing him nightmares. Sometimes it covers the mouth of the sleeping person, causing shortness of breath. It always leaves room for some air to pass through its hand. It wears a cap is on the head. When someone move, the Insonho escapes to the roof and is obliged to surrender all the money that asks the person who has his cap. When he is in this situation, it will do everything to recover it. To avoid being bothered by Insohos, you should sleep with a fork under the pillow.
Maria da Manta.
Maria da Manta is a malevolent and scary being. It has horns and has fiery eyes. It lives in the rivers, where it attracts the children. When one of them gets out of the water, he will lay his hand on her and drown her. Maria da Manta hides under water, in shrubs on the banks of the rivers or at the top of the willows. (Depicted with horns, a skull head, fire coming out of the sockets and breasts. Some black ooze trickles down it's white skin).
Werewolves
First, a few details on translation. Courtesy of a person on tumblr. I won't name them because they said they got in trouble from the publisher trying to put the bestiary online. If they contact me saying otherwise they will be credited. These are direct quotes from them:
'"Corredores" (literally Runners) is the equivalent to Portuguese werewolves, with more of a person turns into animals, mostly wolves, kinda deal. Corredores being the name of the creatures here does not really work with another word.'
'The term "Fadario" is built from Fado and the suffix -rio, Fado while also being the name of a type of song Portugal is known for literaly translates to angst or like... its a form of like sadness based on looking at your life and the things you have lived.' Fadario would be like, the frustrations in life.'
'Alma Penada is a portuguese version of a soul yearning for something, much like the concept of "fadario" it has to do with wanting to have done something in life that having been unable to leaves the soul with a yearn to have managed and to manage having done that thing.'
Onto the Runners then...
Peeira de Lobos (seems to translate as Peacock of Wolves?).
Peeiras are the female form of Runner. Unlike the others, their Fadario can not be broken, so the peeiras must live among the wolves. During the day they appear in their human form, commanding the packs. At night, they accompany the wolves transformed into the same animal, with whom it has the ability to communicate. The last of seven daughters will become a Peira. To avoid it, the oldest should be the godmother of the younger.
Almost all Portuguese packs have a Peeira that leads them. Rarely are sighted because they become a wolf as the smallest sign of danger.
Tardo.
Condemned to his fate, the Tardo wanders the fields, transformed into an animal or human form. The first phase of the male Runner is the Tardo. The Tardo is a mutant that can take the form of any animal, being the dog, the donkey, the wolf or the goat the most common. For this to happen, it must be sheltered naked at midnight at a crossroads where the animal has previously wasted (died? crapped? idk) or laid down. Before, they usually hang their clothes in the tallest tree. They are not dangerous, they only disorientate the people they meet and cause nightmares in the people who sleep. If you do not break your Fadario for seven years, you become a werewolf (lobisomem). The best nights to see a Tardo are on Fridays, the night of the Festa de São João do Porto nights with a full moon. The sound of a horse galloping in the middle of the night is often caused by a Tardo. A child can become bound to their Fadario if the godfather during the baptism does not say the right words. The transformation will take place before the age of communion, at age seven. The child before transforming hangs the clothes on the highest tree at a crossroads and becomes an animal.
Boogymen
Bag man.
Is an old man with a vagabond look who steals children and transports them inside a sack that carries his back. When parents want to get rid of a child, they only need to tie a red ribbon to the leg of the bed to signal the Bag Man what it can take. Some men from the sack are known to use children to make buttons or soaps. Those slippery soaps, which run from our hands, are probably made of poorly behaved manners!
Maria Gancha.
When a child comes near a well, Maria Gancha tosses the hooks around her neck, dragging her to the bottom.
Maria Gancha is an evil being. It lives deep in the wells and has hooks instead of fingers. He spends his life under water in a dormant state and wakes up when someone throws a rock into the pit. By being disturbed by the impact of the stone, the Gancha awakens, climbs quickly by the rope of the well and launches at the person without mercy. He has a predilection for children who, inquisitive, have ventured near the wells. Instead of throwing stones into the wells, you might want to shoot a nail clipper!
Boogeyman (Papos?).
The boogeyman is an eater of rude children. It presents innumerable different forms, since it assumes the aspect with which each person imagines it. As soon as night falls, one listens to the sound of disobedient children. He especially likes to hide in stairwells, little used cabinets and other dark corners of houses. Very often, they can be found in lofts and attics. The biggest of them eat the whole children, all at once, without chewing.
Popular song to keep the Papos away. "Oh, Papa, go and get away from this roof, and let the boy sleep a restful sleep."
Coca.
Coca can take many forms and, many times, has a pumpkin head. Sometimes it only has a head, being devoid of the rest of the body. It sends fire through the mouth and nostrils. One of his favorite locals is the roof of a house where a child sleeps, where he watches over his behavior. It feeds on disobedient children, which leads to a place without return. In the Algarve, Coca looks almost human, covered with a hood, while in Monçao there is a party where the Coca-like fight against the Saint George is represented. The tradition of digging eyes and mouths of dreadful dread in pumpkins and practiced in Portugal for hundreds of years is not, as one might think, an influence of the celebration of Halloween. Besides being fun can give a good soup.
Insonho.
The most common cause of the hardships in which we dream that we can not move. The Insonho is a creature of many forms. He sits on top of a sleeping person, putting weight on his chest and causing him nightmares. Sometimes it covers the mouth of the sleeping person, causing shortness of breath. It always leaves room for some air to pass through its hand. It wears a cap is on the head. When someone move, the Insonho escapes to the roof and is obliged to surrender all the money that asks the person who has his cap. When he is in this situation, it will do everything to recover it. To avoid being bothered by Insohos, you should sleep with a fork under the pillow.
Maria da Manta.
Maria da Manta is a malevolent and scary being. It has horns and has fiery eyes. It lives in the rivers, where it attracts the children. When one of them gets out of the water, he will lay his hand on her and drown her. Maria da Manta hides under water, in shrubs on the banks of the rivers or at the top of the willows. (Depicted with horns, a skull head, fire coming out of the sockets and breasts. Some black ooze trickles down it's white skin).
Werewolves
First, a few details on translation. Courtesy of a person on tumblr. I won't name them because they said they got in trouble from the publisher trying to put the bestiary online. If they contact me saying otherwise they will be credited. These are direct quotes from them:
'"Corredores" (literally Runners) is the equivalent to Portuguese werewolves, with more of a person turns into animals, mostly wolves, kinda deal. Corredores being the name of the creatures here does not really work with another word.'
'The term "Fadario" is built from Fado and the suffix -rio, Fado while also being the name of a type of song Portugal is known for literaly translates to angst or like... its a form of like sadness based on looking at your life and the things you have lived.' Fadario would be like, the frustrations in life.'
'Alma Penada is a portuguese version of a soul yearning for something, much like the concept of "fadario" it has to do with wanting to have done something in life that having been unable to leaves the soul with a yearn to have managed and to manage having done that thing.'
Onto the Runners then...
Peeira de Lobos (seems to translate as Peacock of Wolves?).
Peeiras are the female form of Runner. Unlike the others, their Fadario can not be broken, so the peeiras must live among the wolves. During the day they appear in their human form, commanding the packs. At night, they accompany the wolves transformed into the same animal, with whom it has the ability to communicate. The last of seven daughters will become a Peira. To avoid it, the oldest should be the godmother of the younger.
Almost all Portuguese packs have a Peeira that leads them. Rarely are sighted because they become a wolf as the smallest sign of danger.
Tardo.
Condemned to his fate, the Tardo wanders the fields, transformed into an animal or human form. The first phase of the male Runner is the Tardo. The Tardo is a mutant that can take the form of any animal, being the dog, the donkey, the wolf or the goat the most common. For this to happen, it must be sheltered naked at midnight at a crossroads where the animal has previously wasted (died? crapped? idk) or laid down. Before, they usually hang their clothes in the tallest tree. They are not dangerous, they only disorientate the people they meet and cause nightmares in the people who sleep. If you do not break your Fadario for seven years, you become a werewolf (lobisomem). The best nights to see a Tardo are on Fridays, the night of the Festa de São João do Porto nights with a full moon. The sound of a horse galloping in the middle of the night is often caused by a Tardo. A child can become bound to their Fadario if the godfather during the baptism does not say the right words. The transformation will take place before the age of communion, at age seven. The child before transforming hangs the clothes on the highest tree at a crossroads and becomes an animal.