Căpcăun

A Căpcăun is a creature in Romanian folklore, depicted as an ogre who kidnaps children or young ladies (mostly princesses). It represents evil, as do its counterparts Zmeu and the Balaur. The Romanian word appears to have meant "Dog-head" (căp being a form of cap, meaning "head", and căun a derivative of câine, "dog").

This article relating to a European myth or legend is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Romanian legendary creatures Romanian words and phrases European mythology stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Chicane (recording artist) Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester Look at other dictionaries: căpcăun — CĂPCĂÚN, căpcăuni, s.m. Fiinţă fabuloasă din mitologia populară românească, închipuită cu trup de om şi cu cap de câine, uneori cu două capete şi cu două guri, despre care se spune că mânca oameni. ♦ Epitet dat unui om rău, crud, sălbatic. Cap1 + …   Dicționar Român cãpcãún — s. m., pl. cãpcãúni …   Romanian orthography leviatan — LEVIATÁN, leviatane, s.n. (text.) Agregat pentru spălarea industrială a lânii. [pr.: vi a ] – Din fr. léviathan. Trimis de LauraGellner, 20.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  leviatán (monstru) s. m. (sil. vi a ) Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român smeu — sméu ( éi), s.m. – 1. (înv.) Şarpe. – 2. (înv.) Dragon. – 3. Căpcăun, monstru din mitologia populară. – 4. Boală atribuită intervenţiei unui duh rău care persecută femeile. – 5. (s.n.) Cometă, jucărie de hîrtie. – var. zmeu, smău, zmău şi der. –… …   Dicționar Român Cottingley Fairies — The first of the five photographs, taken by Elsie Wright in 1917, shows Frances Griffiths with the alleged fairies. The Cottingley Fairies appear in a series of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, two young cousins who… …   Wikipedia Folklore — For other uses, see Folklore (disambiguation). Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of… …   Wikipedia Gnome — This article is about the humanoid creature. For the computing desktop environment, see GNOME. For the lawn ornament, see garden gnome. For other uses, see Gnome (disambiguation). A gnome /ˈnoʊm …   Wikipedia Nymph — This article is about the creatures of Greek mythology. For other uses, see Nymph (disambiguation). A fourth century Roman depiction of Hylas and the Nymphs, from the basilica of Junius Bassus A nymph in Greek mythology is a female minor nature… …   Wikipedia Naiad — For other uses, see Naiad (disambiguation). A Naiad by John William Waterhouse, 1893; a water nymph approaches the sleeping Hylas. In Greek mythology, the Naiads or Naiades (Ναϊάδες from the Greek νάειν, to flow, and νᾶμα, running water ) were a… …   Wikipedia Kelpie — This article is about the aquatic creature from Celtic mythology. For the Australian dog breed, see Australian Kelpie. Kelpie The Kelpie by Herbert James Draper Mythology Celtic mythology Grouping Myt …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”