Catalan myths and legends
- Catalan myths and legends
Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that region's popular culture.
Among the figures of Catalan mythology are:
*Aloja
*Catalan mythology about witches
*Dip
*Donyet
*Dragons
**Drac (a dragon, generally male)
**Víbria (specifically female)
*Encantaria
*Follet
*Gambutzí
*Goja
*Home del sac(man of the sack)
*Home dels nassos (man of the noses)
*Marraco
*Martinet
*Minairó
*Negret
*Paitida
*Papu
*Pesanta
*Peix Nicolau
*Tió de Nadal
*The Three Wise Men or Tres Reis Mags d'Orient
**Page Gregory
**Page Fumera
*Vella Quaresma
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