Colo Colo (mythology)

Colo Colo (mythology)
For other uses, see Colocolo (disambiguation).

The Colo Colo or Colocolo, is a malignant creature of Mapuche mythology.

Legend

The Colo Colo's aspects differ slightly according to which zone of Chile. In Mapuche the Colo Colo has a serpent form with legs, similar to a long rat with feathers. Whereas in the south of Chile, the Huilliche culture represents them as a long mouse with the head similar to a head of a rooster.

The Colo Colo are born from an egg that was incubated by a "rooster", and would feed by taking the saliva from sleeping people. Commonly living in the corners or cracks of houses; the malignant creature would be identified as living in the home by listening for an animal that cries like a new born baby.

See also

References

  • Ernesto Wilhelm de Moesbach. Voz de Arauco: explicación de los de los nombres indígenas de Chile. Imprenta San Francisco, 1944. (Spanish)

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