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Wihwin

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Wihwin is the name given to a malevolent water spirit of Central America, particularly associated with the Miskito tribe.[1] Similar mythological creatures around the world include the kelpie in Scotland,[2] the Scandinavian bäckahäst[3] and the Australian bunyip.[4] Although normally a sea-dwelling demon, it prowls through mountain ridges during the summer months.[5]

The horse-shaped monster has "jaws fenced round with horrid teeth",[5] which it uses to consume humans and other prey it finds on its nocturnal hunts.[5]

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Citations

  1. ^ Bassett (1885), p. 93
  2. ^ Varner (2007), p. 24
  3. ^ Middleton (2012), p. 44
  4. ^ McPherson (1929), p. 61
  5. ^ a b c Bell, Charles N. (1862), "Remarks on the Mosquito Territory", The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, 32: 254

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