Fiura

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Fiura is a malevolent female spirit from Chilote mythology, known for her grotesque appearance and for causing illness, misfortune, and enchantments to those who encounter her.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Fiura canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf female spirit ⓘ
mythological being ⓘ
supernatural entity ⓘ
ability bewitch humans ⓘ
cast enchantments ⓘ
cause accidents ⓘ
cause illness ⓘ
cause misfortune ⓘ
induce madness ⓘ
associatedWith bad luck ⓘ
diseases ⓘ
lonely paths ⓘ
sorcery ⓘ
the forest ⓘ
travelers ⓘ
witchcraft ⓘ
behavior appears unexpectedly to humans ⓘ
deceives people with illusions ⓘ
lurks near roads and paths ⓘ
targets men in particular ⓘ
characteristic deformed face ⓘ
disproportionate body ⓘ
foul smell ⓘ
grotesque appearance ⓘ
malevolent ⓘ
seductive yet repulsive ⓘ
consequenceOfEncounter loss of direction ⓘ
mental disturbance ⓘ
physical illness ⓘ
series of misfortunes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Chile ⓘ
culture Chiloé Archipelago ⓘ
domain human health ⓘ
luck and fate ⓘ
nature ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
mythology Chilote mythology ⓘ
narrativeFunction explanation for sudden illness ⓘ
explanation for unexplained misfortune ⓘ
moral warning figure ⓘ
partOf Chilote mythological pantheon ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Chilean Patagonia ⓘ
linked to: Patagonia
relatedTo Trauco ⓘ
roleInMythology bringer of misfortune ⓘ
punisher of the imprudent ⓘ
tempter of men ⓘ
typeOfSpirit evil spirit ⓘ
forest spirit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.