Catalan mythology

Yule log in catalan Christmas tradition

catalan mythological character

evil demonic mythological dog that drinks people's blood

mythological feminine character

thumb|250px|"Muladona" from an 18th-century text In Catalan mythology, a Muladona or Donamula (mule-woman or woman-mule in Catalan) is a female mule with a human woman's head. Legend has it that a young woman was cursed by the townspeople for being irreverent and irreligious, and the curse turned her into a mule.

mythology of the Catalan people

right|300px|thumb|The Marraco of Lleida right|300px|thumb|The Marraco, side view The Marraco (, ) is a dragon or frightening creature in Catalan myth in the city of Lleida. It possessed a mouth wide enough to swallow a human whole according to tales told to frighten children.

character in Catalan mythology

church located in Pyrénées-Orientales, in France

thumb|Graffiti Cocollona in Girona (Catalonia, Spain). The Cocollona is a folkloric creature from Girona.

In Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta () is an enormous dog or cat that goes into people's houses in the night and steps on their chests, making it difficult for them to breathe and causing nightmares. The Pesanta is similar to the Portuguese Pisadeira. It is black and hairy, with steel paws, but its paws have holes in them.