Kallikantzaros
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The kallikantzaros () is a malevolent creature in modern Greek folklore.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Kallikantzaros
- Mythical creature.AKA
- karakoncolos, karakondžula, karakondzhol
- Mythical creature.image
- Kallikatzaros.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- Kallikantzaros with goat legs urinating on the Christmas pastries on a tray.
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Folklore
- Mythical creature.Sub_Grouping
- Goblin
- Mythical creature.Details
- Shape-shifting
- Mythical creature.Country
- Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania
- Mythical creature.Region
- Southeastern Europe
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- mythical creature
- Part of
- Slavic mythology
- Country
- Greece
- Image
- Kallikatzaros.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kallikantzaros
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- Forms
- Etymology
- Greek folklore
- Appearance
- Lore
- Origin theories
- Serbian folklore
- Bulgarian folklore
- Albanian folklore
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
The kallikantzaros () is a malevolent creature in modern Greek folklore.
Kallikantzaroi are believed to dwell underground spending most of the time trying to saw down the giant tree that supports the earth, but come to the surface during the twelve days of Christmas, from 25 December to 6 January (to Theophany/Epiphany).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kallikantzaros” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.