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Among the figures of Catalan mythology are:

• Aloja
• Catalan mythology about witches
• Dip
• Dona d'aigua (water woman)
• Donyet
• Dragons
  • Drac (a dragon, generally male)
  • Víbria (specifically female)
• Encantaria
• Follet
• Gambutzí
• Goja
• Home del sac(man of the sack)
• Home dels nassos (man of the noses)
• Marraco
• Martinet
• Minairó
• Negret
• Paitida
• Pappu
• Pesanta
• Peix Nicolau
• Tió de Nadal
• The Three Wise Men or Tres Reis Mags d'Orient
  • Page Gregory
  • Page Fumera
• Vella Quaresma

poo It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Dona daigua. ... In Catalan popular culture, there are a large number of myths and legends about witches (Catalan bruixes). In the popular imagination, a witch is a woman who, by means of a pact with the Devil, has acquired supernatural power, which she uses for her own benefit and for evil purposes. ... In Catalan myth, Dip is an evil, black, hairy dog, an emissary of the Devil, who sucks peoples blood. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Aloja (mythology). ... Saint George versus the dragon, Gustave Moreau, c. ... Drac can be: The word for dragon in Catalan and other languages, from Latin DRACO. See European dragon (particularly the section on Catalan dragons). ... In European folklore, a dragon is a serpentine legendary creature. ... Home dels nassos is a character in Catalan myths and legends. ... A martinet is either a punitive device or a stickler for rules, apparently unrelated. ... A negret in Catalan myths and legends, especially those of Majorca, is a small, dark-skinned sprite who, if touched with a candle by a mortal, instantly turns into a trove of coins. ... Pappu can refer to: Kuthiravattam pappu, a popular malayalam cinema comedian. ... In Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta is an enormous dog (or, strangely a cat) that goes into peoples houses in the night and puts itself on the chest of the people making it difficult for them to breath and causing them the most horrible nightmares. ... The Tió de Nadal (roughly Christmas log), also known as Tió or Tronca (log), is a mythological character in Catalan mythology relating to a Christmas tradition widespread in Catalonia. ... The Three Wise Men are given the names Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this late 6th century mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. ... Patge Gregori (English: Page Gregori) is, in Catalan tradition, the most powerful page to the Three Magi or Three Kings who bring gifts to the children on the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany (the night of January 5-6). ...