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Monday, November 29, 2010

Mondays Mythical Creatures

Posted by LunaMoth at 12:15 PM

Phouka

(Pooka, Phooka, Púca)

                                  Old Irish "poc"  meaning A male goat
                      Scandonavian  "pook" or "puke" meaning Nature Spirit

FACTS

• Shapeshifter (forms are a black goat, an eagle or more commanly a white or black horse with glowing yellow eyes)
• 21st century the Phouka changed from a terrifying spirit to a peaceful garden gnome
• Lives in mountains and hills
• Has the power of human speech
• Assosiated with Samhain, when the last harvest is brought in the remaining crops are considerd 'puka' and are inedible
• November 1st is Phouka's Day, a day when it will act civilly

Phouka In Books

• The Iron King and The Iron Daughter - A Phouka helps out Meghan and watches her
• The Spiderwick Chronicles - The Phouka is a type of Fae that shape-shifts and talks in riddles
• War of the Oaks - A main charactor is a Phouka



 

2 Comments:

1. Kristina Barnes♥ said...
   November 29, 2010 at 2:31 PM  
   You know what? I've never thought a phouka would look like that. That's pretty cool. xD
   
   I've read about phouka's in the Iron Fey series, and was imagining them as a sort of satyr hybrid. Anyway, all the info you collected on phouka's were definitely cool! :)
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