Far From Reality: Mondays Mythical Creatures

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:

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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November 29, 2010 at 6:19 PM
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