Supernatural character from Central American folklore
TheCegua, La Sihuehuet or Siguanaba, Cigua or Siguanaba is a supernatural character from Central American folklore, though it can also be heard in Mexico. It is a shapeshifting spirit that typically takes the form of an attractive, long haired woman seen from behind. She lures men away into danger before revealing her face to be that of a horse or, alternatively, a skull.
The Siguanaba and its variants may have been brought to Latin America from Spain during the Colonial Period, used by the colonists as a means of exercising control over the indigenous and mestizo population.[1]
evil spirit and the fear that grips the victim. The word siguanaba or sihuanaba has its origin in the indigenous languages of Mesoamerica. Various words...
of the rainforest, where she turns into a beast and devours the man. Sihuanaba, a female spirit who had an affair and attacks unfaithful men in El Salvador...
or devour him as a wild animal like bears. Sayona Patasola Deer Woman Sihuanaba Baobhan sith Leanan sídhe Huldra Soucouyant Leyenda “La Tunda” La Leyenda...
called The Secret of the Footprints in 2002, that features ciguapas. Sihuanaba Liza Phoenix (2007-03-05). "Ciguapa". lizaphoenix. Archived from the original...
companions to find. Chullachaqui Hulder La Llorona Miss Koi Koi Patasola Sihuanaba Siren Succubus The Silbón Tunda Xana Domínguez, Luis Arturo. 1990. Encuentro...
Sayona, a Venezuelan vengeful spirit who appears to unfaithful husbands Sihuanaba, a shapeshifting spirit of Central America who lures men into danger before...
the series' mecha use for aerial transport. List of fictional horses Sihuanaba Blair, Emma Helen; Edward Gaylord Bourne, James Alexander Robertson, John...
Latin American country, you can find stories about the Sihuanaba, or horse-faced women. The Sihuanaba is said to lead unfaithful men into dangerous situations...
Gnawa tune Lalla Aicha and the French horror movie Kandisha. Succubus Sihuanaba Patasola Hulder Siren Xana Moura Encantada Tunda Pontianak (folklore)...
(Norse) Simurgh – like the Hippogriff with the head of a human (Persian) Sihuanaba – a shapeshifting spirit that typically takes the form of an attractive...
their companions. Caipora Chullachaqui Fiura Monopod (creature) Nasnas Sihuanaba, a similar figure from Central America López, Javier Ocampo (2006). Mitos...
that dwells in a waterway, sometimes luring handsome men to their deaths Sihuanaba, in South American folklore, a woman cursed by a god, she first appears...
Joan Soler i Amigó. Enciclopèdia de la fantasia popular catalana. Editorial Barcanova, 1998. ISBN 84-489-0012-X, 9788448900120 Sihuanaba Headless Mule...
It appears as a red fiery headless horse. Headless Horseman Muladona Sihuanaba DEBRET, Jean Baptiste (1834). Viagem Pitoresca e Histórica ao Brasil....
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