Imbunche
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In the Chilote folklore and Chilote mythology of the Chiloé Island in southern Chile, the imbunche or invunche is a legendary monster that protects the entrance to a warlock's cave.
[edit] Legend
According to legend, the Imbunche was a male child kidnapped by, or sold by his parents to a Brujo Chilote (a type of sorcerer or warlock of Chiloé).
The Brujo chilote transformed the child into a deformed hairy monster by breaking his legs and twisting them over his back, applying a magic cream over the boy's back to cause thick hairs and, finally splitting his tongue to produce a forked, snake-like, tongue.
The travel writer, Bruce Chatwin, gives an interesting account of Chilote witchcraft and the imbunche in his book "In Patagonia".
British comic book writer Alan Moore wrote a version of the Imbunche which is very similar to Chatwin's description during his run on Swamp Thing.
[edit] References
- http://www.mitologiachilota.cl/english/invunche.php
- http://www.chiloeweb.com/chwb/chiloeisland/english/tem_gen_mitologia.html
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