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- The cadejo (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈðexo]) is a supernatural spirit that appears as a dog-shaped creature with blue eyes when it's calm and red eyes when it's attacking. It roams isolated roads at night, according to Central American folklore of indigenous origin. There is a good white cadejo and an evil black cadejo. Both are spirits that appear at night to travelers: the white cadejo protects them from harm and danger during their journey, while the black (sometimes an incarnation of the devil) tries to kill them. They usually appear in the form of a large (up to the size of a cow), shaggy dog with burning red eyes and goat's hooves, although in some areas they have more bull-like characteristics. According to the stories, many have tried to kill the black cadejo but have failed and perished. It is also said that if a cadejo is killed, it will smell terrible for several days, and then its body will disappear. Some Guatemalan and Salvadoran folklore also tells of a cadejo that protects drunks against anyone who tries to rob or hurt them. When the cadejo is near, it is said to bring a strong goat-like smell. Turning one's back on the cadejo or speaking to it are said to induce insanity. In popular etymology, the name cadejo is thought to have derived from the Spanish word cadena, meaning "chain"; the cadejo is at times represented as dragging a chain behind him. There is a fairly large member of the weasel family, the tayra, which in common speech is called a cadejo and is cited as a possible source of the legend. In Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras the dog-like creature is known as El Cadejo. It is said to look like a dog but is not a dog, has deer-like hooves and also moves like a deer, rather than a dog. The white Cadejos are known to be benevolent and eat bell-like flowers that only grow on volcanoes. The white Cadejo protects people, including drunks, vagabonds, and people with grudges from all evil foot steps, even La Siguanaba, and bad choices, which are sometimes caused by the evil black Cadejo. The black Cadejo is malevolent and lures people to make bad choices. The black Cadejo has glowing purple eyes and eats newborn babies. Sometimes the black Cadejo is said to be the devil himself. The black Cadejo is said to be able to stand on two feet like a man and swiftly throw punches at its victims. The book Los perros mágicos de los volcanes (Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes), by Manlio Argueta, describes the Cadejos as mythical dog-like creatures that figure prominently in the folklore of El Salvador. They mysteriously appear at night and lovingly protect the villagers who live on the slopes of the volcanoes from danger. In Guatemala and El Salvador, the legend of El Cadejo revolves around La Siguanaba and El Cipitio legends. (en)
- El Cadejo (llamado Cadejos en Costa Rica), en la narrativa folclórica de Mesoamérica, es un perro espectral de gran tamaño, ojos brillantes, que arrastra cadenas, y que durante las noches aparece en sitios solitarios para cuidar o atormentar a los borrachos o trasnochadores, siendo muy conocida su leyenda en las zonas rurales e incluso urbanas de México y Centroamérica. En varias regiones de Centroamérica la leyenda habla de dos cadejos, uno blanco, benigno y protector, y otro negro, monstruoso y malvado. En Costa Rica el Cadejos es uno solo, de color negro y, aunque monstruoso, generalmente es inofensivo. Aunque la palabra «cadejo» para designar a este ser es de origen español, las raíces mitológicas del Cadejo se encuentran principalmente en la mitología maya y en las tradiciones chamanísticas de los pueblos nahuas de Mesoamérica, donde son frecuentes los mitos aborígenes sobre chamanes y nahuales que pueden tomar la forma de animales para ejercer sus funciones religiosas y funerarias, rituales en lo que se utilizaban ornamentos de jade, pieles de animales, plumas de aves y máscaras. Entre los mesoamericanos, el perro ejercía la función de compañero de los muertos en su viaje al más allá. La leyenda es, pues, producto del mestizaje, y a su vez, es el vestigio de una antigua creencia que supone que todo humano posee un animal de compañía. Este mítico animal es el doble del hombre, de tal manera que la enfermedad o la muerte del primero conllevan la enfermedad o la muerte del segundo. En la actualidad, se puede establecer una comparación con el pensamiento religioso occidental, que expresa que el hombre tiene un ángel guardián que lo protege de los peligros. La leyenda del Cadejos ha encontrado resonancia en la literatura y la cultura popular de los pueblos centroamericanos, y se ha asociado, de forma paralela, a muchas otras leyendas sobre perros monstruosos y espectrales alrededor del mundo. (es)
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- The cadejo (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈðexo]) is a supernatural spirit that appears as a dog-shaped creature with blue eyes when it's calm and red eyes when it's attacking. It roams isolated roads at night, according to Central American folklore of indigenous origin. There is a good white cadejo and an evil black cadejo. Both are spirits that appear at night to travelers: the white cadejo protects them from harm and danger during their journey, while the black (sometimes an incarnation of the devil) tries to kill them. They usually appear in the form of a large (up to the size of a cow), shaggy dog with burning red eyes and goat's hooves, although in some areas they have more bull-like characteristics. According to the stories, many have tried to kill the black cadejo but have failed and p (en)
- El Cadejo (llamado Cadejos en Costa Rica), en la narrativa folclórica de Mesoamérica, es un perro espectral de gran tamaño, ojos brillantes, que arrastra cadenas, y que durante las noches aparece en sitios solitarios para cuidar o atormentar a los borrachos o trasnochadores, siendo muy conocida su leyenda en las zonas rurales e incluso urbanas de México y Centroamérica. En varias regiones de Centroamérica la leyenda habla de dos cadejos, uno blanco, benigno y protector, y otro negro, monstruoso y malvado. En Costa Rica el Cadejos es uno solo, de color negro y, aunque monstruoso, generalmente es inofensivo. (es)
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