5 Mystical Dogs You Want to Avoid at All Costs

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Scary and sinister mystical (or maybe very real?) Dogs are part of the folklore of many cultures and, of course, the Harry Potter books. They excited the imagination of people on dark foggy nights thousands of years ago. And today, on the eve of the impending Halloween, we invite you to get acquainted with the five most famous and frightening of them!

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1. Cerberus

This huge three-headed dog from Greek mythology guarded the exit from the underworld, not allowing the souls of the dead to return from there. The beast watched everything around with three pairs of eyes, waving its snake tail, and was always ready to tear any violator of the order with the sharpest lion claws. Poisonous saliva flowed from his mouth, and his entire body was completely covered with poisonous snakes. Anyone who tried to fight Cerberus met a terrible fate. Only Hercules could avoid it, defeating a terrible beast.

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2. Black dog at Peel Castle

On the Isle of Man in Great Britain in the 18th century, a mysterious black dog was mentioned, which appeared to people every night along the road leading from Peel Castle to the house of the captain of the guard. The black dog never attacked people, preferring to watch them from the side, but one day everything changed. Late in the evening, the tipsy guard of the castle closed his gates and after that, alone, he went to the captain’s house to give him the keys. Just a few minutes passed, and he ran headlong back to the castle, so frightened that he could not utter another word. After three days of torment, the guard died without telling anyone his story. Shortly thereafter, the road was completely closed, and another was constructed instead, away from the ill-fated place.

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3. Okuri-inu

The Okuri Inu is a demon dog known throughout Japan. She follows travelers on their heels to their very homes, never taking their eyes off them. The Okuri Inu is so ferocious that there is good news for the person it follows – no other wild animal would even think of approaching it for fear of being torn to shreds by the demon. But there is also bad news – if a person suddenly stumbles or falls, then she will not regret him either. But there is a clever way! You can pretend that there was no fall, and the person simply decided to lie down to rest. Then you need to loudly and clearly let the okuri-inu know about it, which will wait until he gets up and follow him further. After the traveler reaches his destination, be sure to thank the demon for his help and care. Then he will never appear to him again.

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4. Cadejo

Cadejo, two spirits in the form of dogs with hooves, live in Central America. They lie in wait for travelers at night, frightening them with the ringing of red-hot chains hanging from them. The legends often speak of a white cadejo that helps travelers, and a black cadejo that harms them and can even kill them. A black cadejo can hide under the mask of a person who meets a traveler, has dinner and talks with him by the fire, and then suddenly turns into a terrible dog, the messenger of the devil. To escape from the black cadejo, as the legends say, it is possible only if you scare it with Christian artifacts, for example, a cross. No other weapon will save the traveler, unless a white cadejo arrives to help. But this is not always to be expected.

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5. Tiangou

This black dog from Chinese mythology lives on the moon and can fly. Every solar eclipse, she catches up with the sun and swallows it whole. His worst enemy is one of the gods of Chinese mythology, who shoots arrows from his bow at Tiangou. Dodging the arrows for a while, the dog breaks down and decides it’s best to spit out the hot star and return to the moon, where it will wait alone for the next eclipse.

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The good news is that in real life we ​​are surrounded by faithful, devoted, so beloved and friendly wet noses!

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