Peuchen
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The Peuchen is a creature from the Mapuche and Chilota mythology pertaining to southern Chile, a much feared shapeshifting creature which could instantly change into animal form.
It has often been described as gigantic flying snake which produced strange whistling sounds, while its gaze could petrify an intended victim and permit it to suck its blood. It has often been reported as the cause of sucking the blood from sheep.
The creature was eliminated by a machi (Mapuche Medicine Man).
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- (Spanish)Martinez Vilches, Oscar (1992). Chiloe Misterioso: Turismo, Mitologia Chilota, leyendas. Chile: Ediciones de la Voz de Chiloe, 179. ISBN 0-19-451308-4.
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