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The púca (Irish for spirit/ghost), pooka, phouka, phooka, phooca, puca or púka, is primarily a creature of Irish folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune, they could either help or hinder rural and marine communities. The creatures were said to be shape changers which could take the appearance of black horses, goats and rabbits. The púca has counterparts throughout the Celtic cultures of Northwest Europe. For instance, in Welsh mythology it is named the pwca and...

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a white wolf standing on top of a body of water next to a forest filled with trees

White deer hold a place in the mythology of many cultures. Celtic people considered them to be messengers from the other world, and other pre-Indo-European cultures, especially in the north. The Celts believed that the white stag would appear when one was transgressing a taboo, such as when Pwyll trespassed into Arawn’s hunting grounds. Arthurian legend states that the creature has a perennial ability to evade capture; and that the pursuit of the animal represents mankind’s spiritual quest.

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an animal with horns and other things on it

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a brown and white rabbit with a unicorn horn on its head sitting in front of a white background

An almiraj (pronounced: /ælmɪˈrɑːdʒ/ æl-mi-RAJ[5] listen or: /ˈɔːlmɪərɑːdʒ/ AWL-meer-ahj[1]; pl: almiraj[1] or: almirajes[2]; also: al-mi'raj[2][4]) was a variety of fey[2] rabbit-like creature with a spiral horn emerging from its forehead.[1] Almiraj were quite common in the Feywild, considered a garden-variety animal.[2] In Toril, they were common in Zakhara. When merchants from that land began to trade with Chult, they brought with them the almirajes to the Chultan Peninsula.[1]…

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