Ojáncanu
Also known as: Ojáncano
Basic account
One-eyed Cantabrian giant of the forest: enemy of the good anjana.
Account
The ojáncanu is a roughly ten-foot, one-eyed giant of Cantabrian mythology: red-bearded, forest-dwelling, destructive to livestock and people, often given extra fingers as a mark of excess. His female counterpart, the ojáncana, is sometimes fiercer still.
Motifs
- The single eye
- The wild one of the uplands
- Eater of people
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What is disputed
The resemblance to Polyphemus is the obvious question, and there is no agreement on what it means.
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Sources
- Manuel Llano, Cantabrian folk tales and regional writings (early 20th c.)
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