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Trauco

Artist's representation of the Trauco
Folklore	Mythology
Country	Chile
Region	Chiloé Archipelago
Details	Male sexually potent being that seduces and impregnates women

In the traditionalChilote mythology ofChiloé, Chile, theTrauco is a humanoid creature of small stature—similar to adwarf orgoblin—who lives deep in the forest. It has an ugly face, and legs without feet.

Legend

TheTrauco is a mythical entity that inhabits the woods ofChiloé, an island in the south ofChile. It is a child of the snake godCoi Coi-Vilu.^[1] It has a powerful magnetism that attracts young and middle-aged women. According to myth, the Trauco's wife is the wicked and uglyFiura.^[1][2] The Trauco carries a small stone-headed hatchet that he uses to strike trees in the forest to symbolize his sexual potency.

Upon being chosen by him, any woman—even if she's asleep—will go to the Trauco; bewitched and helpless against his sexual allure, she falls at his feet and proceeds to engage in sexual intercourse with him. Some men of Chiloé fear the Trauco, as they believe his gaze can be deadly.^[1]

When a single woman is pregnant and no one steps forward as the father, people assume that the Trauco is the father. Because the creature is irresistible, the woman is considered blameless. The Trauco is sometimes invoked to explain sudden or unwanted pregnancies, especially in unmarried women.

Edith Rebolledo Muller, MSc in Sociology, states the following: "In fact, teen pregnancy has its explanation in this myth, as a way to justify this shame. Then it will be cleansed by marriage, as an institution that allows regulating and holding bodies into submission".

Media

The Trauco appears inThe Luke Coles Book Series byJosh Walker, where he functions as an antagonist in some of the subplots.

See also

• Pombero
• Incubus
• Lists of humanoids
• Chilean mythology
• Little people (mythology)

References

Further reading

• John E. Roth.American elves: an encyclopedia of little people from the lore of 380 ethnic groups of the Western Hemisphere. McFarland, 1997.ISBN 0-89950-944-4,ISBN 978-0-89950-944-0.
• Edith Rebolledo Muller,Género y ruralidad. Testimonios de vida de mujeres rurales de Chiloé, Multidisciplinary Journal on Gender Studies, 2012,[1]

External links

Media related toTrauco at Wikimedia Commons

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