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Pesanta
Sign in to saveIn Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta () is an enormous dog or cat that goes into people's houses in the night and steps on their chests, making it difficult for them to breathe and causing nightmares. The Pesanta is similar to the Portuguese Pisadeira. It is black and hairy, with steel paws, but its paws have holes in them.
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Vinony files it under Black dogs (folklore), Catalan legendary creatures and Catalan mythology.
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In Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta () is an enormous dog or cat that goes into people's houses in the night and steps on their chests, making it difficult for them to breathe and causing nightmares. The Pesanta is similar to the Portuguese Pisadeira. It is black and hairy, with steel paws, but its paws have holes in them.
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