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Also known as trasgo

The trasgo, trasno or trasgu is a mythological creature present in the tradition of several cultures of what is now northern Spain, especially in Galician, Asturian and Cantabrian traditional culture, it is also found in legends of North Portugal. There are similar creatures in the mythologies of other European cultures, such as the "gnome", "sylph", and the "kobold". The origin of this mythological creature is Celtic.

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  • Asturian Mythology
  • How to get rid of him
  • Cantabrian Mythology
  • Presence in Literature
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The trasgo, trasno or trasgu is a mythological creature present in the tradition of several cultures of what is now northern Spain, especially in Galician, Asturian and Cantabrian traditional culture, it is also found in legends of North Portugal. There are similar creatures in the mythologies of other European cultures, such as the "gnome", "sylph", and the "kobold". The origin of this mythological creature is Celtic.

==Portuguese Mythology== Trasgu or trasno (in Galician and Portuguese) is very common in the folklore of Trás-os-Montes and it was taken by the Portuguese throughout their empire originating similar myths like the Saci in Brazil.

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