Kayeri
The Kayeri is a giant, plant-like humanoid cryptid from the folklore of the Cuiba people of Colombia and Venezuela. Visual descriptors for the beings are varied, ranging from appearing like a giant with a large, mushroom-like hat to appearing like a ficus,[1] making the physiology of the being primarily cryptobotanic in nature. It is said all the mushrooms of the forest are aspects of the creature,[2] and not unlike mushrooms, Kayeri are said to appear after significant rain and at the base of trees, often dormant after significant sunshine.[3] The Kayeri diet consists solely on cows, and the Cuiban people often attribute the disappearance or deaths of their cattle to the Kayeri who are strong enough to carry bovine away. It is said that the most effective way to kill them is to shoot them in the kidney with a bone-tipped arrow.
References[edit]
- ^ abookofcreatures (2015-05-01). "Kayeri". A Book of Creatures. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Mack, Carol K. (1999). A field guide to demons, fairies, fallen angels, and other subversive spirits. Dinah Mack (1st Owl books ed.). New York: Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 0-8050-6270-X. OCLC 40954064.
- ^ Mack, Carol K. (2011). A Field Guide to Demons, Vampires, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits. Dinah Mack. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-62872-150-8. OCLC 855503742.
- ^ Mack, Carol; Mack, Dinah (1998). A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits. US: Arcade Pub. p. 121. ISBN 9781559704472.
- ^ Arcand, Bernard; Simoneau, Karin; Wilbert, Johannes (1991). Folk literature of the Cuiva Indians. US: University of California. ISBN 9780879030797.