For other uses, see Chonchon (disambiguation)
The Chonchon, (of the language mapudungun and Spanish Chonchón) is a creature (considered a mythical bird) of the Mapuche mythology, and later also present in the Chilean folk myth and in southern Argentina. Mapudungun (from mapu 'earth land' and dungun 'speak speech' is a Language isolate spoken in central Chile and west central Argentina The Mapuche are the indigenous inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. The beliefs of the Mapuche and their mythology stories about to the world and creatures born of the extensive and old religious beliefs next to a series of common legend and myths that Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
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Legend
The Chonchon is the magic transformation of the powerful kalkus (mapuche sorcerer), that knows the secret of the Kalkus, to become this feared creature. Kalku or Calcu, in Chilean folklore and the Mapuche mythology, is a sorcerer or Shaman, usually but not necessarily an evil one The Mapuche are the indigenous inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina.
The kalku or the sorcerer would carry out the transformation in Chonchon being anointed by a magic cream in the throat that makes his head removed from the rest of the body, and his head become this creature.
The Chonchon has the shape of a human head with feathers and talons; its ears, which are extremely large, serve as wings for its flight on moonless nights. In Anatomy, the head of an Animal is the Rostral part (from Anatomical position that usually comprises the Brain, Eyes A claw is a curved pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most Mammals, Birds, and some Reptiles. The ear is the sense organ that detects Sounds The Vertebrate ear shows a common biology from Fish to Humans with variations WING "ESPN 1410" is a commercial AM radio station in Dayton Ohio operating with 5000 watts at 1410 kHz with studios offices and transmitter located on David This article is about the lunar phase for other uses see New Moon (disambiguation. Chonchons are supposed to be endowed with all the magic powers of and can only be seen by other kalkus, or for wizards that want this power.
They are known for their cry of "tue tue tue" during their flights. The Chonchon is considered a mythical bird that announces "bad luck", and the form in that the kalkus use to carry out easily their wicked activities.
Influences in the modern culture
The Chonchon appears in the games Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Terranigma as a common enemy. Castlevania Symphony of the Night is a 2D Action-adventure game developed and published by Konami in 1997 Terranigma, known in Japan as, is a 1995 Action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet and published It is noticeable by its large ears. (In the original English translation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night it is known as the Bitterfly. )
In addition the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ragnarok Online contains an enemy which is named "Chonchon" but in no way resembles the mythological creature; instead it is in the form of a large fly. Ragnarok Online (라그나로크 온라인 often referred to as RO, is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG created by
References
- Constantino Contreras 2000 (in Spanish). Unidad temática y variedad textual: un tópico social en tres relatos orales, Estudios Filológicos, N° 35
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