Almamula
Almamula is a punishing supernatural entity from the Argentine Northwest region who transforms women as retribution for improper relations with his relatives. He possesses the power to sequentially transform a woman into three different forms: first into a murderous bogey that seduces and devours lone men at night, then into a mule forced to drag chains during thunderstorms, and finally into a gigantic black dog with teeth of fire. His transformations serve as punishment and are permanent curses inflicted upon those who violate his moral code.
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When
- Attested period
- 1940 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Headless Mule, Muladona
Sources
Source passages
“If a woman had improper relations with one of the relatives of Almamula, he would punish that woman by transforming her into a series of different forms. First, the woman was transformed in a bogey...Later, Almamula would transform the woman into a mule”
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“Similar myths (the Muladona and the Almamula) occur in the surrounding Hispanic countries.”
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