Coblynau
nature_spirit earth Welsh single tradition · 3
Little people and mine spirits from Welsh tradition. They inhabit mines and underground spaces.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Welsh mine spirit tradition.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cockatrice, Cofgod, Coinchenn, Colo Colo, Corycian nymphs, Cretan Bull, Crinaeae, Criosphinx, Crocotta, The Cu Bird, Cuco, Cucuy, Cuegle, Cuélebre, Curruid, Cu Sith, Cŵn Annwn, Cyhyraeth, Cynocephalus, Chullachaki, curupira, Cyclops, Medusa, Chromandi, Chrysaor, Chrysomallus, Chukwa, Chupacabra, Church grim, Churel, Chut, Ciguapa, Cihuateteo, Cikavac, Cinnamon bird, Cipactli, Cipitio, Cirein cròin
- cognate of
- Knockers
Mentioned by
- Chullachaki
- curupira
- Cyclops
- Medusa
- Chromandi
- Chrysaor
- Chrysomallus
- Chukwa
- Chupacabra
- Church grim
- Churel
- Chut
- Ciguapa
- Cihuateteo
- Cikavac
- Cinnamon bird
and 3 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Coblynau (Welsh) – Little people and mine spirits”
#4232 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The word Coblynau is related to the English word Goblin, and may derive from a Germanic source akin to the German Kobold, via the French Gobelin. Coblynau are mentioned in the Constantine episode "The Darkness Beneath", but the description of the creatures given is closer to knockers.”
#8116 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“They are similar to the coblynau of Welsh miners.”
#8194 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5