Cyhyraeth
demonic intermediate Welsh single tradition · 2
A death spirit from Welsh tradition. It heralds death and misfortune.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Welsh death spirit tradition.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cynocephalus, Banshee, bean chaointe, bean-nighe, Chullachaki, curupira, Cyclops, Medusa, Chromandi, Chrysaor, Chrysomallus, Chukwa, Chupacabra, Church grim, Churel, Chut, Ciguapa, Cihuateteo, Cikavac, Cinnamon bird, Cipactli, Cipitio, Cirein cròin, Coblynau, Cockatrice, Cofgod, Coinchenn, Colo Colo, Corycian nymphs, Cretan Bull, Crinaeae, Criosphinx, Crocotta, The Cu Bird, Cuco, Cucuy, Cuegle, Cuélebre, Curruid, Cu Sith, Cŵn Annwn
Mentioned by
- Chullachaki
- curupira
- Cyclops
- Medusa
- Chromandi
- Chrysaor
- Chrysomallus
- Chukwa
- Chupacabra
- Church grim
- Churel
- Chut
- Ciguapa
- Cihuateteo
- Cikavac
- Cinnamon bird
and 21 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Cyhyraeth (Welsh) – Death spirit”
#4252 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Welsh folklore, a similar creature is known as the cyhyraeth.”
#14236 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001