The Piuchén (Peuchén, Pihuchén, Piwuchén) or Piguchen (Piguchén), from Mapuche: piwichen for “to dry people” (transliterations: Pihuichéñ, Pihuichen, Pihuichén, Pihuychen) is a vampiric creature from the Mapuche mythology and Chilote mythology known in much of Chile. This blood-sucker often assumes the guise of a flying snake, or a large lizard with bat wings, that emits strange whistling sounds or hisses that stun or kill its enemy or prey.
The Piuchén (Peuchén, Pihuchén, Piwuchén) or Piguchen (Piguchén), from Mapuche: piwichen for “to dry people” (transliterations: Pihuichéñ, Pihuichen, Pihuichén, Pihuychen) is a vampiric creature from the Mapuche mythology and Chilote mythology known in much of Chile. This blood-sucker often assumes the guise of a flying snake, or a large lizard with bat wings, that emits strange whistling sounds or hisses that stun or kill its enemy or prey.
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