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Name: Ojancanu

Area of Origin: Cantabria, Spain

The Ojancanu is a cyclops found in Cantabrian mythology, and is an embodiment of cruelty and brutality. It appears as a 10+ foot tall giant with superhuman strength, with hands and feet that contain ten digits each. With a very wild and beast-like temperament, it sports a long mane of red hair, and just as much facial hair, with both nearly reaching to the ground. Apparently the easiest way of killing an Ojancanu is to pull the single white hair found in its mess of a beard. The females (called Ojancana) are virtually the same, though without the presence of a beard. However, the females have long drooping breasts that like their male counterpart’s hair, reach the ground. In order to run, they must carry their breasts behind their shoulders. The strangest thing about these peculiar cyclopean species is their reproduction process. Instead of mating, when an old Ojancanu dies, the others distribute the insides and bury the corpse under an oak or yew tree. The yellow maggots that emerge on the corpse feed from a female’s breasts, eventually growing into Ojancanus. 

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Comments: 23

Mohnlied [2017-12-10 14:52:25 +0000 UTC]

Like you choice of creatures as always I wont like to meet this one in person, throught

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Deimos-Remus In reply to Mohnlied [2017-12-18 03:38:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Ha, definitely not! 

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RevanentRage [2017-12-01 13:25:21 +0000 UTC]

I thought it would be the Otso.

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Deimos-Remus In reply to RevanentRage [2017-12-18 03:45:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh, right! I think I may have put down Otso as a potential option, but forgot about it completely. Mythological bears are always badass!

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OperaGhost21 [2017-11-26 21:34:17 +0000 UTC]

First off, disgusting. Second off, awesome. Third off, I love his tiny little eye.

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Deimos-Remus In reply to OperaGhost21 [2017-12-18 03:54:52 +0000 UTC]

Ha, I was reading it's description and it totally grossed me out.

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hans-sniekers-art [2017-11-26 13:37:28 +0000 UTC]

Another obscure creature that definitely deserves some spotlight! It's a really strange creature and I really like your visualization! Thanks for sharing as always :3

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Deimos-Remus In reply to hans-sniekers-art [2017-12-18 03:56:58 +0000 UTC]

For sure! It's an odd one!

Thanks as always!

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Leik714 [2017-11-26 03:01:45 +0000 UTC]

Spain!

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Deimos-Remus In reply to Leik714 [2017-12-18 03:57:10 +0000 UTC]

Yup! 

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bhut [2017-11-25 23:30:55 +0000 UTC]

This is certainly an unusual take on the cyclops mythos. Thanks for sharing.

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Deimos-Remus In reply to bhut [2017-12-18 03:57:17 +0000 UTC]

For sure! 

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D-Juan [2017-11-25 21:45:15 +0000 UTC]

I have been in a restaurant named after it in Cantabria! Some dishes were monster sized indeed

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Deimos-Remus In reply to D-Juan [2017-12-18 03:57:38 +0000 UTC]

Ha, nice! 

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starfish20 In reply to D-Juan [2017-11-25 22:01:28 +0000 UTC]

The waitresses had weird scarves.

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DarkstripeShadowpaw [2017-11-25 21:23:22 +0000 UTC]

Unusually bizarre, even for mythical creature!

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Deimos-Remus In reply to DarkstripeShadowpaw [2017-12-18 03:57:45 +0000 UTC]

Definitely! 

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Jakeukalane [2017-11-25 21:19:13 +0000 UTC]

: D El ojáncano (and the ojáncana), I love you choose him

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Deimos-Remus In reply to Jakeukalane [2017-12-18 03:57:58 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like it!

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Jakeukalane In reply to Deimos-Remus [2017-12-20 20:35:10 +0000 UTC]

indeed

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wasteland-tree [2017-11-25 20:53:22 +0000 UTC]

No
O is for Big Jesus

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wasteland-tree In reply to wasteland-tree [2017-11-25 20:53:58 +0000 UTC]

I'm just yanking ya

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Deimos-Remus In reply to wasteland-tree [2017-11-25 21:17:26 +0000 UTC]

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