{{Short description, Chilote mythology
The Pincoy is a male
water spirit
A water spirit is a kind of supernatural being found in the folklore of many cultures:
African
Some water spirits in traditional African religion include:
* Mami Wata is a transcultural pantheon of water spirits and deities of the African ...
of the seas, belonging to the
Chilote mythology
The Chilote mythology or Chilota mythology is formed by the myths, legends and beliefs of the people who live in the Chiloé Archipelago, in the south of Chile. This mythology reflects the importance of the sea in the life of Chilotes.
Chilote my ...
Chile
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.
It looks equivalent to a
merman
A merman (: mermen; also merlad or merboy in youth), the male counterpart of the mythical female mermaid, is a legendary creature which is human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape. Sometimes mer ...
creature, his body would be like a large
sea lion
Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short and thick hair, and a big chest and belly. Together with the fur seals, they make up the family Otariidae, eared seals. ...
, colour bright golden, with handsome and manly human face and long golden hair, being magically attractive to the women. He is the son of
Millalobo
Millalobo (from the mapudungun ''milla'': "gold" and the Spanish ''lobo:'' wolf in allusion to the sea lion) is an important being in Chilote mythology. He is the most powerful being of the sea after Caicai and was chosen by Caicai to be his rep ...
(mythical king of the seas of Chiloé) and the human Huenchula; his sisters, are the
Sirena chilota
Sirena(s) or La Sirena may refer to:
Mythology
*Siren (mythology)
* Sirena (Philippine mythology), a mermaid of Philippine mythology
People
* Sirena Huang (born 1994), American violinist
* Sirena Irwin, American voice director and actress
* Sir ...
and the
Pincoya
The Pincoya is, according to local mythology, a female "water spirit" of the Chiloé Island, Chilotan Seas. The Pincoya is said to have long blond hair, be of incomparable beauty, be cheerful and sensual, and rise from the depths of the sea.
Lege ...
(which also is his wife). With his sisters he carries the dead from the sea unto the
Caleuche
''El Caleuche'' or The ''Caleuche'' (,), also known by other names such as ''Buque de Arte'' (the Magic Ship) or the ''Barcoiche'', is a legendary ghost ship from Chilote mythology in southern Chile.
Nomenclature
The ''Caleuche'' is also known ...
. In addition, he is responsible of singing a beautiful and strange song, so that the Pincoya start her magical dance, for fertility of the sea.