Wihwin is the name given to a malevolent
water spirit of
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
, particularly associated with the
Miskito tribe. Similar mythological creatures around the world include the
kelpie
A kelpie, or water kelpie (Scottish Gaelic: '' each-uisge''), is a mythical shape-shifting spirit inhabiting lochs in Scottish folklore. Legends of these shape-shifting water-horses, under various names, spread across the British Isles, appea ...
in Scotland, the
Scandinavian bäckahäst and the Australian
bunyip. Although normally a sea-dwelling demon, it prowls through mountain ridges during the summer months.
The horse-shaped monster has "jaws fenced round with horrid teeth", which it uses to consume humans and other prey it finds on its nocturnal hunts.
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Mythological horses
Nixies (folklore)
Indigenous Mesoamerican legendary creatures