One of the few things I knew about Chiloe before arriving is that they like mythology.
And the mythology seems to place a big emphasis on sex.
Meet the Trauco
As written on the sign next to this statue:
“The Trauco, seducer of maidens, is a deformed and repugnant dwarf. His clothing is made of vines from the trees and he carries a wooden staff and a stone ax. If someone bothers him, he is capable of killing them by merely looking at them.
He appears to young women in erotic dreams, bewitching them and attracting them into the forest, to stimulate them to the point of sexually possessing them.
Women who have been seduced by him assure us that he is undeniably attractive.”
I did not see Señor Trauco while I was in Chiloe, but I am not sure I would find a repugnant dwarf to be attractive.
When a single woman is pregnant and no one steps forward as the father, people assume that the Trauco is the father. Because the Trauco is irresistible, the woman is considered blameless.”
Gotta love a good myth to explain away unplanned pregnancies.
Don’t worry fellas. There’s one for you too!
Meet The Widow
“The Widow is a tall, thin woman who appears in the night looking for men. She entraps them with her breath and takes advantage of them to satisfy her sexual desires.”
Haha Hilarious! I assume chileans are quit conservative.. so unplanned pregnancies certainly need some divine explanation!
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Chileans are quite conservative from what I hear. I assume the Chilotes are even more so.
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Too funny! I think it’s telling that the Trauco is used to explain all the pregnancies without a man claiming the baby
Like Katherina said above, must be quite conservative.
Usually in conservative cultures, the man has no responsibility and the woman is shunned. I like how they’ve created a way that the woman is not at fault either
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No kidding! Nice way out
Those are some bizarre statues – love them! =)
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I came across even more in the other main city. They are REALLY into the mythology.
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Ha! I think I’m heading to Chiloe in a few days time. I’m going to look out for the dwarf now!!
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I think you need to be on the lookout for the widow 😉
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I saw some guarani sex-trolls in Chaco, Argentina.
I remember one of the stories was about a troll who had a very large ‘male part’ that he winds around his middle and uses as a lasso to capture women…
Hilarious! Men always exaggerate 😉
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I am not into dwarfs either….the guy has to be taller than me XD
I think there should be like a incubus versus Trauco…I will bet on incubus for now ^^
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A repugnant dwarf statue, I love it!
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His smile is what creeps me out the most.
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The Trauco looks scary! LOL…
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Great story. To think that you had the courage to stand before the Trauco’s stony stare;)
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I’m a strong woman 😉
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Unique mythology to be sure.
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Those are certainly bizarre! 😛
Thanks for the story you have provided us here…I like the place anyway..
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I am going to have nightmares about the widow finding me now! Thanks very much haha
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I think you’re safe outside of Chiloe.
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Who know there was a statue dedicated to a cougar. Very cool!
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I just don’t understand why she looks so sad if she’s getting the younger men.
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Haha, this is great! I love local myths like this!
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The ones in Chiloe are definitely the oddest I have come across. If you look on Wikipedia, there is something like 20+ mythical figures!
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Well, I’m tall and thin–I’m going to have to figure out the whole breath thing… Thanks for another interesting post!
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Creepy! So weird and creepy!
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If the mythology isn’t weird enough, they have erected statues about it!
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He looks kinda creepy.
Thats one way to explain unplanned pregnancies! Not sure you’d get away with it in this one though!
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“Sex-Crazed Troll”. I thought this was a post about a very Ex-Girlfriend of mine.
Just saying.
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Hilarious! You better hope she doesn’t see your comment 😉
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I love that women get to satisfy their desires too! The only weird story I heard thus far is how many people in one country (for some reason I think it’s Columbia, but I might be remembering it off) get the name of the saint that’s celebrated the day they were born in. So many, many, many people have the same name, and I think even the celebration is of the saint and not of the birthday….. I probably don’t remember it accurately, though….
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I don’t think that would work for me. My birthday is all about me! In fact, I celebrate for the whole month
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It is true, no woman can resist a “deformed and repugnant dwarf” it’s really a secret fantasy of all females on the planet.
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