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This section contains information about phenomena that are generally believed to have a supernatural, mystical nature, and the very existence of which is currently in doubt.Phenomena Hierarchy

Boggan

Added	Fri, 22/07/2022
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Spirits Богган
Другие названия	Bogan Bokan Bowhan Bohan Bukan The bastards Bauhan
Область распространения	United Kingdom
Характерные признаки	→ → → → → →
Sources	bestiary.us en.wikipedia.org web.archive.org John Francis Campbell "Popular Tales of the West Highlands: Orally Collected"

Boggan (Scottish : bòcan, English: bauchan, buckawn, bogan, Bòcan, Bogans, Boggans, Buckawn) is a type of domestic hobgoblin in Scottish folklore. He is often mischievous and sometimes dangerous, but also helps when the need arises.

Pogants — a variant of the translation of the name of Boggans into Russian (animated film "Epic" 2013).

He is a werewolf and can turn into a goat.

Phenomenon in mass culture