Mythical Creatures Series
A Hungarian shapeshifting demon.
Image source - dudenbuch
ORDOG
What is it?
A demonic creature from Hungarian mythology which represents all the dark aspects of the world. In Christian times, the ordog was associated with the devil. It is often said that Isten (God in the Hungarian language) had help from Ordog to create the world.
Ability
He lives in hell or the underworld and is said to be constantly stirring a huge cauldron filled with souls. When he does wonder onto Earth, he is said to take the form of a fox, a dark flame or a Hungarian Shepard with dark, sparkling eyes. He is often know to make bets with humans to see if he can corrupt him.
The ordog is cunning and has a goal of collecting more souls.
Psychical Appearance
The ordog is often thought to look somewhat like a faun: usually pitch-black, with hooves, horns, and a pointy tail.
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Did you know? There is almost no information out there on the ordog – or that I could find. Could also be that most of it is in Hungarian.
Sources:
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This one conjures up all sorts of stories
Interesting creature, and even more so that you couldn’t find much about it. That cauldron puts such images in my mind.
That is a crazy scary demon.
Now that sounds like a scary creature!
He sounds scary. Stirring a cauldron of souls…can’t get more creepy than that.
Exactly.
If most of it is in Hungarian then I’d have to say you did good!
Thanks:)
Oh my gosh that is so creepy. Love it!
Thanks… I love creepy creatures too
These kind of beings are very cool and offer a writer numerous directions to take the plot and twist and turn it. Kind os like the bogarts in the HP series.
Exactly my thoughts…
That is interesting that you couldn’t find that much information on it in English.
I guess some things just haven’t been translated yet