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Colt Pixy

Also called Colt Pixie, Colt-pixy, Colt Piskie, Colepexy.

The Colt Pixy is a horse-shaped sprite of southern England that neighs to lead travelers and their horses into bogs, and in Somerset stands guard over apple orchards.

At a glance

Tradition
British folklore
Region
England (place of origin)
Trait family
The Ward-Holders
Symbols
Horse

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Symbols

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Traits

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Behaviour

  • Shapeshifts into horse to lure riders
    why

    The eighteenth-century antiquarian record already has its method down: in Hampshire the name belonged to a spirit that took the shape of a horse, whickered β€” neighed β€” to catch the attention of real horses and their riders, and misled them into bogs.

  • Confuses travelers into losing their way
    why

    The eighteenth-century antiquarian record already has its method down: in Hampshire the name belonged to a spirit that took the shape of a horse, whickered β€” neighed β€” to catch the attention of real horses and their riders, and misled them into bogs.

Defensive powers

  • Guardianship
    why

    There the colt pixy stands guard over the apple orchard, a sprite that chases and frightens humans who come intending to damage the trees or steal the crop β€” a role it shares with the county's Appletree Man, and one that turns the prankster into a small agricultural policeman.

Roles

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