Keelut

Also called Ke'lets.

The Keelut is a malevolent, massive, hairless dog of Inuit tradition, a nocturnal predator that follows travelers in the dark before attacking.

Tradition: Inuit mythology
Region: Arctic (place of origin)
Trait family: The Night-Comers

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Capelobo Emerges at night to attack
Colo-Colo Emerges at night to attack
Ghoul Emerges at night to attack

and 8 more

Goayr Heddagh Emerges at night to attack
Hamou Ukaiou Emerges at night to attack
Ittan-momen Emerges at night to attack
Kasha Emerges at night to attack
Loup-Garou Emerges at night to attack
Peuchén Emerges at night to attack
Shiqq Emerges at night to attack
Soucouyant Emerges at night to attack

Traits

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Behaviour

Emerges at night to attack
why
The compendia reach for the black dog of British folklore as its nearest kin, and the comparison is apt in habit as well as shape — the keelut is a nocturnal predator that follows travelers through the dark, keeping company with its victim before it attacks.

Roles

Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.

Hero meets
3 citations
- Carol Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, s.v. "Keelut."
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Keelut."
- Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore, s.v. "Keelut."

At a glance

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Traits

Behaviour

Roles