portent-sound-precedes-death

Cwn Annwn · salience 0.9

“To hear them is taken as a sign that someone nearby will die soon, sometimes within days, though the tradition is careful that the hounds are a portent rather than a cause: they do not kill, they announce.”

Kirkegrim · salience 0.8

“It keeps out those who would disturb the graves — sorcerers, thieves, the irreverent — and in some accounts it appears to warn of a coming death, or is seen by the person about to die.”

Ankou · salience 0.75

“The sound of Ankou's cart is said to be a portent of doom, with those who hear it advised to avoid looking directly at the apparition, lest they hasten their own demise.”

Wanyūdō · salience 0.7

“The Wanyūdō's presence is heralded by the sound of a creaking wheel and the smell of burning flesh.”

Cù Sìth

“Its most distinctive trait is its bark: the Cù Sìth is said to bay three times, and each bay carries progressively farther, audible for great distances across the hills.”