marghet

A class of evil spirits living in deep inland waters. They pulled people underwater by grabbing them by the feet. According to one account, the marghet was a male with a large head, a big mouth with many teeth, and with short feet.

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References

Source

  • Hassell, Ethel. (1936). "Notes on the Ethnology of the Wheelman Tribe of Southwestern Australia," ed. D. S. Davidson. Anthropos 31:679-711, p. 703.