Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mythological_figure
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| gptkbp:appearsIn |
folk
urban legends |
| gptkbp:characteristic |
shapeshifter
malevolent punishes misbehaving children lives in dark places used as cautionary tale often unseen sometimes eats children sometimes kidnaps children |
| gptkbp:describedBy |
mythical creature used to frighten children
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| gptkbp:etymology |
from Middle English 'bogge' or 'bugge' meaning 'something frightening'
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| gptkbp:hasVariant |
gptkb:Mammon
gptkb:Elf gptkb:Sandman gptkb:Boggart gptkb:Rawhead_and_Bloody_Bones gptkb:Tata_Duende gptkb:Slender_Man gptkb:Chaneque gptkb:Kallikantzaros gptkb:La_Llorona gptkb:Mörkö gptkb:Jersey_Devil gptkb:Baba_Yaga gptkb:Kikimora gptkb:Krampus gptkb:Boogieman gptkb:Bugbear gptkb:El_Coco gptkb:Sack_Man gptkb:Black_Annis gptkb:Butzemann gptkb:Grýla gptkb:Namahage Bicho Papão Boogeyman (Africa) Boogeyman (Argentina) Boogeyman (Australia) Boogeyman (Bolivia) Boogeyman (Brazil) Boogeyman (Caribbean) Boogeyman (Central America) Boogeyman (Chile) Boogeyman (China) Boogeyman (Colombia) Boogeyman (Ecuador) Boogeyman (Finland) Boogeyman (France) Boogeyman (Germany) Boogeyman (Greece) Boogeyman (India) Boogeyman (Ireland) Boogeyman (Italy) Boogeyman (Japan) Boogeyman (Korea) Boogeyman (Latin America) Boogeyman (Mexico) Boogeyman (Middle East) Boogeyman (New Zealand) Boogeyman (North America) Boogeyman (Pacific Islands) Boogeyman (Paraguay) Boogeyman (Peru) Boogeyman (Philippines) Boogeyman (Portugal) Boogeyman (Russia) Boogeyman (Scotland) Boogeyman (Southeast Asia) Boogeyman (Spain) Boogeyman (Turkey) Boogeyman (UK) Boogeyman (Uruguay) Boogeyman (Venezuela) |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Boogeyman (folklore)
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:art
gptkb:literature gptkb:music gptkb:television horror fiction movies popular culture video games |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to scare children into good behavior
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:Ghost gptkb:academic gptkb:saint gptkb:Creature childhood fear parenting nightmare |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Boogeyman_(2005_film)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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