Rolling calf

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:European_folklore
gptkbp:appearsIn Jamaican oral tradition
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Duppy
gptkb:Obeah
gptkbp:category gptkb:Caribbean_literature
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Used to scare children and warn against bad behavior
gptkbp:describedBy A monstrous calf with blazing eyes and a chain around its body
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:salt
Whipping with a specific type of stick
gptkbp:notableFeature Drags a rattling chain
Emits fire from its nostrils
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Caribbean_literature
gptkbp:saidToBe The spirit of a dead person, often a butcher or someone who was wicked in life
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duppy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rolling calf