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Lesser Antilles myths

Parchment style illustration of Papa Bois confronting a hunter in Trinidad forest folklore.

Papa Bois and the Greedy Hunter

Deep within the ancient forests of Trinidad and the neighboring islands of the Lesser Antilles, there lived a powerful spirit known to all who respected the land. His name was Papa Bois, the old man of the forest. Hunters spoke of him in low voices, describing his strange and sacred form: half human and half stag, with cloven hooves, antlers

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