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In French mythology, the '''galipote''' is the familiar or imp which the sorcerer has the power to send forth. In Vienne, it is also the local name for [[werewolf]] | |||
In Poitou the peasants have a curious expression, ''courir la galipote,'' which means to turn into a werewolf or other human-animal by night and chase prey through the woods. | In Poitou the peasants have a curious expression, ''courir la galipote,'' which means to turn into a werewolf or other human-animal by night and chase prey through the woods. | ||
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In French mythology, the galipote is the familiar or imp which the sorcerer has the power to send forth. In Vienne, it is also the local name for werewolf
In Poitou the peasants have a curious expression, courir la galipote, which means to turn into a werewolf or other human-animal by night and chase prey through the woods.