Case file · Folklore / legend
The güije of Cuban rivers
In Cuban country lore the güije (or jigüe) is a small, dark, long-haired water being that lives in rivers and pools, plays tricks on people and steals children.
1940 CE · 22.40, -79.97 · status: legend
The account
The tradition blends African water spirits and Indigenous memory. Writers such as Samuel Feijóo collected güije stories from central Cuba. The year is an approximate mid-20th-century attestation.