entities: ENT_VF_EL_CUCUY

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use category to filter by functional type (146 values: Underworld Deity, Hero, Adversarial Being, Revealer Figure, etc.). Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_VF_EL_CUCUY El Cucuy (the Boogeyman / Sack Man)   Contemporary Folklore & Vernacular Religion Folkloric being Apotropaic figure child-fear; abduction threat; behavioral warning   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The bogeyman invoked by caregivers (El Cucuy / Coco / the Sack Man / 'el hombre del saco') to enforce child behavior — 'he takes children who misbehave.' A living apotropaic verbal custom with active warding/threat function across Hispanic and broader folk cultures. spirit

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