Gobelin (legend) (English spelling) Gobelin

Japanese: Gobelin(伝説)(英語表記)Gobelin
Gobelin (legend) (English spelling) Gobelin

...An ugly, dwarf-like sprite. Said to live in forests and caves, it is synonymous with the German kobold and the French Gobelin. It likes children and horses, and is believed to comb their manes and kidnap bad children. In the past, nurses would tell their children to go to bed by saying, "The goblin is coming to eat you."

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gobelin (legend)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…醜い小人の姿をした意地の悪い精霊。森や洞窟に住むといわれ,ドイツのコーボルト,フランスのゴブランGobelinと同義。子どもと馬を好み,たてがみをくしけずったり,悪い子どもをさらうと信じられ,昔,乳母たちは〈ゴブリンが食べに来るよ〉と言って子どもを寝かしつけた。…

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