Cu-Sith

Also known as: Fairy Dog, Green Hound

A massive dark green hound the size of a bull roams the Scottish Highlands, and hearing its third bark means death.

First Reported

Pre-medieval oral tradition

Origin Area

Scottish Highlands

Size

Bull-sized, roughly 4 feet at shoulder

Temperament

Silent hunter, death omen

Status

Folklore tradition

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The Lore

The Cu-Sith is a supernatural hound from Scottish Gaelic mythology, said to be dark green or white with shaggy fur and as large as a young bull. It moves silently through the moors and Highlands, hunting in a straight line. Its bark can be heard three times. Those who do not reach safety by the third bark are overcome with fatal terror. Some accounts describe it as a fairy creature that collects the souls of the dying. The Cu-Sith may have influenced later phantom dog traditions across Britain.

Body Type

Canine

Folklore Origin

Indigenous tradition

Media Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei (video game series)

Similar Real Animals

Irish wolfhoundScottish deerhound

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