2. History:
A Căpcăun is a creature in Romanian folklore, depicted as an ogre who kidnaps children or young ladies
(mostly princesses). It represents evil, as do its counterparts Zmeu and the Balaur. The Romanian word
appears to have meant "Dog-head" . According to Romanian folkloric phantasy, the căpcăun has a dog
head, sometimes with four eyes, with eyes in the nape, or with four legs, but whose main characteristic
is anthropophagy.They sometimes have one too many limbs and heads. Many heroes have faced the
căpcăun in an attempt to rescue a fair maiden, but most often they fail miserably to the ogre's evil
tricks. This miserable creature lives all alone in a den that reeks of death and will not hesitate to attack
anyone who passes by.
