Anjana
The Anjana is a protective nature spirit from the folklore of Cantabria and surrounding regions of northern Spain, deeply woven into the rural traditions of the Iberian Peninsula. These benevolent supernatural beings are considered guardians of the natural world, particularly forests, meadows, and mountain passes. They belong to a class of mythological creatures that served as intermediaries between the human and natural realms in pre-Christian Celtic-Iberian belief systems. Unlike the more dangerous creatures of Spanish folklore, Anjanas are fundamentally kind and helpful toward humans, thoug