Wild man

The wild man (also wildman, or "wildman of the woods", archaically woodwose or wodewose) is a mythical figure that appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe, comparable to the satyr or faun type in classical mythology and to Silvanus, the Roman god of the woodlands.

Description

The defining characteristic of the figure is its "wildness"; from the 12th century they were consistently depicted as being covered with hair.

See also

• Basajaun
• Bigfoot
• Fear liath
• Hamadryad
• Leszi
• Moss people
• Santa Claus
• Straw bear (German traditional character)
• Yeren
• Yeti
• Silvanus

External links

• Wild man @ Wikipedia