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A groac'h (Breton for "fairy", "witch" or "crone", pl. groagez) is a kind of Breton water-fairy. Seen in various forms, often by night, many are old, similar to ogres and witches, sometimes with walrus teeth. Supposed to live in caverns, under the beach and under the sea, the groac'h has power over the forces of nature and can change its shape. It is mainly known as a malevolent figure, largely because of Émile Souvestre's story La Groac'h de l'île du Lok, in which the fairy seduces men, changes them into fish and serves them as meals to her guests, on one of the Glénan Islands. Other tales present them as old solitary fairies who can overwhelm with gifts the humans who visit them.

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  • A groac'h (Breton for "fairy", "witch" or "crone", pl. groagez) is a kind of Breton water-fairy. Seen in various forms, often by night, many are old, similar to ogres and witches, sometimes with walrus teeth. Supposed to live in caverns, under the beach and under the sea, the groac'h has power over the forces of nature and can change its shape. It is mainly known as a malevolent figure, largely because of Émile Souvestre's story La Groac'h de l'île du Lok, in which the fairy seduces men, changes them into fish and serves them as meals to her guests, on one of the Glénan Islands. Other tales present them as old solitary fairies who can overwhelm with gifts the humans who visit them. (en)
  • Une groac'h (breton pour « fée », « sorcière » ou « vieille femme », pl. groagez) est une fée bretonne liée à l'eau. Multiforme, elle est souvent vieille et nocturne, apparentée aux ogres et aux sorcières, parfois avec des dents de morse. Réputée vivre dans des cavernes, sous le sable ou sous la mer, la groac'h a du pouvoir sur les éléments de la nature et maîtrise la métamorphose. Elle est surtout connue comme une figure malveillante, en particulier à cause du conte d'Émile Souvestre La Groac'h de l'île du Lok. La fée y séduit les hommes qu'elle change en poissons et les sert comme repas à ses hôtes, sur l'une des îles de l'archipel des Glénan. D'autres contes les présentent comme de vieilles fées solitaires pouvant combler de cadeaux et de dons les humains qui leur rendent visite. (fr)
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