The Encantados

 The Encantados

Encantados are part of South American mythology. The Amazon river dolphins are also known as the boto, encantados, or toninas by the natives. they are very prevalent in native South Americans mythology. They often characterize by superior musical abilities in mythology, seductiveness, and love of sex that often results in illegitimate children, attraction to parties. Despite the fact that the Encate are said to come from a utopia full of wealth and no pain or death, the encatados crave the pleasures and hardships of human societies.

It is said to be rare for them to transform into a human form and usually occurs at night. The Encantado will be seen running from a festa often, despite protests from the others for the festa to stay. They also can be seen by pursuers as it hurries to the river and reverts back to dolphin form. When in human form, the encantados wear hats to cover the blowhole that does not go away with the shapeshift.

The ability to shapeshift into human form in so the only magical ability the encantados have. They can also control storms, hypnotize humans into doing their will, transforming humans into encantados, insanity, inflicting illness, and even death. What usually intervenes in these situations are Shamans.

    In folklore, it is also common for kidnapping. Encantados are said to be fond of taking humans with who they fall in love. The children who are born in their love affair, or just about anyone near the river who can keep them company, the encantados take them back to Encante. The people who live near the Amazon River are terrified to go near the water between dusk and dawn or entering water alone, children and adults alike. People who have supposedly met the encantados while out in their canoes have been said to go insane. The encantados have seemed to have done a little more than follow their boats and slightly nudge the boast from time to time.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_dolphin#In_mythology