pemnou
Pemnou is a name that appears in several regional folk traditions as the designation of a supernatural being. Because the term is documented primarily in oral accounts and in fragmentary written sources, there is no single, authoritative description of Pemnou. In some narratives, Pemnou functions as a guardian spirit tied to a specific place—such as a river, spring, or grove—and is invoked in rites or stories to protect the local environment or community. In other tellings, Pemnou is portrayed as a liminal figure, a shapeshifter or boundary-crossing being that mediates between human and supernatural worlds.
Etymology and origins are uncertain. The name does not have a widely agreed-upon etymology, and regional differences
Scholars studying Pemnou emphasize the variability and fragmentary nature of the evidence. The figure’s significance appears