Llorona variant - replacement: Cegua

Horse-Head Woman

Cegua

Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Being Type: Horse-Head Woman
Cegua horse-head woman illustration

Power Stats

Aggression
9/10
Magic Abilities
9/10
Physical Power
6/10

Origin Backstory

Beautiful rider turning horse-skulled to punish womanizers. Infidelity punisher.

Key Features

  • Horse skull head reveal
  • Womanizer target
  • Ride offer lure
  • Madness or death
  • Road haunter

Lore

Cegua is a vengeful spirit in Nicaraguan folklore, a beautiful woman who offers rides to unfaithful men, then reveals a horse's skull face to terrify or punish them with madness or death. She haunts roads at night, targeting womanizers as retribution for infidelity. The legend serves as a moral warning about fidelity and respect in relationships, blending colonial and indigenous elements. Cegua embodies female vengeance and the dangers of lust, a cautionary figure in Central American oral traditions.