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Description
There is no standard description of the appearance of kallikantzaroi; there are regional variations
as to how their appearance is described.
Some Greeks have imagined them with some animal parts, such as hairy bodies, horse legs, or boar tusks.
Sometimes they are enormous, at other times diminutive. Others see them as humans of small size that smell
horrible. They are predominantly male, often with protruding sexual characteristics.
Many Greeks have imagined them as tall, pale skinned and covered in black hair, with burning red eyes, and the ears of a goats or donkey, arms of a monkey, long lolling tongues that hang out, and huge oversized heads.
Nonetheless, the most common belief is that they are small dark creatures, humanoid apart from their long
black tails, and said to resemble little devils. They are also mostly blind, speak with a lisp and love
to eat frogs, worms, and other small creatures.
They are also said to get active around Christmas.

Description
There is no standard description of the appearance of kallikantzaroi; there are regional variations
as to how their appearance is described.
Some Greeks have imagined them with some animal parts, such as hairy bodies, horse legs, or boar tusks.
Sometimes they are enormous, at other times diminutive. Others see them as humans of small size that smell
horrible. They are predominantly male, often with protruding sexual characteristics.
Many Greeks have imagined them as tall, pale skinned and covered in black hair, with burning red eyes, and the ears of a goats or donkey, arms of a monkey, long lolling tongues that hang out, and huge oversized heads.
Nonetheless, the most common belief is that they are small dark creatures, humanoid apart from their long
black tails, and said to resemble little devils. They are also mostly blind, speak with a lisp and love
to eat frogs, worms, and other small creatures.
They are also said to get active around Christmas.