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Pesanta

In Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta is an enormous dog or cat that goes into people's houses in the night and steps on their chests, making it difficult for them to breathe and causing nightmares. The Pesanta is similar to the Portuguese Pisadeira. It is black and hairy, with steel paws, but its paws have holes in them.

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In Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈzantə]) is an enormous dog or cat that goes into people's houses in the night and steps on their chests, making it difficult for them to breathe and causing nightmares.1 The Pesanta is similar to the Portuguese Pisadeira. It is black and hairy, with steel paws, but its paws have holes in them.23

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  2. van Heugten - van der Kloet, Danela; Llewelyn, Sue, eds. (2018). Fragmentation in Sleep and Mind: Linking Dissociative Symptoms, Sleep, and Memory. Frontiers Media. p. 53.
  3. Banville, Sarah (2021). Monsters: 100 Weird Creatures from Around the World. Hachette Children's Group. p. 58.