own society and goals as well. Television The December episode of the series Into the Dark is titled "Pooka!" (2018) and centers around the main character being taken on a terrifying psychological journey. In the 2018 television series Britannia, "Pwykka" is a demon of the Celtic underworld, taking the form of a serpent. In the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Nip/Stuck" (2019), John Constantine saves an adolescent Púca from his ancestor in 55 BCE. In The Adventures of the Leafeans (2020), a children's fantasy animated television series by Char Whaley, a phooka is among the many faeries and fantastical creatures encountered by the Merkles. It is portrayed as a bizarre, mischievous, but harmless anthro lynx/hyena-like creature which talks in riddles sometimes and behaves in a similar manner to the Scarecrow from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland and was voiced by Robert Carlyle. Sports The hurling club in Pittsburgh, United States is known as the Pittsburgh Púcas. See also General Oni Torngarsuk Yaoguai Yekyua Puck (mythology) Aderyn y corph Popular culture Welsh mythology English mythology Harvey (1944 play) Harvey (1950 film) Footnotes References Bibliography Erin Sebo (2017) Does OE Puca Have an Irish Origin?, Studia Neophilologica, 89:2, 167-175. Katharine Briggs, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Brownies, Boogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures, "Pwca", p 337. . Mary Chase, Harvey (Harvey the Pooka) Thomas Liehr: Pukas: About the next relatives of the ‘big white rabbit’ known from “Harvey”. In English and German , p. 371 "Chapter: Fairy Help (The Phouka)", , p. 48 (Boston, Ticknor, 1888) "Mystical Mythology from around the World." Mystical Mythology from around the World. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Dec. 2014. Aos Sí Fairies Fantasy creatures Irish folklore English folklore English mythology English legendary creatures Germanic mythology Irish legendary creatures Scottish mythology Therianthropy Tuatha Dé Danann Welsh mythology Welsh legendary creatures Cornish legendary creatures