Only a brave boy may defeat the creature and bring eternal peace to its damned soul, being appointed heir in reward.
[1] In some areas, the Kukudh appears as a stocky and short-legged man with a goat's tail.
[1] The Kukudh and Karkanxholl (etymologically related to Kallikantzaros Greek: καλικάντζαρος, also known as the Karkançoli) are also undead "gypsy" corpses, who go around in January, laden with chains and effusing a deadly breath, known notably among Calabrian Albanians.
[1] In Southern Albania the Kukudh is a blind female demon of sickness, carrying the plague.
Alexander the Great is said to have brought it, after having raped the corpse of an Epirote princess, who would not return his love during her lifetime.