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In Catalan mythology, Nitus are small matter, impossible to describe by their smallness, which fall into a person's ear and go to the brain. They do not kill, but are said to feed like maggots on the memory and create tiredness and forgetfulness. [1]

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References

  1. Sánchez, Manuel Martín (2002). Seres míticos y personajes fantásticos españoles (in Spanish). Spain: EDAF. p. 461. ISBN   9788441410534.