João Pestana

joão-pestana Portuguese 250px|thumb|João Pestana Alternative forms pt joão-pestana Etymology pt :af João<t:John><pos:a common male given name> pestana<t:eyelash><alt:Pestana><pos:also a surname> + 1 Pronunciation [oã:o^ã] Proper noun m pt mythological creature sandman pt 1946 João Carlos A estrada de fogo Editorial Gleba 211 Estás a cair com soninho… é o João Pestana que lá vem… You are falling asleep… Sandman is coming… personification of sleep or drowsiness pt 1899 Maximiliano de Azevedo Historias das Ilhas (Reminiscencias dos Açores e da Madeira) Libraria Editora 220 https://archive.org/details/histriasdasilha00azevgoog/page/n227 O pae riu-se e disse-lhe que não deitasse as culpas ás feiticeiras mas ao João Pestana. The father laughed and told him not to blame the sorceresses but his own sleepiness. Further reading pt pt Folklore Mythological creatures