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Bamboulas (Μπαμπούλας: /bamˈbuːlas/) or (Μπάμπουλας: /ˈbambuːlas/), or Vavouras (Βάβουρας: /ˈvɑvuːrɑs/) or Bougaros (Μπούγαρος: /ˈbuːɡɑros/), is a creature, demon or bogeyman of Greek folklore and tradition, a fright for children. In English, it is translated as 'bogeyman'.

It is identified with the Byzantine Vavoutsikos (Βαβούτσικο) Vavoutsikos, which took the form of an old man and was also used as a scare tactic for children. . According to tradition, the Bamboulas always emerges at night and takes away children who do not sit quietly and do not listen to their parents. When children, during the night, do not sit quietly or do not sleep, they are told: "Sit quietly, Bamboulas is coming to take you" or "Eat all your food because Bamboulas will come to take you!" and so on. . Its form is not singular but takes on any shape, always terrifying, as created by folk imagination.