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List of Gods : "Spirit Britain" - 5 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Spirit name "Dymphna"	Britain	Saint of those stricken in spirit. She was a native of Britain, and a woman of high rank. It is said that she was murdered, at Geel, in Belgium, by her own father, because she resisted his incestuous påśśion. Geel, or Gheel, has long been a famous colony for the insane, who are sent thither from all parts of Europe, and are boarded with the peasantry. Britain
Spirit name "Gytrash"	Britain	A malevolent spirit that appears as a large dog or horse, and leads people astray. Britain
Spirit name "Kalyb"	Britain	The "Lady of the Woods," who stole St. George from his nurse, brought him up as her own child, and endowed him with gifts. St. George enclosed her in a rock, where she was torn to pieces by spirits. Britain
Spirit name "Wrath's Hole"	Britain	The legend is that Bolster, a gigantic wrath or evil spirit, paid embarråśśing attention to St. Agnes, who told him she would listen to his suit when he filled with his blood a small hole which she pointed out to him. The wrath joyfully accepted the terms, but the hole opened into the sea, and the wrath, being utterly exhausted, St. Agnes pushed him over the cliff. cornwall, Britain
Spirit name "Yeth-Hounds"	Britain	Dogs without heads, said to be the spirits of unbaptised children, which ramble among the woods at night, making wailing noises. Devonshire, Britain

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