Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Spirit name "Akka (old lady)" | Finland | Female spirit, feminine counterpart of "Ukko"[7]. |
Spirit name "Banshee" | Ireland | Grey Lady of death who haunts certain Irish families. A female spirit in Gaelic folklore believed to presage, by wailing, a death in a family. Ireland |
Goddess name "Kamui-fuchi" | Ainu | Lady Hearth. A Hearth Goddess who is also known as the Supreme Ancestress and the spirit of female reproductivity and the home. Ainu, Japan |
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 "Baba Yaga" | Slavic | The wild old woman; the dark lady; and mistress of magic. She is also seen as a Forest spirit, leading hosts of spirits. Slavic |
Spirit name "White Lady" | Scotland | White Lady Of Avenel, a tutelary spirit. Scotland |
Spirit name "White Lady" | Ireland | White Lady Of Ireland the banshee or domestic spirit of a family. |
Spirit name "White Lady" | Prussia | White Lady of the royal family of Prussia. A "spirit" said to appear before the death of one of the family. |