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List of Gods : "Spirit Wisp" - 2 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Spirit name "Will-O'-the-Wisp"	Roman	A spirit of the bogs, whose delight is to mislead belated travellers.
Spirit name "Will-o'-the-wisps"	Europe	In the mediaeval ages, the will-o'-the-wisps were known as elf lights, for these tiny sprites were supposed to mislead travelers; and popular superstition claimed that the Jack-o'-lanterns were the restless spirits of murderers forced against their will to return to the scene of their crimes. Northern Europe

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