Gaude, Frau
Frau Gaude, the Boar Hound Goddess, roams the streets during the Twelve Nights of Christmas and especially on Christmas Eve, accompanied by a pack of…
Category: Germanic mythology
Herta
Herta, mysterious Germanic goddess, was eventually Demonized as a Queen of Witches, a leader of the Wild Hunt. Although little information regarding Herta survives, her…
Nix
Nixes are the male counterpart of the female Nixies, sea spirits who may be generous or malicious as they choose. Nixes love music. They are…
Nixie
Nixies are female water spirits and freshwater mermaids. Their male counterparts are the Nixes. They live in societies that parallel those of humans in underwater…
Walpurga
Walpurga Lady of Summer ALSO KNOWN AS: Walpurgis; Waldborg; Walburga Winter is a persistent force that sometimes refuses to willingly leave. Walpurga, ancient goddess of…
Waldmichen
Waldmichen : The Wood Nymph ORIGIN: Teutonic Waldmichen may be a title used for Hulda in Lower Saxony, or she may be a closely related…
Hulda
Hulda, a great and ancient goddess of birth and death, presides over a transit station for human souls, a crossroads between life and death. Hulda…
LORELEI
Lorelei is the name of a spirit and the big rock in the Rhine River on which she sits. Lorelei, the most famous of the…
Ondine
Ondine ALSO KNOWN AS: Undine; Undina The legend of Ondine derives from Alsatian folklore but became especially popular as the basis for an 1811 romantic…
The Bethen
The Bethen are a triad of female spirits associated with fertility, birth, and good fortune. They remedy childlessness, if desired. After a baby is born,…