shape-shifting (metamorphosis) The transformation from one body into another, such as humans into the bodies of animals and birds. A human who transforms into an animal becomes a were-animal. Witches, sorcerers, and
FAIRIES A host of supernatural beings who occupy a middle realm between Earth and heaven. Fairies are magically empowered beings who occupy a middle realm between Earth and the heavenly planes. They exist between the human realm and the realm
Dwarves are famous as Snow White’s cuddly forest companions, but there’s nothing dopey or silly about Dwarves. The fierce, warrior Dwarves of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
NYMPH ABDUCTED BY A FAUN (1860) BY ALEXANDRE CABANEL Fauns manifest as men with goat’s legs and horns, similar to Pan and the satyrs. Fauns are among the spirits in the retinue
Gnomes are subterranean spirits now most associated with garden statuary. They resemble tiny people: Paracelsus described gnomes as two spans high. (A span is the width of an outstretched human hand.) Unlike
Mermaid Nearly every culture on Earth possesses mermaid lore. They appear all over the world. Those lacking oceans have fresh-water mermaids who inhabit springs, lakes, wells, rivers, and swamps. Archaeologists in the
A basilisk is a mythological creature with a fowl’s head and serpentine body, important as a Symbol in Alchemy and in Magic. There are three types of basilisks: • The first and
In Spain and Portugal, the word Duende refers to spirits like goblins or sprites. Like the English term goblin, Duende is a vague term. A Duende may be any kind of small
A Boggart is a type of a hobgoblin or ghost; a supernatural being of English folklore, especially of Lancashire and Yorkshire, very mischievous, sly, and annoying: often invoked to frighten children. Threats
A gremlin is a small, pesky spirit that first appeared in British military aircraft during World War I. Royal Air Force pilots sent out on dangerous missions reported seeing misty, goblinlike spirits
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