Scottish Mythology

Baobhan Sith Pronounced: Buhvan shee Origin: Scotland Baobhan Sith are spirits of the Scottish Highlands. Their name literally means “Fairy ...
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Caointeach - The Keener The Caointeach of the Western Highlands is a Scottish equivalent of Ireland’s Banshee. She is attached ...
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Glaistig - The Green Lady The Glaistig may be a Highland Fairy or a once-mortal woman who has joined them ...
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A kelpie is in Scottish folklore, a malevolent water spirit believed to inhabit every lake and stream, and a Death ...
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Nicnevin - The Bone Mother Nicnevin, Scottish witch goddess, can transform water into rocks and sea into dry land. Her ...
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Scatach Origin: Scotland Scatach is a warrior goddess who appears in the Irish epic, the Ulster Cycle. She runs a ...
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In Scottish folklore, the seelie court and unseelie court are the two groups of the fairy folk. The seelie is ...
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A spunkie is in Scottish lore, a Goblin or trickster ghost similar to the Kelpie. The spunkie, which resides in the ...
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The Urisk is a water spirit, variously classified as a Fairy or Elf. He haunts lonely ponds, springs, and waterfalls ...
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Washers at the Ford Origin: British Isles The Washers at the Ford are death spirits, harbingers of doom, now often ...
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