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Illustration of St. Elmo's fire on a ship at sea Electrostatic discharge flashes across the windscreen of a KC-10 cockpit.. St. Elmo's fire (also called witchfire or witch's fire [1]) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or animal horn [2] in an atmospheric electric field.
The Will o' the Wisp and the Snake by Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931). In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or ignis fatuus (Latin for 'foolish flame'; [1] pl. ignes fatui), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes.
Santelmo: Saint Elmo's fire; Bal-Bal: an undead monster that feeds on corpses; Batibat: demons in the form of obese hags; Berbalang: ghouls; Bungisngis: one-eyed giant, purported to dwell in Meluz, Orion, Bataan, and Cebu; described as always laughing. [7] Bulul - are ancestor spirits and the carvings that house them.
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Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), was a Christian saint and martyr.He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain.Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saintly figures of Christian religion who are venerated especially as intercessors.
San Telmo Island, an island of the coast of Antarctica named after the ship; Isla San Telmo, an island off the coast of Panama; Palace of San Telmo, a historical edifice in Seville, Spain
Bernardo Carpio is a legendary figure in Philippine mythology who is said to be the cause of earthquakes. There are numerous versions of this tale. Some versions say Bernardo Carpio is a giant, as supported by the enormous footsteps he has reputedly left behind in the mountains of Montalban.
It is a common belief in the Philippines that if modern medicine is unable to cure a particular illness, the ailment may be due to a nuno ' s curse. The victim is brought to an albularyo, a Philippine practitioner of traditional medicine.