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Pages in category "Scottish legendary creatures". The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Nature myths. The Corryvreckan whirlpool. The myths and legends of Scotland have a "local colour" as they tell about the way of life during the olden times, apart from giving a perspective of the nature of the country during various seasons of the year. It was the belief that Beira, the Queen of Winter, had a firm hold on the country by raising ...
A kelpie, or water kelpie (Scottish Gaelic: each-uisge), is a shape-shifting spirit inhabiting lochs in Irish and Scottish folklore. It is usually described as a grey or white [1] horse-like creature, able to adopt human form. Some accounts state that the kelpie retains its hooves when appearing as a human, leading to its association with the ...
The Pictish Beast (sometimes Pictish Dragon or Pictish Elephant) is an artistic representation of an animal, distinct to the early medieval culture of the Picts of Scotland. The great majority of surviving examples are on Pictish stones. The Pictish Beast accounts for about 40% of all Pictish animal depictions, and so was likely of great ...
Beltane. Biasd Bheulach. Black Donald. Black Rock Gorge. Black Saturday (1621) Blue men of the Minch. Bodach. Brian (mythology) The Burryman.
The Scottish Gaelic word beithir has been defined variously as "serpent", "lightning", and "thunderbolt". [1][2][3] It is also referred to as beithir-nimh ("venomous serpent") [4] and nathair ("serpent" and "adder"). [5] The word may also mean "wild beast" and may be derived from the Norse for "bear" according to Celtic mythology scholar James ...
Rosmerta - Gallic goddess of fertility and abundance. Sabrina - Brittonic goddess of the River Severn. Seixomniai Leuciticai - a Celtic goddess, equated with Diana [16] Senuna - a Brittonic goddess. Sequana - Gallic goddess of the River Seine. Sirona - Gallic goddess of healing. Suleviae - a triune mother goddess.
Print/export Download as PDF ... Help. Legendary creatures from Celtic mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total ...