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Aeginetia indica, commonly known as Indian broomrape [1] or forest ghost flower, is a holoparasitic herb or root parasite of the plant family Orobanchaceae.It grows in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests of tropical and subtropical Asia and New Guinea.
Emily, the ghost of a young girl who supposedly haunts a covered bridge in Stowe, Vermont. The bridge is dubbed "Emily's Bridge" and she is said to be seen only at midnight; Oscar Washburn, the ghost of a black goat farmer who allegedly haunts Old Alton Bridge in Copper Canyon, Texas. He is commonly known as "the Goatman" as he is said to ...
Nature spirits associated with forests. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. D. Dryads (17 P) F. Fauns (2 C, 9 P) L. Little ...
Leshy, is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology along with his wife Leshachikha(or the Kikimora) and children (leshonki, leszonky). Meliae, the nymphs of the Fraxinus (Ash tree) in Greek mythology; Metsaema, mother of the forest in Estonian mythology; Metsavana, old man of the forest in Estonian mythology
Various ghost groups have reported sightings there. [10] [better source needed] North Head Quarantine Station in Manly, New South Wales housed victims of a number of diseases including smallpox and the Spanish flu between 1833 and 1984. It was the site of over 500 deaths. A number of ghost tours are run on the grounds, which includes a large ...
Leshy or Leshi [a] is a tutelary deity of the forest in pagan Slavic mythology.As Leshy rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit. [1]A similar deity called Svyatibor (Svyatobor, Svyatibog) is thought to have been revered by both the Eastern and Western Slavs as the divine arbiter of woodland realms, and/or the sovereign ruler over other diminutive forest ...
Haunted forests have been a staple of ghostlore across many cultures. These forests are often depicted as places of darkness, danger, and fear. They represent the unknown, and the fear of the unknown, and serve as a metaphor for the wild and untamed aspects of nature that are beyond human control.
Ligeia – name meaning "clear-toned", daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Terpsichore; Parthenope – name meaning "maiden-voiced", Daughter of Achelous and Terpsichore; Pisinoe – daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Sterope; Thelxinoë – name meaning "mind charming" Swan maiden (Multi-cultural) – shapeshifts from human ...