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Ceratopteris thalictroides is often found near stagnant water or in still pockets along slow flowing rivers in swampy areas, swamp forests, sago swamps, marshes, natural and man-made ponds. The plant thrives in full sun to moderate shade, from sea level to 1,300 meters (4,300 ft) in elevation, but mostly less than 500 meters (1,600 ft) in ...
Nixes in folklore became water sprites [15] who try to lure people into the water. The males can assume many different shapes, including that of a human, a fish, and a snake. The females bear the tail of a fish. When they are in human form, they can be recognised by the wet hem of their clothes.
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The mintuci (Ainu ミントゥチ; also mintuci kamuy, also transliterated into Japanese as mintsuchi (ミンツチ)) is a water sprite or an aquatic supernatural creature, a half-man-half-beast, told in stories of Ainu mythology and folklore. It is also considered a variant of the kappa and therefore a type of yōkai.
The prince thanking the Water sprite, from The Princess Nobody: A Tale of Fairyland (1884) by Andrew Lang (illustration by Richard Doyle). The belief in diminutive beings such as sprites, elves, fairies, etc. has been common in many parts of the world, and might to some extent still be found within neo-spiritual and religious movements such as "neo-druidism" and Ásatrú.
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The rusalka is a water sprite from Slavic mythology; it usually inhabits a lake or river. For many years unfamiliarity with Dvořák's operas outside the Czech lands helped reinforce a perception that composition of operas was a marginal activity, and that despite the beauty of its melodies and orchestral timbres Rusalka was not a central part ...
Johnny and the Sprites: Animated TV series Belial, and Memim, Fairy helper: Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius: Video game Belbel: Petite Princess Yucie: Animated television series, manga Beth McGraw (Fairy for a Day) Winx Club: Comic Bloom (Princess of Domino, Fairy of the Dragon Flame, Fairy of Dragon Fire, Keeper of the Dragon's Flame) Winx Club ...