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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.
Hinkypunk - (English) variation on Will o the wisp. A single, incorporeal leg hopping around bogs with a lantern. Kui; O'nya:ten (Iroquoian) aka Dry Fingers. Mummified hand. Appears and leaps out at people after certain transgressions, such as speaking ill of the dead, or butting into other people's personal business. Sleipnir; Three-legged bird
Onibi (Wakan Sansai Zue)Onibi (鬼火, "Demon Fire") is a type of atmospheric ghost light in legends of Japan. According to folklore, they are the spirits born from the corpses of humans and animals.
Like the fiery folklore entity that lends it its name, “Will-o'-the-Wisp” burns bright with idiosyncratic ambition. Few cineastes out there are making deliciously defiant art like Rodrigues ...
Joan the Wad has been associated with Jack o' the Lantern, the King of the Pixies. [1] The two may also be considered will-o'-the-wisp type characters who lead travelers astray on lonely moors, hence the rhyme: [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
The Will-o'-the-wisp appears in swamps, and in some areas there are legends of it being an evil spirit. [2]The Bunyip is a creature from Aboriginal mythology that lurks in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.
Błudnik is a demon in Slavic mythology, that dwells in the region of Łużyce. [1] ... Will-o'-the-wisp; References. a b This page was last edited on 12 ...
This form of the lidérc flies at night, appearing as a fiery light, a will o' the wisp, or even as a bird of fire. In the northern regions of Hungary and beyond, it is also known as ludvérc, lucfir. In Transylvania and Moldavia it goes by the names of lidérc, lüdérc, and sometimes ördög, literally, the Devil. While in flight, the lidérc ...