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It includes ghosts that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Ghosts and spirits of dead girls or women in folklore , legends , and mythology . Note that this category is also inclusive of all kinds of undead women besides ghosts; including revenants , vampires , or zombies .
Below is a non-exhaustive list of Rakshasas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology.While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma. ...
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 ...
Hecate, the goddess of boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft, and ghosts, who was commonly associated with the moon; Nyx, goddess and personification of the night; Selene, Titaness goddess and personification of the moon; Thanatos, the personification of death, the son of Nyx and Erebus and twin brother of Hypnos; Roman
Belief in ghosts has been deeply ingrained in the minds of the people of the subcontinent for generations. There are many allegedly haunted places in the subcontinent , such as cremation grounds, dilapidated buildings, palaces, havelis , forts, forest bungalows , burning ghats , etc. Ghosts also occupy a significant place in the Bengali culture .
Ghost (Worldwide) – Disembodied spirits of those that have died; Ghost riders; Ghoul – Cannibalistic shapeshifting desert genie often classified as undead. Giant (Worldwide) – Immensely large and strong humanoids; Giant animal (Worldwide) – Unusually large beasts; Gichi-anami'e-bizhiw – Bison-snake-bird-cougar hybrid water spirit
The Legend of Churel supposedly originated from Persia where they were described as being the spirits of women who died with "grossly unsatisfied desires". [4]In South-East Asia, the Churel is the ghost of a woman who either died during childbirth, while she was pregnant, or during the prescribed "period of impurity".
In Hungarian mythology, a white lady was the ghost of a girl or young woman that died violently; usually, young women who committed suicide, were murdered, or died while imprisoned. The ghost is usually bound to a specific location and is often identified as a specific person (e.g. Elizabeth Báthory [24]).