Mythical Creatures
Jun. 22nd, 2009 02:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I'm making a list of mythical/supernatural creatures that have or can take human form, from Europe particularly British Isles.
This isn't as easy as I thought. There's the obvious ones of werewolves & vampires. Various little folk & big folk who wouldn't pass as human due to their size. Some individuals.
Angels & their ilk
Demons
Various water spirits (each uisge, selkies, nixes, undine etc - there are a lot of these)
Dryads
Elves
Banshee
Aos si/daoine sidhe
Leansidhe
Golems
Now my brain is full up, but I'm sure there's more.
This isn't as easy as I thought. There's the obvious ones of werewolves & vampires. Various little folk & big folk who wouldn't pass as human due to their size. Some individuals.
Angels & their ilk
Demons
Various water spirits (each uisge, selkies, nixes, undine etc - there are a lot of these)
Dryads
Elves
Banshee
Aos si/daoine sidhe
Leansidhe
Golems
Now my brain is full up, but I'm sure there's more.
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Date: 2009-06-22 07:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-22 07:55 am (UTC)That's a thought. Beats looking through badly organised web sites.
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Date: 2009-06-22 07:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-22 10:09 am (UTC)And would the Flying Dutchman / Wandering Jew concept fit into this category? (supernatural lifespan, if not a truly supernatural being.)
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Date: 2009-06-22 10:20 am (UTC)Dryads, yes. Don't know how I missed them.
The others are what I meant by inviduals, which I didn't explain, did I? :)
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Date: 2009-06-22 07:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-22 11:07 pm (UTC)They fit. Added to the list. Thanks :)