Encyclopedia - Nymph: Encyclopedia - Nymph
In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, sometimes bound to a particular location or landfor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siren: Encyclopedia - Siren
In Greek mythology, the Sirens or Seirenes (Greek Σειρῆνας) were Naiads (sea nymphs) who lived on an island called Sirenum scopu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siren: Encyclopedia Ii - Siren - Encounters With The Sirens
Odysseus escaped the Sirens by having all his sailors plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the mast. He was curious as to what the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Succubus: Encyclopedia - Succubus
In medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi; from Latin succubare, "to lie under") is a female demon which seduces men (especially mon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Water Sprite: Encyclopedia - Water Sprite
A water sprite (or water faery) is a mythical creature that resembles a human female, but is the color of the sea. Water sprites are said...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siren: Encyclopedia Ii - Siren - Popular Culture
There's always a siren singing you to shipwreck. (don't reach out, don't reach out) Steer away from these rocks we'll be a walking disast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Succubus: Encyclopedia Ii - Succubus - In Modern Fiction
Succubi are often featured in fantasy fiction and role-playing games, and often shown with batlike wings and bikini clad. Succubi are oft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nix: Encyclopedia Ii - Nix - Nixe
The German Nixe is a kind of river mermaid who lures men to drown, akin to the Celtic Melusine and similar to the Greek Siren. Nixe are w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fair Folk Exalted: Encyclopedia Ii - Fair Folk Exalted - Overview
In the beginning of time, Creation, the world, was created out of the Wyld, the mutable murk of dream-stuff. The natives of the Wyld, tak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthenay: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthenay - History
Legend has it that Parthenay was created with a wave of the fairy Melusine's wand. A thousand years ago, the Lords of Parthenay chose an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nix: Encyclopedia Ii - Nix - Nixe
The German Nixe is a kind of river mermaid who lures men to drown, akin to the Celtic Melusine and similar to the Greek Siren. Nixes are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Of The Lake: Encyclopedia - Lady Of The Lake
In an Arthurian legend, the Lady of the Lake is the name of several related characters who play integral parts in the stories. These char...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charge Of The Goddess: Encyclopedia - Charge Of The Goddess
The Charge of the Goddess is a traditional inspirational text sometimes used in Neopaganism and Wicca. Doreen Valiente, a student of Gera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mermaid: Encyclopedia Ii - Mermaid - Legend And Myth
Tales of mermaids are nearly universal. The first known mermaid stories appeared in Assyria, ca. 1000 BCE. Atargatis, the mother of Assyr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nix: Encyclopedia Ii - Nix - Näcken
The Scandinavian näcken, nøkken, strömkarlen, Grim or Fosse-Grim was a male water spirit who played enchanted songs on the violin, lur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mermaid: Encyclopedia Ii - Mermaid - Legend And Myth
Tales of mermaids are nearly universal. The first known mermaid stories appeared in Assyria, ca. 1000 BCE. Atargatis, the mother of Assyr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexuality In Christian Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexuality In Christian Demonology - Lust In Demons
Lust in demons is a controversial theme for Christian demonology. As usual, scholars disagree on the subject. On one hand, it is consider...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Lusignan - Crusader Kings
The Lusignans were among the French nobles who made great careers in the Crusades. An ancestor of the later Lusignan dynasty in the Holy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Llorona: Encyclopedia Ii - La Llorona - The Story
Many versions of La Llorona's origin exist. Some describe a beautiful young woman in Mexico or New Mexico, who married or was seduced by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lamia Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamia Mythology - External Link
Lamia in Bulgarian short stories and folk tales, is a mysterious creature with several heads, which can grow over and over again if cut, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Of The Lake: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Of The Lake - Later Uses
Lady of the Lake - The Walter Scott poem and its musical settings. Walter Scott wrote an influential poem, The Lady of the Lake, in 181...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Of The Lake: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Of The Lake - The Character In Medieval Literature
The Lancelot-Grail Cycle provides a backstory for the Lady of the Lake, "Viviane", in the Prose Merlin section, which takes place before ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Of The Lake: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Of The Lake - Origins
The Lady of the Lake's origins are probably ancient and pagan, like Morgan le Fay's, and she and Morgan may have derived from the same tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mermaid: Encyclopedia Ii - Mermaid - Fiction
Mermaids are one of the most famous creatures of popular culture, and are depicted regularly in literature and film. This is likely due t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mermaid: Encyclopedia Ii - Mermaid - Heraldry
In heraldry, the charge of a mermaid is commonly represented with a comb and a mirror, and blazoned as a 'mermaid in her vanity.' Merfolk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Llorona: Encyclopedia Ii - La Llorona - Comparisons To Figures In Other Cultures
The most direct analogue with the La Llorona story is that of the Greek Medea, who likewise murdered her children after being abandoned b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mermaid: Encyclopedia Ii - Mermaid - Fiction
Mermaids are present in many books and films, becoming one of the most popular creatures of pop culture. The first time a mermaid was env...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mermaid: Encyclopedia Ii - Mermaid - Heraldry
In heraldry, the charge of a mermaid is commonly represented with a comb and a mirror, and blazoned as a 'mermaid in her vanity.' Mainly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nix: Encyclopedia Ii - Nix - Bäckahästen
Bäckahästen (translated as the brook horse) is a mythological horse in Scandinavian folklore. It has a close parallel in the Scottish k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexuality In Christian Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexuality In Christian Demonology - The Sexuality Of Demons
To Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Jews there were male and female demons (Jewish demons were mostly male, but Lilith was female)....   » Read the article