nixie
Germanic water fairy
A nixie is a female water spirit in Germanic folklore, typically inhabiting rivers, lakes, or streams.
Nixies were said to lure humans into the water, sometimes drowning them.
The word appears mostly in fairy tales and fantasy literature: The nixie rose from the pond at midnight.
Separately, nixie is postal slang for a piece of mail that's undeliverable due to an illegible or incorrect address.
Nature spirit or larva
- undineFemale water spirit
- mermaidFish-tailed ocean woman
- water spriteMythical aquatic spirit
- naiadFreshwater spirit of myth
kelpie · selkie · siren · nereid · neck · fairy · pixie · imp
Cannot be sent
- dead letterUndeliverable or unenforced
- misdirectedSent the wrong way
- wrong addressIncorrect recipient location
- sortingArranging into sequence
mail processing · postal worker · letter carrier · mailroom · return to sender · lost mail · postal system · mail handling
Traditional tales from Deutschland
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- mythosBody of foundational legends
shapeshifter · freshwater · river spirit · supernatural · apparition · phantom · specter · enchantress
nymph
Nature spirit or larva
- undineFemale water spirit
- mermaidFish-tailed ocean woman
- water spriteMythical aquatic spirit
naiad · kelpie · selkie · siren · nereid · neck · fairy · pixie · imp · sylph
undeliverable
Cannot be sent
- dead letterUndeliverable or unenforced
- misdirectedSent the wrong way
- wrong addressIncorrect recipient location
sorting · mail processing · postal worker · letter carrier · mailroom · return to sender · lost mail · postal system · mail handling
German folklore
Traditional tales from Deutschland
mythos · shapeshifter · freshwater · river spirit · supernatural · apparition · phantom · specter · enchantress · temptress
trickster
Cunning deceiver in myth
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- rogueryDishonest or mischievous conduct
shenanigans · playfulness · slyness · whimsy · antics · caprice · frolic · jest · lark · rascality
nixiesalamander
Tailed, moist-skinned amphibian
fire spirit · fire elemental · sylph · gnome · djinn
nixieangel
Divine winged messenger
guardian angel · seraph · cherub · protective spirit · good fairy