undine
Elemental lake dweller
An undine is a water spirit or nymph in European folklore, typically female and associated with rivers, lakes, and waterfalls.
The term comes from alchemical and Romantic literary traditions, where undines were elemental beings who could gain a soul by marrying a mortal: The undine rose from the fountain at midnight.
The word appears mostly in fantasy fiction and poetic contexts.
Fish-tailed ocean woman
- selkieShapeshifting seal of legend
- kelpieScottish drowning spirit
- sirenWailing alert device
- nixieAquatic folklore creature
shapeshifter · enchantment · legend · folktale · mythology · fairy tale · curse · tragic love
Mythical aquatic entity
- elementalBasic, of natural forces
- naiadFreshwater spirit of myth
- water nymphFreshwater female spirit
- nixieAquatic folklore creature
salamander · sylph · gnome · four elements · elemental magic · water elemental · water sprite · immortal soul
Clear essential liquid
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- streamSteady continuous flow
- springRecoiling metal spiral
fountain · pond · waterfall · waves · currents · flowing · swimming · submerged
Permitting diffused light passage
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- flowingMoving continuously onward
graceful · otherworldly · spectral · insubstantial · luminous · pale · delicate · haunting
Emotional, imaginative worldview
- novellaShort fictional book
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
immortality · soul · redemption · theatrical
mermaid
Fish-tailed ocean woman
nixie · shapeshifter · enchantment · legend · folktale · mythology · fairy tale · curse · tragic love · drowning
water spirit
Mythical aquatic entity
- elementalBasic, of natural forces
- naiadFreshwater spirit of myth
- water nymphFreshwater female spirit
nixie · salamander · sylph · gnome · four elements · elemental magic · water elemental · water sprite · immortal soul · soulless
water
Clear essential liquid
spring · fountain · pond · waterfall · waves · currents · flowing · swimming · submerged · depths
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
flowing · graceful · otherworldly · spectral · insubstantial · luminous · pale · delicate · haunting · beautiful
romanticism
Emotional, imaginative worldview
tragedy · immortality · soul · redemption · theatrical
undinesalamander
Tailed, moist-skinned amphibian
sylph · gnome · fire elemental · djinn · fire sprite