water sprites
River dwelling spirits
Water sprites are supernatural beings from folklore that inhabit rivers, lakes, streams, and other bodies of fresh water.
Like other sprites, they are typically imagined as small, elusive spirits—sometimes mischievous, sometimes helpful to humans.
Various cultures have their own versions: nymphs, naiads, nixies, and undines all fall under this category.
The pond was said to be home to water sprites who would drown unwary swimmers.
- nymphsMinor female nature deities
- mermaidsHalf-woman, half-fish beings
- nixiesFreshwater spirits of folklore
- selkiesSeal-to-human transformers
- kelpiesScottish lake spirits
naiads · sirens · magical creatures · faeries · will o' the wisp · fairy tale · ripples · babbling brook · streams · ponds · lily pad · enchanted · shimmering · ethereal · aquatic · mischievous · folklore · currents
- sea mythologykraken, merfolk, merpeople, sea serpents, sea monsters
- German legendsSiegfried, Brunhilde, Gunther, Lorelei, Faust
- water folklorenaiads, river spirits, mermaids, selkies, kelpies
- water spiritsnaiads, nereids, river spirits, mermaids, nixies
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- folktalesfolktales, animal fables, folktale, moral fables, fairy tales
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Mythical flame-dwelling entities
salamanders · gnomes · sylphs · phoenixes · earth spirits
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Supernatural beings of land
mountain spirits · cave dwellers · gnomes · dryads · forest spirits
water spritesgods
Supernatural beings worshipped
deities · archangels · demons · titans · celestial beings
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