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<p>The <b>púca</b> (<a href="Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a> for <i>spirit/ghost</i>; plural <b>púcaí</b>), <b>puca</b> (<a href="Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a> for <i>goblin</i>), also <b>pwca</b>, <b>pookah</b>, <b>phouka</b>, and <b>puck</b>, is a creature of <a href="Celtic_mythology" title="Celtic mythology">Celtic</a>, <a href="English_folklore" title="English folklore">English</a>, and <a href="Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a> <a href="Folklore" title="Folklore">folklore</a>. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune, they could help or hinder rural and marine communities. Púcaí can have dark or white fur or hair. The creatures were said to be <a href="Shapeshifting" title="Shapeshifting">shape-changers</a> that could take the appearance of horses, goats, cats, dogs, and hares. They may also take a <a href="Human_guise" title="Human guise">human guise</a>, which includes various animal features, such as animal ears or a tail.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology_and_analogues">Etymology and analogues</h2></div>

<p>The origin of the name is debated, with some theorising that it originated in the <a href="Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish language</a>, but with a different spelling as there was no <i>p</i> sound in <a href="Primitive_Irish" title="Primitive Irish">Primitive Irish</a>. It appears, from place name evidence, to have been in use as early as the 8th century. Since it is a 'cultural' rather than a practical word that might be used in trading, it is thought to reflect greater cultural contact between Celtic and Germanic cultures in the early medieval period than had been thought.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The <i>púca</i> has counterparts throughout the Celtic and Germanic cultures of <a href="Northwest_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwest Europe">Northwest Europe</a>. For instance, in <a href="Scandinavian_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Scandinavian languages">Scandinavian languages</a>, we find, according to the OED, "<a href="Old_Icelandic" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Icelandic">Old Icelandic</a> <i>púki</i> mischievous demon, the Devil, <a href="Faroese_language" title="Faroese language">Faroese</a> <i>púki</i>, <a href="Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a> (originally and chiefly regional) <i>puke</i> devil, evil spirit, mischievous person, <a href="Old_Swedish" title="Old Swedish">Old Swedish</a> <i>puke</i> devil, evil spirit, <a href="Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a> (now chiefly regional) <i>puke</i> evil spirit, devil, goblin), <a href="Old_Danish" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Danish">Old Danish</a> <i>puge</i> evil spirit". In <a href="Welsh_mythology" title="Welsh mythology">Welsh mythology</a>, it is named the <i><b>pwca</b></i> and in <a href="Cornish_language" title="Cornish language">Cornish</a> the <a href="Bucca_(mythological_creature)" title="Bucca (mythological creature)"><i>Bucca</i></a> (thus being related in <a href="Etymology" title="Etymology">etymology</a> and milieu to the <a href="Bogeyman" title="Bogeyman">bugaboo</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a>, the <i><b>pouque</b></i> were said to be fairies who lived near ancient stones; in <a href="Norman_French" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman French">Norman French</a> of the Islands (e.g. <a href="J%C3%A8rriais" title="Jèrriais">Jèrriais</a>), a <a href="Cromlech" title="Cromlech">cromlech</a>, or prehistoric tomb, is referred to as a <i>pouquelée</i> or <i>pouquelay(e)</i>; <i>poulpiquet</i> and <i>polpegan</i> are corresponding terms in <a href="Brittany" title="Brittany">Brittany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<p>The púca may be regarded as being either menacing or beneficial. Fairy mythologist <a href="Thomas_Keightley_(historian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Keightley (historian)">Thomas Keightley</a> said "notions respecting it are very vague", and in a brief description gives an account collected by <a href="Thomas_Crofton_Croker" title="Thomas Crofton Croker">Croker</a> from a boy living near Killarney that "old people used to say that the Pookas were very numerous ... long ago ... , were wicked-minded, black-looking, bad things ... that would come in the form of wild colts, with chains hanging about them", and that did much to harm unwary travellers.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, little bad boys and girls were warned not to eat overripe blackberries, because this was a sign that the pooka has entered them.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>One theme of the púca's folklore is their proclivity for mischief. They are commonly said to entice humans to take a ride on their back, giving the rider a wild and terrifying journey before dropping the unlucky person back at the place they were taken from. This lore bears similarities to other Irish folk creatures, such as the <i><a href="Aos_S%C3%AD#Daoine_maithe" title="Aos Sí">daoine maithe</a></i> (good people) or the <i>slua sí</i> (fairy host), said to target humans on the road or along their regular "passes". These human encounters of the púca tend to occur in rural, isolated places, far from settlements or homes<i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Breatnach-1993-Flklr_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Breatnach-1993-Flklr-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i>

</p><p>While púca stories can be found across northern Europe, Irish tales specify a protective measure for encountering a púca. It is said that the rider may be able to take control of the púca by wearing sharp spurs, using those to prevent being taken or to steer the creature if already on its back.

</p><p>A translation of an Irish púca story, "An Buachaill Bó agus an Púca", told by storyteller Seán Ó Cróinín, describes this method of control of the púca as done by a young boy who had been the creature's target once before:

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<blockquote><p>... the farmer asked the lad what had kept him out so late. The lad told him.

</p><p>"I have spurs," said the farmer. "Put them on you tonight and if he brings you give him the spurs!" And this the lad did. The thing threw him from its back and the lad got back early enough. Within a week the (pooka) was before him again after housing the cows.

</p><p>"Come to me," said the lad, "so I can get up on your back."

</p><p>"Have you the sharp things on?" said the animal.

</p><p>"Certainly," said the lad.

</p><p>"Oh I won't go near you, then," he said.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<p>The protective power of the "sharp things", as they are always referred to by the pooka in the tales, may stem from the Irish belief that "cold iron" has the ability to ward off the supernatural.<sup id="cite_ref-Breatnach-1993-Flklr_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Breatnach-1993-Flklr-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In contrast, the púca is represented as being helpful to farmers by <a href="Lady_Wilde" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Wilde">Lady Wilde</a>, who relates the following tale. A farmer's son named Padraig one day noticed the invisible presence of the púca brushing by, and called out to him, offering a coat. The púca appeared in the guise of a young bull, and told him to come to the old mill at night. From that time onward, the púca came secretly at night and performed all the work of milling the sacks of corn into flour. Padraig fell asleep the first time, but later concealed himself in a chest to catch sight of them, and later made a present of a fine silk suit. This unexpectedly caused the púca to go off to "see a little of the world" and cease its work. But by then the farmer's wealth allowed him to retire and give his son an education. Later, at Padraig's wedding, the púca left a gift of a golden cup filled with drink that evidently ensured their happiness.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Another example of the púca as a benevolent or protective entity comes in tales where the creature intervenes before a terrible accident or before the person is about to happen upon a malevolent fairy or spirit. In several of the regional variants of the stories where the púca is acting as a guardian, the púca identifies itself to the bewildered human. This is particularly noteworthy as it is in contrast to the lore of many other folkloric beings, who guard their identities or names from humans.<sup id="cite_ref-Breatnach-1993-Flklr_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Breatnach-1993-Flklr-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>There are stories of some púcaí being blood-thirsty and vampire-like creatures. Other stories even say some are man-eating beings, hunting down, killing, and eating their victims.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Morphology_and_physiology">Morphology and physiology</h2></div>

<p>According to legend, the púca is a deft <a href="Shapeshifting" title="Shapeshifting">shapeshifter</a>, capable of assuming a variety of terrifying or pleasing forms. It can take a human form, but will often have animal features, such as ears or a tail.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an animal, the púca will most commonly appear as a horse, cat, rabbit, raven, fox, wolf, goat, <a href="Goblin" title="Goblin">goblin</a>, or dog. No matter what shape the púca takes, its fur is almost always dark. It most commonly takes the form of a sleek black horse with a flowing mane and luminescent golden eyes.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="Manx_language" title="Manx language">Manx</a> <i><a href="Glashtyn" title="Glashtyn">glashtyn</a></i> also takes on human form, but he usually betrays his horse's ears and is analogous to the <a href="Each_uisce" class="mw-redirect" title="Each uisce">each uisce</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>If a human is enticed onto a púca's back, it has been known to give them a wild ride; however, unlike a <a href="Kelpie" title="Kelpie">kelpie</a>, which will take its rider and dive into the nearest stream or lake to drown and devour them, the púca will do its rider no real harm. However, according to some folklorists, the only man ever to ride the púca was <a href="Brian_Boru" title="Brian Boru">Brian Boru</a>, High King of Ireland, by using a special bridle incorporating three hairs of the púca's tail. The púca has the power of human speech, and has been known to give advice and lead people away from harm. Though the púca enjoys confusing and often terrifying humans, it is considered to be benevolent.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Agricultural_traditions">Agricultural traditions</h2></div>

<p>Certain agricultural traditions surround the púca. It is a creature associated with <a href="Samhain" title="Samhain">Samhain</a>, a <a href="Goidelic" class="mw-redirect" title="Goidelic">Goidelic</a> harvest festival, when the last of the crops are brought in. Anything remaining in the fields is considered "puka", or fairy-blasted, and hence inedible. In some locales, reapers leave a small share of the crop, the "púca's share", to placate the hungry creature. Nonetheless, 1 November is the púca's day, and the one day of the year when it can be expected to behave civilly.

</p><p>At the beginning of November, the púca was known—in some locales—to either defecate or spit on the wild fruits rendering them inedible and unsafe thenceforth.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regional_variations">Regional variations</h2></div>

<p>In some regions, the púca is spoken of with considerably more respect than fear; if treated with deference, it may actually be beneficial to those who encounter it. The púca is a creature of the mountains and hills, and in those regions there are stories of it appearing on November Day and providing prophecies and warnings to those who consult it.

</p><p>In some parts of <a href="County_Down" title="County Down">County Down</a>, the púca is manifested as a short, disfigured goblin who demands a share of the harvest; in <a href="County_Laois" title="County Laois">County Laois</a>, it appears as a monstrous bogeyman, while in Waterford and Wexford the púca appears as an eagle with a huge wingspan and in Roscommon as a black goat.<sup id="cite_ref-FieldGuide_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FieldGuide-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Art_and_popular_culture">Art and popular culture</h2></div>

<p><a href="William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>'s 1595 play <i><a href="A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream" title="A Midsummer Night's Dream">A Midsummer Night's Dream</a></i> features the character "<a href="Robin_Goodfellow_(Shakespeare)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robin Goodfellow (Shakespeare)">Robin Goodfellow</a>," who is also called "sweet <a href="Puck_(A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)" title="Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)">Puck</a>," a version of the púca.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The title character in the 1944 stage play <i><a href="Harvey_(play)" title="Harvey (play)">Harvey</a></i> – twice adapted into <a href="Harvey_(1950_film)" title="Harvey (1950 film)">a 1950 film</a> starring <a href="James_Stewart" title="James Stewart">James Stewart</a> and then as <a href="Harvey_(1996_film)" title="Harvey (1996 film)">a 1996 film</a> starring <a href="Harry_Anderson" title="Harry Anderson">Harry Anderson</a> and <a href="Leslie_Nielsen" title="Leslie Nielsen">Leslie Nielsen</a> – is an invisible six-foot, three-and-a-half-inch (1.92 m) tall <a href="Talking_animals_in_fiction" title="Talking animals in fiction">anthropomorphic rabbit</a>, who is referred to as a "pooka".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>There is a statue of a púca in Ireland. The 2-meter tall bronze sculpture was erected in the Burren at the Michael Cusack Centre in <a href="Carran" title="Carran">Carron</a>, <a href="County_Clare" title="County Clare">Co. Clare</a> in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Púcai (or "pookas") appear as regular atmospheric threats in children's game show <a href="Knightmare_(TV_series)" title="Knightmare (TV series)"><i>Knightmare</i></a> (1987 - 1994). They appear as green, floating ghost-like creatures with characteristic prominent cheeks and plants for hair.

</p><p>In the book <i>Knock Knock Open Wide</i> by Neil Sharpson <i>Puckeen</i> is a children's show and also the name of a mysterious, magical creature who lives in a black box and is never actually shown, only spoken of. In discussions of the book Sharpson has said that the Puckeen was inspired by tales of the púca.

</p><p>The 2018 animated series <i><a href="Hilda_(TV_series)" title="Hilda (TV series)">Hilda</a></i> and the graphic novel series it is based on feature the Pooka. It appears in the third season and is a greedy character who often stops at the home of a relative of the main character to "borrow things".

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<ul><li><a href="Aderyn_y_Corff" title="Aderyn y Corff">Aderyn y Corff</a></li>

<li><a href="Puck_(folklore)" title="Puck (folklore)">Puck</a> in English folklore</li>

<li><a href="Torngarsuk" title="Torngarsuk">Torngarsuk</a></li>

<li><a href="Yaoguai" title="Yaoguai">Yaoguai</a></li>

<li><a href="Yekyua" title="Yekyua">Yekyua</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explanatory_footnotes">Explanatory footnotes</h2></div>

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<li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The contrast between Croker's and Wilde's notions is taken from <a href="#CITEREFMacKillop1998">MacKillop 1998</a> under "pooka", except mention could not be found in Croker's body of works as MacKillop states, but only via Keightley.</span>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3></div>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMacKillop1998">MacKillop 1998</a>, "Pooka"</span>

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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPrice1830">Price 1830</a>, pp. 23–24: "These cromlechs, or kistvaens,.. are called in Jersey poquelays, and in Brittany policans & poulpiquets, &c."</span>

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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKeightley1850">Keightley 1850</a>, p. 371</span>

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<li id="cite_note-Breatnach-1993-Flklr-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Breatnach-1993-Flklr_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Breatnach-1993-Flklr_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Breatnach-1993-Flklr_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBreatnach1993">Breatnach 1993</a>, pp. 105–110</span>

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<li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFÓ_CróinínÓ_Cróinín1980">Ó Cróinín & Ó Cróinín 1980</a>, pp. 172–173</span>

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<li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWilde1887">Wilde 1887</a>, p. 48, <i>Ancient Tales</i></span>

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<li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMacKillop1998">MacKillop 1998</a>, "Glashtin"</span>

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<li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFÓ_hÓgáin2006">Ó hÓgáin 2006</a>, p. 270</span>

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<li id="cite_note-FieldGuide-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FieldGuide_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCurran1997">Curran 1997</a></span>

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<li><cite id="CITEREFÓ_hÓgáin2006" class="citation book cs1"><a href="D%C3%A1ith%C3%AD_%C3%93_h%C3%93g%C3%A1in" title="Dáithí Ó hÓgáin">Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí</a> (2006). <i>The Lore of Ireland: An Encyclopedia of Myth, Legend and Romance</i>. <a href="Boydell_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Boydell Press">Boydell Press</a>. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>9781843832157</bdi>. <a href="OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/276459820">276459820</a>.</cite></li>

<li><cite id="CITEREFPrice1830" class="citation journal cs1"><a href="Thomas_Price_(Carnhuanawc)" title="Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc)">Price, Thomas</a> (1 January 1830). "A Tour through Brittany". <i><a href="Cambrian_Quarterly_Magazine_and_Celtic_Repertory" title="Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory">Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory</a></i>. <b>2</b> (5): <span class="nowrap">23–</span>43. <a href="Hdl_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hdl (identifier)">hdl</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10107%2F2070537">10107/2070537</a>.</cite></li>

<li><cite id="CITEREFSebo2017" class="citation journal cs1">Sebo, Erin (3 July 2017). <span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00393274.2017.1314773">"Does OE Puca Have an Irish Origin?"</a></span>. <i>Studia Neophilologica</i>. <b>89</b> (2): <span class="nowrap">167–</span>175. <a href="Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00393274.2017.1314773">10.1080/00393274.2017.1314773</a>. <a href="ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0039-3274">0039-3274</a>. <a href="S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:164700561">164700561</a>.</cite></li>

<li><cite id="CITEREFWilde1887" class="citation book cs1"><a href="Jane_Wilde" title="Jane Wilde">Wilde, Jane Francesca</a> (1887). "Fairy Help (The Phouka)". <i>Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland</i>. <a href="Ward_and_Downey" class="mw-redirect" title="Ward and Downey">Ward and Downey</a>. <a href="OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/459021588">459021588</a>.</cite></li>

<li><cite id="CITEREFYeats1986" class="citation book cs1"><a href="W._B._Yeats" title="W. B. Yeats">Yeats, W. B.</a> (1986). "Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry". In Booss, Claire (ed.). <i>A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore</i>. <a href="Gramercy_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Gramercy Books">Gramercy Books</a>. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>9780517489048</bdi>. <a href="OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/27522771">27522771</a>.</cite></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div>

<ul><li><cite id="CITEREFBriggs1977" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a href="Katharine_Mary_Briggs" title="Katharine Mary Briggs">Briggs, Katharine</a> (1977). "Pwca". <i>An Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hogoblins, Brownies, Bogies and Other Supernatural Creatures</i>. <a href="Pantheon_Books" title="Pantheon Books">Pantheon</a>. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>9780394734675</bdi>. <a href="OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/924573579">924573579</a>.</cite></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Water_spirit" title="Water spirit">Water spirit</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Fairyland" title="Fairyland">Fairyland</a></li>

<li><a href="Fairy_path" title="Fairy path">Fairy path</a></li>

<li><a href="Fairy_ring" title="Fairy ring">Fairy ring</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Adhene" title="Adhene">Adhene</a></li>

<li><a href="Aibell" title="Aibell">Aibell</a></li>

<li><a href="Alp-luachra" class="mw-redirect" title="Alp-luachra">Alp Luachra</a></li>

<li><a href="Anjana_(Cantabrian_mythology)" title="Anjana (Cantabrian mythology)">Anjana</a></li>

<li><a href="Aos_S%C3%AD" title="Aos Sí">Aos Sí (Aes Sídhe)</a></li>

<li><a href="Arkan_Sonney" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkan Sonney">Arkan Sonney</a></li>

<li><a href="Asrai" title="Asrai">Asrai</a></li>

<li><a href="Baobhan_sith" title="Baobhan sith">Baobhan sith</a></li>

<li><a href="Banshee" title="Banshee">Banshee</a></li>

<li><a href="Barghest" title="Barghest">Barghest</a></li>

<li><a href="Bean_nighe" class="mw-redirect" title="Bean nighe">Bean nighe</a></li>

<li><a href="Billy_Blind" title="Billy Blind">Billy Blind</a></li>

<li><a href="Bir%C3%B3g" title="Biróg">Biróg</a></li>

<li><a href="Bloody_Bones" title="Bloody Bones">Bloody Bones</a></li>

<li><a href="Bluecap" title="Bluecap">Bluecap</a></li>

<li><a href="Blue_men_of_the_Minch" title="Blue men of the Minch">Blue men of the Minch</a></li>

<li><a href="Bodach" title="Bodach">Bodach</a></li>

<li><a href="Boggart" title="Boggart">Boggart</a></li>

<li><a href="Bogle" title="Bogle">Bogle</a></li>

<li><a href="Boobrie" title="Boobrie">Boobrie</a></li>

<li><a href="Brownie_(folklore)" title="Brownie (folklore)">Brownie</a></li>

<li><a href="Brown_Man_of_the_Muirs" title="Brown Man of the Muirs">Brown Man of the Muirs</a></li>

<li><a href="Bucca_(mythological_creature)" title="Bucca (mythological creature)">Bucca</a></li>

<li><a href="Buggane" title="Buggane">Buggane</a></li>

<li><a href="Bugbear" title="Bugbear">Bugbear</a></li>

<li><a href="Bugul_Noz" title="Bugul Noz">Bugul Noz</a></li>

<li><a href="Caoineag" title="Caoineag">Caoineag</a></li>

<li><a href="Ceffyl_D%C5%B5r" title="Ceffyl Dŵr">Ceffyl Dŵr</a></li>

<li><a href="Cl%C3%ADodhna" title="Clíodhna">Clíodhna</a></li>

<li><a href="Clurichaun" title="Clurichaun">Clurichaun</a></li>

<li><a href="Coblynau" class="mw-redirect" title="Coblynau">Coblynau</a></li>

<li><a href="Colt_pixie" title="Colt pixie">Colt pixie</a></li>

<li><a href="Cyhyraeth" title="Cyhyraeth">Cyhyraeth</a></li>

<li><a href="Drude" title="Drude">Drude</a></li>

<li><a href="Duende_(mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duende (mythology)">Duende</a></li>

<li><a href="Simonside_Dwarfs" title="Simonside Dwarfs">Duergar</a></li>

<li><a href="Dullahan" title="Dullahan">Dullahan</a></li>

<li><a href="Dunnie" title="Dunnie">Dunnie</a></li>

<li><a href="Each-uisge" title="Each-uisge">Each-uisge</a></li>

<li><a href="D%C3%B6kk%C3%A1lfar_and_Lj%C3%B3s%C3%A1lfar" title="Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar">Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar</a></li>

<li><a href="Elegast" title="Elegast">Elegast</a></li>

<li><a href="Erlking" title="Erlking">Erlking</a></li>

<li><a href="Hulduf%C3%B3lk" title="Huldufólk">Huldufólk</a></li>

<li><a href="Queen_of_Elphame" title="Queen of Elphame">Queen of Elphame</a></li>

<li><a href="Svart%C3%A1lfar" title="Svartálfar">Svartálfar</a></li></ul></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Fachan" title="Fachan">Fachan</a></li>

<li><a href="Fairy_Queen" title="Fairy Queen">Fairy Queen</a></li>

<li><a href="Far_darrig" title="Far darrig">Fear dearg</a></li>

<li><a href="Fear_gorta" title="Fear gorta">Fear gorta</a></li>

<li><a href="Fenodyree" title="Fenodyree">Fenodyree</a></li>

<li><a href="Finfolk" title="Finfolk">Finfolk</a></li>

<li><a href="Finvarra" title="Finvarra">Finvarra</a></li>

<li><a href="Fuath" title="Fuath">Fuath</a></li>

<li><a href="Gancanagh" title="Gancanagh">Gancanagh</a></li>

<li><a href="Ghillie_Dhu" title="Ghillie Dhu">Ghillie Dhu</a></li>

<li><a href="Glaistig" title="Glaistig">Glaistig</a></li>

<li><a href="Glashtyn" title="Glashtyn">Glashtyn</a></li>

<li><a href="Groac'h" title="Groac'h">Groac'h</a></li>

<li><a href="Grindylow" title="Grindylow">Grindylow</a></li>

<li><a href="Gwragedd_Annwn" title="Gwragedd Annwn">Gwragedd Annwn</a></li>

<li><a href="Gwyllion" title="Gwyllion">Gwyllion</a></li>

<li><a href="Habetrot" title="Habetrot">Habetrot</a></li>

<li><a href="Haltija" title="Haltija">Haltija</a></li>

<li><a href="The_Hedley_Kow" title="The Hedley Kow">The Hedley Kow</a></li>

<li><a href="Heinzelm%C3%A4nnchen" title="Heinzelmännchen">Heinzelmännchen</a></li>

<li><a href="Hinzelmann" title="Hinzelmann">Hinzelmann</a></li>

<li><a href="Hobbididance" title="Hobbididance">Hobbididance</a></li>

<li><a href="Hobgoblin" title="Hobgoblin">Hobgoblin</a></li>

<li><a href="H%C3%B6dekin" title="Hödekin">Hödekin</a></li>

<li><a href="Iannic-ann-%C3%B4d" title="Iannic-ann-ôd">Iannic-ann-ôd</a></li>

<li><a href="Jack-o'-lantern" title="Jack-o'-lantern">Jack-o'-lantern</a></li>

<li><a href="Jenny_Greenteeth" title="Jenny Greenteeth">Jenny Greenteeth</a></li>

<li><a href="Joint-eater" title="Joint-eater">Joint-eater</a></li>

<li><a href="Kelpie" title="Kelpie">Kelpie</a></li>

<li><a href="Kilmoulis" title="Kilmoulis">Kilmoulis</a></li>

<li><a href="Knocker_(folklore)" title="Knocker (folklore)">Knocker</a></li>

<li><a href="Knucker" title="Knucker">Knucker</a></li>

<li><a href="Kobold" title="Kobold">Kobold</a></li>

<li><a href="Klabautermann" title="Klabautermann">Klabautermann</a></li>

<li><a href="Korrigan" title="Korrigan">Korrigan</a></li>

<li><a href="Lazy_Laurence" title="Lazy Laurence">Lazy Laurence</a></li>

<li><a href="Leanan_s%C3%ADdhe" title="Leanan sídhe">Leanan sídhe</a></li>

<li><a href="Leprechaun" title="Leprechaun">Leprechaun</a></li>

<li><a href="Lubber_fiend" title="Lubber fiend">Lubber fiend</a></li>

<li><a href="Lutin" title="Lutin">Lutin</a></li>

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<li><a href="Margot_the_fairy" title="Margot the fairy">Margot the fairy</a></li>

<li><a href="Maggy_Moulach" title="Maggy Moulach">Meg Mullach</a></li>

<li><a href="Melusine" title="Melusine">Melusine</a></li>

<li><a href="Merrow" title="Merrow">Merrow</a></li>

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<li><a href="Morgen_(mythological_creature)" title="Morgen (mythological creature)">Morgen</a></li>

<li><a href="Morvarc'h" title="Morvarc'h">Morvarc'h</a></li>

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<li><a href="Nain_Rouge" title="Nain Rouge">Nain Rouge</a></li>

<li><a href="Nelly_Longarms" title="Nelly Longarms">Nelly Longarms</a></li>

<li><a href="Nicnevin" title="Nicnevin">Nicnevin/Gyre-Carling</a></li>

<li><a href="Nisse_(folklore)" title="Nisse (folklore)">Nisse</a></li>

<li><a href="Nixie_(folklore)" title="Nixie (folklore)">Nixie</a></li>

<li><a href="Nuckelavee" title="Nuckelavee">Nuckelavee</a></li>

<li><a href="Nuggle" title="Nuggle">Nuggle</a></li>

<li><a href="Oberon" title="Oberon">Oberon</a></li>

<li><a href="Peg_Powler" title="Peg Powler">Peg Powler</a></li>

<li><a href="Pillywiggin" title="Pillywiggin">Pillywiggin</a></li>

<li><a href="Pixie" title="Pixie">Pixie</a></li>

<ul><li><a href="Bergsr%C3%A5" title="Bergsrå">Bergsrå</a></li>

<li><a href="Hulder" title="Hulder">Hulder</a></li>

<li><a href="Radande" class="mw-redirect" title="Radande">Radande</a></li>

<li><a href="Sj%C3%B6r%C3%A5" title="Sjörå">Sjörå</a></li>

<li><a href="Skogsr%C3%A5" title="Skogsrå">Skogsrå</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Redcap" title="Redcap">Redcap</a></li>

<li><a href="Schrat" title="Schrat">Schrat</a></li>

<li><a href="Sebile" title="Sebile">Sebile</a></li>

<li><a href="Selkie" title="Selkie">Selkie</a></li>

<li><a href="Seonaidh" title="Seonaidh">Seonaidh</a></li>

<li><a href="Shellycoat" title="Shellycoat">Shellycoat</a></li>

<li><a href="Sleih_beggey" title="Sleih beggey">Sleih beggey</a></li>

<li><a href="Sluagh" title="Sluagh">Sluagh</a></li>

<li><a href="Spriggan" title="Spriggan">Spriggan</a></li>

<li><a href="Sprite_(folklore)" title="Sprite (folklore)">Sprite/Water sprite</a></li>

<li><a href="Sylph" title="Sylph">Sylph</a></li>

<li><a href="Titania_(A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)" title="Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream)">Titania</a></li>

<li><a href="Tomte" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomte">Tomte</a></li>

<li><a href="Tooth_fairy" title="Tooth fairy">Tooth fairy</a></li>

<li><a href="Tylwyth_Teg" title="Tylwyth Teg">Tylwyth Teg</a></li>

<li><a href="Undine" title="Undine">Undine</a></li>

<li><a href="Water_bull" title="Water bull">Water bull</a></li>

<li><a href="Water_horse" title="Water horse">Water horse</a></li>

<li><a href="Wicked_fairy_(Sleeping_Beauty)" title="Wicked fairy (Sleeping Beauty)">Wicked fairy</a></li>

<li><a href="Wight" title="Wight">Wight</a></li>

<li><a href="Wirry-cow" title="Wirry-cow">Wirry-cow</a></li>

<li><a href="Yallery_Brown" title="Yallery Brown">Yallery Brown</a></li>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #FADBEB;;background: #F8D2E2;"><div id="Fairy-like_beings_worldwide67" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Fairy-like beings worldwide</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Worldwide</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Bogeyman" title="Bogeyman">Bogeyman</a></li>

<li><a href="Crone" title="Crone">Crone</a></li>

<li><a href="Demon" title="Demon">Demon</a></li>

<li><a href="Humanoid" title="Humanoid">Humanoid</a></li>

<li><a href="Little_people_(mythology)" title="Little people (mythology)">Little people</a></li>

<li><a href="Merfolk" title="Merfolk">Merfolk</a>

<ul><li><a href="Mermaid" title="Mermaid">Mermaid</a></li>

<li><a href="Merman" title="Merman">Merman</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Vampire" title="Vampire">Vampire</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Abatwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Abatwa">Abatwa</a></li>

<li><a href="Asanbosam" class="mw-redirect" title="Asanbosam">Asanbosam</a></li>

<li><a href="Aziza_(African_mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aziza (African mythology)">Aziza</a></li>

<li><a href="Werehyena" title="Werehyena">Bultungin</a></li>

<li><a href="Eloko" title="Eloko">Eloko</a></li>

<li><a href="Jengu" title="Jengu">Jengu</a></li>

<li><a href="Kishi_(folklore)" title="Kishi (folklore)">Kishi</a></li>

<li><a href="Obayifo" title="Obayifo">Obayifo</a></li>

<li><a href="Rompo" title="Rompo">Rompo</a></li>

<li><a href="Simbi" title="Simbi">Simbi</a></li>

<li><a href="Tikoloshe" class="mw-redirect" title="Tikoloshe">Tikoloshe</a></li>

<li><a href="Yumboes" title="Yumboes">Yumboes</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Anchimayen" title="Anchimayen">Anchimayen</a></li>

<li><a href="Caipora" title="Caipora">Caipora</a></li>

<li><a href="Canotila" title="Canotila">Canotila</a></li>

<li><a href="Chaneque" title="Chaneque">Chaneque</a></li>

<li><a href="Christmas_elf" title="Christmas elf">Christmas elf</a></li>

<li><a href="Chullachaqui" class="mw-redirect" title="Chullachaqui">Chullachaqui</a></li>

<li><a href="Curupira" title="Curupira">Curupira</a></li>

<li><a href="Encantado_(mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Encantado (mythology)">Encantado</a></li>

<li><a href="Fastachee" title="Fastachee">Fastachee</a></li>

<li><a href="Fearsome_critters" title="Fearsome critters">Fearsome critters</a></li>

<li><a href="Grey_alien" title="Grey alien">Grey alien</a></li>

<li><a href="Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter" title="Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter">Hopkinsville Goblins</a></li>

<li><a href="Little_people_(mythology)#Native_American_folklore" title="Little people (mythology)">Ishigaq</a></li>

<li><a href="Jogah" title="Jogah">Jogah</a></li>

<li><a href="Little_green_men" title="Little green men">Little green men</a></li>

<li><a href="Nimerigar" title="Nimerigar">Nimerigar</a></li>

<li><a href="Nordic_alien" class="mw-redirect" title="Nordic alien">Nordic alien</a></li>

<li><a href="N%C3%BB%C3%B1n%C3%AB'h%C3%AF" title="Nûñnë'hï">Nûñnë'hï</a></li>

<li><a href="Pombero" title="Pombero">Pombero</a></li>

<li><a href="Pukwudgie" title="Pukwudgie">Pukwudgie</a></li>

<li><a href="Trauco" title="Trauco">Trauco</a></li>

<li><a href="Little_people_(mythology)#Native_American_folklore" title="Little people (mythology)">Yunwi Tsunsdi</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Anito" title="Anito">Diwata</a></li>

<li><a href="Dokkaebi" title="Dokkaebi">Dokkaebi</a></li>

<li><a href="Fallen_angel" title="Fallen angel">Fallen angel</a></li>

<li><a href="Fox_spirit" title="Fox spirit">Fox spirit</a>

<li><a href="Huxian" title="Huxian">Huxian</a></li>

<li><a href="Inari_%C5%8Ckami" title="Inari Ōkami">Inari Ōkami</a></li>

<li><a href="Kitsune" title="Kitsune">Kitsune</a></li>

<li><a href="Kumiho" title="Kumiho">Kumiho</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Hyang" title="Hyang">Hyang</a></li>

<li><a href="Irshi" title="Irshi">Irshi</a></li>

<ul><li><a href="Ifrit" title="Ifrit">Ifrit</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Kijimuna" title="Kijimuna">Kijimuna</a></li>

<li><a href="Korpokkur" title="Korpokkur">Korpokkur</a></li>

<li><a href="Mazzikin" title="Mazzikin">Mazzikin</a></li>

<li><a href="Mogwai_(Chinese_culture)" title="Mogwai (Chinese culture)">Mogwai</a></li>

<li><a href="Mrenh_kongveal" title="Mrenh kongveal">Mrenh kongveal</a></li>

<li><a href="Orang_bunian" title="Orang bunian">Orang bunian</a></li>

<li><a href="Preta" title="Preta">Preta</a>

<ul><li><a href="Hungry_ghost" title="Hungry ghost">Hungry ghost</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Tennin" title="Tennin">Tennin</a></li>

<li><a href="Yaksha" title="Yaksha">Yaksha</a>/<a href="Yakshini" title="Yakshini">Yakshini</a></li>

<li><a href="Y%C5%8Dkai" title="Yōkai">Yōkai</a></li>

<li><a href="Y%C5%8Dsei" title="Yōsei">Yōsei</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Bunyip" title="Bunyip">Bunyip</a></li>

<li><a href="Manaia_(mythological_creature)" title="Manaia (mythological creature)">Manaia</a></li>

<li><a href="Menehune" title="Menehune">Menehune</a></li>

<li><a href="Mimi_(folklore)" title="Mimi (folklore)">Mimis</a></li>

<li><a href="Muldjewangk" title="Muldjewangk">Muldjewangk</a></li>

<li><a href="Nawao" title="Nawao">Nawao</a></li>

<li><a href="Patupaiarehe" title="Patupaiarehe">Patupaiarehe</a></li>

<li><a href="Ponaturi" title="Ponaturi">Ponaturi</a></li>

<li><a href="Taniwha" title="Taniwha">Taniwha</a></li>

<li><a href="Tipua" title="Tipua">Tipua</a></li>

<li><a href="Wandjina" title="Wandjina">Wandjina</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Eastern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Bannik" title="Bannik">Bannik</a></li>

<li><a href="C%C4%83pc%C4%83un" title="Căpcăun">Căpcăun</a></li>

<li><a href="Domovoy" title="Domovoy">Domovoy</a></li>

<li><a href="Karze%C5%82ek" title="Karzełek">Karzełek</a></li>

<li><a href="Kikimora" title="Kikimora">Kikimora</a></li>

<li><a href="Leshy" title="Leshy">Leshy</a></li>

<li><a href="Lid%C3%A9rc" title="Lidérc">Lidérc</a></li>

<li><a href="Likho" title="Likho">Likho</a></li>

<li><a href="Ovinnik" title="Ovinnik">Ovinnik</a></li>

<li><a href="Polevik" title="Polevik">Polevik</a></li>

<li><a href="R%C3%BCbezahl" title="Rübezahl">Rübezahl</a></li>

<li><a href="Rusalka" title="Rusalka">Rusalka</a></li>

<li><a href="Samodiva_(folklore)" title="Samodiva (folklore)">Samodiva</a></li>

<li><a href="S%C3%A2nzian%C4%83" title="Sânziană">Sânziană</a></li>

<li><a href="Siren_(mythology)" title="Siren (mythology)">Siren</a></li>

<li><a href="Spiridu%C8%99" title="Spiriduș">Spiriduș</a></li>

<li><a href="Ursitory" title="Ursitory">Ursitory</a></li>

<li><a href="Vadleany" class="mw-redirect" title="Vadleany">Vadleany</a></li>

<li><a href="V%C3%A2lv%C4%83" title="Vâlvă">Vâlvă</a></li>

<li><a href="V%C3%A2ntoase" title="Vântoase">Vântoase</a></li>

<li><a href="Vodyanoy" title="Vodyanoy">Vodyanoy</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Northern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Aitvaras" title="Aitvaras">Aitvaras</a></li>

<li><a href="Ajatar" title="Ajatar">Ajatar</a></li>

<li><a href="Black_dog_(folklore)" title="Black dog (folklore)">Black dog</a></li>

<li><a href="Gabija" title="Gabija">Gabija</a></li>

<li><a href="Gremlin" title="Gremlin">Gremlin</a></li>

<li><a href="Haltija" title="Haltija">Haltija</a></li>

<li><a href="Headless_Horseman" title="Headless Horseman">Headless Horseman</a></li>

<li><a href="Hiisi" title="Hiisi">Hiisi</a></li>

<li><a href="Hobbit" title="Hobbit">Hobbit</a></li>

<li><a href="Jack_Frost" title="Jack Frost">Jack Frost</a></li>

<li><a href="Jimmy_Squarefoot" title="Jimmy Squarefoot">Jimmy Squarefoot</a></li>

<li><a href="Lauma" title="Lauma">Lauma</a></li>

<li><a href="Mennink%C3%A4inen" title="Menninkäinen">Menninkäinen</a></li>

<li><a href="Morgan_Le_Fay" class="mw-redirect" title="Morgan Le Fay">Morgan Le Fay</a></li>

<li><a href="Pictish_Beast" title="Pictish Beast">Pictish Beast</a></li>

<li><a href="Troll" title="Troll">Troll</a></li>

<li><a href="Tuatha_D%C3%A9_Danann" title="Tuatha Dé Danann">Tuatha Dé Danann</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Southern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Basajaun" title="Basajaun">Basajaun</a></li>

<li><a href="Centaur" title="Centaur">Centaur</a></li>

<li><a href="Cercopes" title="Cercopes">Cercopes</a></li>

<li><a href="Circe" title="Circe">Circe</a></li>

<li><a href="Dionysus" title="Dionysus">Dionysus</a></li>

<li><a href="Donas_de_fuera" class="mw-redirect" title="Donas de fuera">Doñas de fuera</a></li>

<li><a href="Farfadet" title="Farfadet">Farfadet</a></li>

<li><a href="Hecate" title="Hecate">Hecate</a></li>

<li><a href="Hippocampus_(mythology)" title="Hippocampus (mythology)">Hippocampus</a></li>

<li><a href="Kallikantzaros" title="Kallikantzaros">Kallikantzaros</a></li>

<li><a href="Kobalos" title="Kobalos">Kobalos</a></li>

<li><a href="Lamia_(Basque_mythology)" title="Lamia (Basque mythology)">Lamina</a></li>

<li><a href="Mairu" title="Mairu">Mairu</a></li>

<li><a href="Mouros" title="Mouros">Mouro</a>

<ul><li><a href="Enchanted_Moura" title="Enchanted Moura">Enchanted Moura</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Nymph" title="Nymph">Nymph</a>

<li><a href="Satyr" title="Satyr">Satyr</a></li>

<li><a href="Silenus" title="Silenus">Silenus</a></li>

<li><a href="Siren_(mythology)" title="Siren (mythology)">Siren</a></li>

<li><a href="Squasc" title="Squasc">Squasc</a></li>

<li><a href="Thiasus" title="Thiasus">Thiasus</a></li>

<li><a href="Trenti" title="Trenti">Trenti</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Western</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Dames_blanches" title="Dames blanches">Dames blanches</a></li>

<li><a href="Dusios" title="Dusios">Dusios</a></li>

<li><a href="Dwarf_(folklore)" title="Dwarf (folklore)">Dwarf</a></li>

<li><a href="Lorelei#Original_folklore_and_modern_myth" title="Lorelei">Lorelei</a></li>

<li><a href="Perchta" title="Perchta">Perchta</a></li>

<li><a href="Venusberg_(mythology)" title="Venusberg (mythology)">Venus in German legend</a></li>

<li><a href="Vittra_(folklore)" title="Vittra (folklore)">Vittra</a></li>

<li><a href="Witte_Wieven" title="Witte Wieven">Witte Wieven</a>/<a href="Wei%C3%9Fe_Frauen" title="Weiße Frauen">Weiße Frauen</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Cross-regional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Christmas_gift-bringer" title="Christmas gift-bringer">Christmas gift-bringer</a>

<ul><li><a href="Santa_Claus" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a></li>

<li><a href="Companions_of_Saint_Nicholas" title="Companions of Saint Nicholas">Companions of</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Elemental" title="Elemental">Elemental</a></li>

<li><a href="Fates" title="Fates">Fates</a></li>

<li><a href="Goblin" title="Goblin">Goblin</a></li>

<li><a href="Gnome" title="Gnome">Gnome</a></li>

<li><a href="Salamanders_in_folklore" title="Salamanders in folklore">Salamander</a></li>

<li><a href="Sandman" title="Sandman">Sandman</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="List_of_hybrid_creatures_in_folklore" title="List of hybrid creatures in folklore">List of hybrid creatures in folklore</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_beings_referred_to_as_fairies" title="List of beings referred to as fairies">List of beings referred to as fairies</a></li></ul>

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