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Water Spirits
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Water Spirits covers the Kelpie of Scottish folklore, a shapeshifting spirit usually appearing as a horse that lures riders into lochs and rivers. The category is reserved for spirits whose defining trait is an attachment to water, distinct from the sea monsters and sea serpents catalogued separately.
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What Defines This GroupingBeings that dwell in rivers, lakes, springs and the sea. Water is among the most widely attested dwellings of local powers, and such beings are usually tied to one named body of water rather than to a pantheon. 2 Learn More
The water spirits
This small group gathers a water spirit, a being dwelling in rivers, lakes, springs or the sea, of a kind found across the world's folklore, where water is often the home of alluring, capricious or dangerous powers.
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