Caoineag
nature_spirit intermediate Scottish single tradition · 2
Caoineag is a death spirit in Scottish tradition, a particular type of Banshee or Bean Sídhe. She appears to foretell death through her wailing.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Scottish Gaelic tradition, variant of broader Celtic banshee lore.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cat Sidhe, Ceasg, Ceffyl Dŵr, Cercopes, Chakora, Chamrosh, Chaneque, Čhápa, Chenoo, Chepi, Cherufe, Chibaiskweda, Chimimōryō, Chindi, Chinthe, Chonchon, Choorile, Chort, chalkydri, Charybdis, Cerberus, Camazotz, Cabeiri, Cailleach, Caipora, Camulatz, Candileja, Canaima, Canotila
- aspect of
- Banshee, Bean Sídhe
- cognate of
- bean-nighe
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Caoineag (Scottish) – Death spirit (a particular type of Banshee/Bean Sídhe)”
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“The caoineag (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈkʰɯːɲak]) is a female spirit in Scottish folklore and a type of Highland banshee, her name meaning "weeper". She is normally invisible and foretells death in her clan by lamenting in the night at a waterfall, stream or Loch, or in a glen or on a mountainside”
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