Glaistig
nature_spirit earth fairy single tradition · 3
A Scottish fairy or ghost who can take the form of a goat-human hybrid.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Figure in Celtic folklore.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hippocampus, Lamia, Sirena, Siyokoy, Nü Wa, Tlanchana, Skogsrå, Glashtyn, The Glaistig, Glaistig Uaine, bócanach, leshy, elves, Kiṃpuruṣas, dusii, ùruisg, goayr heddagh, Deuadai, Pay(n), Jengu, Nāgas, Triton, Auvekoejak, Ceasg, Echidna, Harpy, Sirens, Matsya, Ketu, Fu Xi
- equivalent to
- Green Lady of Ashintully Castle, Green Lady of Ballindalloch Castle, Green Lady of the Barony of Ladyland, Green Lady of Crathes Castle, Green Lady of Tulloch Castle, Green Lady of Knock Castle, Green Lady of Newton Castle, Green Lady of Longleat, Green Lady of Fyvie
- manifested by
- Maiden of Callart
- has aspect
- The Green Lady
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Glaistig – A Scottish fairy or ghost who can take the form of a goat-human hybrid.”
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“A glaistig is a minor character in Martha Wells' 2006 short story The Potter's Daughter.”
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“Later figures in Celtic folklore, including the Irish bocánach, the Scottish ùruisg and glaistig, and the Manx goayr heddagh, are part human and part goat.”
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