Heimchen
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The Heimchen is a being from German folklore with several related meanings. It is the German term for house cricket. In Pomerania, the Heimchen feed lost children with bread rolls and milk.
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Relationships
- co occurs with
- Herdschmiedl, Heunemänken, Krikelmaus, deceased soul, Moosleute, Holzleute, Moosfräulein, Hulda, Bertha
- serves
- Buschgroßmutter
- served by
- Ilsa
- allied with
- Perchta
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“The best-known Heimchen are the companions of Perchta, though. Perchta is the leader of the host of Heimchen, the wailing souls of unbaptized children. She is sometimes called Heimchenkönigin, i.e. Heimchen-Queen.”
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“local tales ascribe a following of children under the guise of the Heimchen who constitute her attendants in the area she frequents.”
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