Kelpie
nature_spirit water Irish folklore single tradition · 3
The text lists Kelpie as a shapeshifter.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1786 CE
- Attested period
- 1786 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Robert Burns' 1786 poem "Address to the Devil".
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Moura Encantada, Mangkukulam, Saci, Tengu, Verechelen, Yokai, Yogoe, each-uisge, Tangie, shoopiltee, nuggle, cabbyl-ushtey, neck, bäckahäst, nykur, voughas, tarbh uisge, tarroo ushtey, demons, Ala, jinn, Monkey King, Aswang, Banshee, Yaksha, Yaoguai, Tiyanak, Rakshasa, Lamia, Māui, Baba Yaga, Changeling, Doppelgänger, Empousa, Huay Chivo, Nahual, Ceffyl Dŵr
Mentioned by
- demons
- Ala
- jinn
- Monkey King
- Aswang
- Banshee
- Yaksha
- Yaoguai
- Tiyanak
- Rakshasa
- Lamia
- Māui
- Baba Yaga
- Changeling
- Doppelgänger
- Empousa
and 3 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Kelpie”
#5316 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Often mistaken for the kelpie (which inhabits streams and rivers), the each-uisge lives in the sea, sea lochs, and fresh water lochs.”
#7850 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Almost every sizeable Scottish body of water has a kelpie story associated with it, but the most widely reported is the kelpie of Loch Ness. Several stories of mythical spirits and monsters are attached to the loch's vicinity, dating back to 6th-century reports of Saint Columba defeating a monster”
#7916 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001