Puk
nature_spirit earth Frisian single tradition · 3
A house spirit from Frisian tradition. It is associated with domestic spaces and household activities.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pūķis, Python, kobel, Schrat, hütchen, Nis Puk, Hinzelmann, Klabautermann, Nissen, Niß Puk, Puken, Pûkse, Husniskens, Psychopomp, Púca
- aspect of
- Kobold
- allied with
- nisses
- manifests as
- cat, drak, fiery dragon
- has aspect
- drak
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Puk (Frisian) – House spirit”
#5259 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“such as the niss (cognate of nisse of Norway) or puk (cognate of puck fairy) which are attested in Northern Germany, alongside drak, a dragon-type name, as the sprite is sometimes said to appear as a shaft of fire with what looks like a head.”
#23550 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In fact, the Puk is able to carry a full barn's worth of hay on its broad back, stealing it from the neighbors at night. According to lore from the island of Rügen, a Puk travelling outside is usually on its way to rob as much money as its owner might want and need.”
#34582 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5