Wihwin
nature_spirit water Miskito single tradition · 2
Wihwin is a malevolent water horse spirit in Miskito folklore.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1800 CE
- Attested period
- 1800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in folklore collections from the 19th century onwards.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Winged genie, Wirry-cow, Witte Wieven, Wondjina, Wraith, Wulver, Wu Tou Gui, Wyrm, each-uisge, shoopiltee, nuggle, cabbyl-ushtey, neck, bäckahäst, nykur, will-o'-the-wisp, Wangliang, White Lady, Wechuge, Wendigo, Waldgeist, Wana-games-ak, Wani, Wanyūdō, Warg, Warraguk, Wassan-mon-ganeehla-ak, Water monkey, Water sprite, Wati-kutjara, Wa-won-dee-a-megw, Weiße Frauen, Wekufe, Wentshukumishiteu, Wewe Gombel, Whowie, Bunyip, Ceffyl Dŵr, Tangie
- syncretized with
- Kelpie
Mentioned by
- will-o'-the-wisp
- Wangliang
- White Lady
- Wechuge
- Wendigo
- Waldgeist
- Wana-games-ak
- Wani
- Wanyūdō
- Warg
- Warraguk
- Wassan-mon-ganeehla-ak
- Water monkey
- Water sprite
- Wati-kutjara
- Wa-won-dee-a-megw
and 9 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Wihwin (Miskito) – Malevolent water horse spirit”
#5479 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The wihwin of Central America and the Australian bunyip are seen as similar creatures in other parts of the world.”
#7904 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001