Water-spirits are prophetic. (Cf. F420.5.1.1.)

Motif

Water-spirits are prophetic. (Cf. F420.5.1.1.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.4.10

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

DutchSinninghe FFC CXXXII 53 No. 31.

Within the index

Filed under Characteristics of water-spirits.

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Water-spirits possess magic power Water-spirits have supernatural lapse of time: days seem like years. (Cf. F377.)Water-spirits are cannibals: devour mortal victim, suck blood Water-spirits are grateful Water-spirits are jealous Water-man is rendered powerless if kept away from water Seeing and observing of water-spirits has fatal consequences Water-spirits have treasures under water Water-spirit controls water-supply

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Water-spirits protect and warn sailor against storm and in tempest

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