The Nixie, Nixy, Nix, Näcken, Nicor, Nøkk, or Nøkken (German: Nixe; Dutch: nikker, nekker; Danish: nøkke; Norwegian Bokmål: nøkk; Nynorsk: nykk; Swedish:...

Look up nixie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nixie may refer to: Nixie (folklore), a water spirit in Germanic mythology and folk tales Nixie tube,...

Hedley Kow Púca Kelpie Nuggle Tangie Nixie (folklore) Simpson, Jacqueline (2000). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780192100191...

locations, and concepts with various levels of security in early Germanic folklore (reconstructions are indicated by the presence of an asterisk). The present...

older. It has repeatedly been conjectured that nisse might be a variant of "nixie" or nix but a detractor notes this is a water sprite and the proper Dano-Norwegian...

Song (1963 film) Mavka (song by Authentix) Mare (folklore) Naiad Nymph Revenant Succubus Nixie (folklore) Skogsrå Kushnir (2014), quote: "Mavka is different...

motif in folktales. Nixie (folklore), a water dwelling being in Germanic folklores Selkie, a being in Northern European folklores that could take on the...

horse Morvarc'h (Breton) – Legendary horse that could gallop on the waves Nixie (Germanic) – Shapeshifting water being, known for appearing as horses Nuckelavee...

gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep...

mara; Proto-Slavic *mara) is a malicious entity in Germanic and Slavic folklore that walks on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on nightmares...

"The Nixie of the Mill-Pond" (German: Die Nixe im Teich) is a German fairy tale that tells the story of a man captured by a nix (water spirit) and his...

"The Water Nixie" or "The Water-Nix" is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 79. It came from Hanau. It is Aarne-Thompson type 313A...

mythology Legend of the White Snake Morgen (mythological creature) Nixie (folklore) Naiad Potamides Partonopeus de Blois Urvashi Yuki-onna Knight of the...

The term is chiefly used with regard to elves and fairies in European folklore, and in modern English is rarely used in reference to spirits. The belief...

Simonside Dwarfs, also known as Brownmen, Bogles and Duergar, are in English folklore a race of dwarfs, particularly associated with the Simonside Hills of Northumberland...

is a mythical, subterranean, gnome-like creature in Cornish and Devon folklore. The Welsh counterpart is the coblyn. It is closely related to the Irish...

(German: [alp]; plural Alpe or Alpen) is a supernatural being in German folklore. Not to be confused with the similarly named Alp-luachra, the Alp is sometimes...

second series, entitled Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, includes The Nixie's Song (2007), A Giant Problem (2008), and The Wyrm King (2009). A feature...

Ness. The kelpie has counterparts across the world, such as the Germanic nixie, the wihwin of Central America and the Australian bunyip. The origins of...

Northern England, and on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They could live inside the house or outdoors. They are...

Little people have been part of the folklore of many cultures in human history, including Ireland, Greece, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand...

Seelie is a term for fairies in Scottish folklore, appearing in the form of seely wights or The Seelie Court. The Northern and Middle English word seely...

in other parts of Europe, such as the French Melusine and the Germanic Nixie. Folklorists have proposed a variety of origins for the entity, including...

In English folklore, The Puck (/ˈpʌk/), also known as Goodfellows, are demons or fairies which can be domestic sprites or nature sprites. The etymology...

dwarf (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history; however, they...

Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each...

lucharachán/leipreachán/luchorpán) is a diminutive supernatural being in Irish folklore, classed by some as a type of solitary fairy. They are usually depicted...

A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle...

fairy in English folklore and literature. They are usually depicted as female, live in lakes and are similar to the mermaid and nixie. Rather than originating...

(Cornish, SWF: bocka, pl. bockas, bockyas ) is a male sea-spirit in Cornish folklore, a merman, that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin...