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Kukunochi, Japanese tree spirit; Lauma, a woodland fae, goddess/spirit of trees, marsh and forest in Eastern Baltic mythology; Leshy, is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology along with his wife Leshachikha(or the Kikimora) and children (leshonki, leszonky). Meliae, the nymphs of the Fraxinus (Ash tree) in Greek mythology
In folk religion and folklore, trees are often said to be the homes of tree spirits. Germanic mythology as well as Celtic polytheism both appear to have involved cultic practice in sacred groves, especially grove of oak. [citation needed] The term druid itself possibly derives from the Celtic word for oak.
Hamadryades, oak tree dryads; Hegemone, goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit as they were supposed to; Helios, Titan-god of the sun; Horae, goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time; Meliae, nymphs of honey and the ash tree; Nymphs, nature spirits; Naiades, fresh water nymphs; Nereids, salt-water nymphs
Δρυάς) is an oak tree nymph or oak tree spirit in Greek mythology; Drys (δρῦς) means "tree", and more specifically "oak" in Greek. [1] Today the term is often used to refer to tree nymphs in general.
Kodama (木霊, 木魂 or 木魅) are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees. The term is also used to denote a tree in which a kodama supposedly resides. The phenomenon known as yamabiko, when sounds make a delayed echoing effect in mountains and valleys, is sometimes attributed to this kind of spirit and may also be referred to as ...
Mankayia- (Kiowa) tornado spirit in the form of a horse. Onocentaur – part human, part donkey (Greek) Pegasus – white winged stallion (Greek) Pooka – spirits, or fairies who lived near ancient stones, good or bad (Ireland) Sleipnir – Odin's eight-legged horse, which he rode to Hel (location) (Norse)
The ash tree also features strongly in Irish mythology. The mountain ash, rowan, or quicken tree is particularly prominent in Scottish folklore. [3]There are several recorded instances in Irish history in which people refused to cut an ash, even when wood was scarce, for fear of having their own cabins consumed with flame.
Tree deities (2 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Forest spirits" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. ... (mythology) Pukwudgie; R. Rådande ...