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The each-uisge (Scottish Gaelic: [ɛxˈɯʃkʲə], literally "water horse") is a water spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore, spelled as the each-uisce (anglicized as aughisky or ech-ushkya) in Ireland and cabbyl-ushtey on the Isle of Man. It usually takes the form of a horse, and is similar to the kelpie but far more vicious.
A kelpie, or water kelpie (Scottish Gaelic: each-uisge), is a mythical shape-shifting spirit inhabiting lochs in Scottish and Yorkshire folklore. It is usually described as a grey or white [ 1 ] horse-like creature, able to adopt human form.
The hippocamp (as seen in this sketch from Pompeii) is a water creature that has been referred to as a water horse.. The term "water horse" was originally a name given to the kelpie, a creature similar to the hippocamp, which has the head, neck and mane of a normal horse, front legs like a horse, webbed feet, and a long, two-lobed, whale-like tail.
A woodland being with the upper half of a human and the lower body of a large powerful horse, it is a sociable tribal creature. Based on the creature from Greek mythology. [1] [3] [32] Centipede: Giant centipede, Huge centipede and Megalocentipede Giant centipedes are "low-level monsters", one-foot long red many-legged creatures. [23]: 212 ...
The nuckelavee (/ n ʌ k l ɑː ˈ v iː /) or nuckalavee is a horse-like demon from Orcadian folklore that combines equine and human elements. British folklorist Katharine Briggs called it "the nastiest" [1] of all the demons of Scotland's Northern Isles. The nuckelavee's breath was thought to wilt crops and sicken livestock, and the creature ...
Horse Isle 2: Legend of the Esrohs was released in 2010, with a single server supporting previous and migrating players of Horse Isle 1. Horse Isle 2 featured an enlarged version of the original map, introducing many new 'isles' and towns for players to visit. Several elements of the original game were retained, including the ability to find ...
Enbarr, Manannán, Niamh, and Lugh's horse, which could travel both land and sea; Kelpie, a mythical Celtic water horse; Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend, or Macha's Grey, Cú Chulainn's chariot horse; known as the king of all horses; The Tangle-Coated Horse/Earthshaker, an Otherworld horse belonging to Fionn mac Cumhaill
[3] [4] The most common water spirits in Scottish folklore, [5] kelpies are usually described as powerful horses, [6] but the name is attributed to several different forms and fables throughout the country. [5] The name kelpie may be derived from the Scottish Gaelic calpa or cailpeach, meaning "heifer" or "colt". [7]