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A water spirit is a kind of
supernatural being found in the
folklore of many cultures:
Owu Mmiri of some riverine people of
Nigeria are often described as mermaid-like spirit of water.[2]
A
jengu (plural miengu) is a water spirit in the traditional beliefs of the
Sawa ethnic groups of
Cameroon, particularly the
Duala,
Bakweri, and related Sawa peoples. Among the Bakweri, the name is liengu (plural: maengu).
A
simbi is a mermaid-like or reptilian spirits from
Kongo tribe and related to
Vaudou religion.
In Kenya( western Region) also some parts of Uganda we have guys using dead peoples spirits( land spirits)”amaembe”.
They are mainly used to help people gain wealth,heal, predict people’s misery and at the same time cause havoc and harm to whoever is in conflict with the master of those spirits…
They are unseen but sometimes they take the shape of humans both male or female mostly those who have encountered them say the have hooves like feet’s and incase you notice them they disappear and eventually the person who was in close contact with them might fall sic.[citation, cleanup needed]
А
Berehynia in ancient Ukrainian folklore is a goddess spirit that guarded the edges of waterways, while today it is used as a symbol for
Ukrainian nationalism.
Moryana is a giant sea spirit from Russian folklore.
For potoplenyk, vila/wila/wili/veela, and vodianyk, see also
Slavic fairies.
Thai
Phi Phraya (ผีพราย, พรายน้ำ), a ghost living in the water.
Phi Thale (
ผีทะเล), a spirit of the sea. It manifests itself in different ways, one of them being
St. Elmo's fire, among other uncanny phenomenons experienced by sailors and fishermen while on boats.
References
^Drewal, Henry John (2008). "Introduction: Charting the Voyage". In Drewal, Henry John (ed.). Sacred Waters: Arts for Mami Wata and other divinities in Africa and the diaspora. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
ISBN978-0-253-35156-2., p. 1.
This article's
lead sectionmay be too short to adequately
summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to
provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article.(January 2022)
A water spirit is a kind of
supernatural being found in the
folklore of many cultures:
Owu Mmiri of some riverine people of
Nigeria are often described as mermaid-like spirit of water.[2]
A
jengu (plural miengu) is a water spirit in the traditional beliefs of the
Sawa ethnic groups of
Cameroon, particularly the
Duala,
Bakweri, and related Sawa peoples. Among the Bakweri, the name is liengu (plural: maengu).
A
simbi is a mermaid-like or reptilian spirits from
Kongo tribe and related to
Vaudou religion.
In Kenya( western Region) also some parts of Uganda we have guys using dead peoples spirits( land spirits)”amaembe”.
They are mainly used to help people gain wealth,heal, predict people’s misery and at the same time cause havoc and harm to whoever is in conflict with the master of those spirits…
They are unseen but sometimes they take the shape of humans both male or female mostly those who have encountered them say the have hooves like feet’s and incase you notice them they disappear and eventually the person who was in close contact with them might fall sic.[citation, cleanup needed]
А
Berehynia in ancient Ukrainian folklore is a goddess spirit that guarded the edges of waterways, while today it is used as a symbol for
Ukrainian nationalism.
Moryana is a giant sea spirit from Russian folklore.
For potoplenyk, vila/wila/wili/veela, and vodianyk, see also
Slavic fairies.
Thai
Phi Phraya (ผีพราย, พรายน้ำ), a ghost living in the water.
Phi Thale (
ผีทะเล), a spirit of the sea. It manifests itself in different ways, one of them being
St. Elmo's fire, among other uncanny phenomenons experienced by sailors and fishermen while on boats.
References
^Drewal, Henry John (2008). "Introduction: Charting the Voyage". In Drewal, Henry John (ed.). Sacred Waters: Arts for Mami Wata and other divinities in Africa and the diaspora. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
ISBN978-0-253-35156-2., p. 1.