Scottish mythical creatures

Water kelpie or just kelpie is a shape-shifting water spirit originating from Scotland. It inhabits pools and streams, nearly every big body of water in Scotland has a kelpie story, the most well known being that of Loch Ness. It usually appears in the shape of horse but can take the human form, this is where the association with the Christian idea of Satan. In the late 19th century an interest in transcribing folklore came about, the recorders were inconsistent in their spelling and the…

Scotland’s wealth of captivating myths and legends have been passed down through generations, inspiring both great wonder and deep fear.

Kelpie - a water horse from Celtic mythology thought to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland

The third Mythical Creature in our alphabetical list from Animal Alphabets is Cat Sidhe. twitter.com/AnimalAlphabets The Cat Sidhe is an Irish or Scottish creature which is all black except for a white spot on its chest. Names for it vary; as well as Cat Sidhe, there is also Cait Sidhe and Cath Sith. It is a large fairy cat which will try to steal the souls of the dead before they are buried, but in my painting, he seems like he’d look really cute while doing it! Just as a side note, in case…

Na Péisteanna Supernatural or Otherworld beasts in Irish, Scottish and Manx mythology and folklore. Glossary All spelling, names and terms in Modern Irish unless stated otherwise. The modern singul…

Scotland’s wealth of captivating myths and legends have been passed down through generations, inspiring both great wonder and deep fear.

Cù-Sìth(e) (pronounced Koo-Shee) are mythological creatures in Irish (spelt cú sídhe), Scottish and Celtic folklore and mythology.

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