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'''Chlvnik''' is a Russian household spirit who lives in the cattleshed. [[Category: Household spirits]]

...le from the main dwelling, so the ovinnik was also kept well away from the household. To persuade him not to start fires, peasants periodically offered him roos Like other Slavic household spirits, the ovinnik could divine the future. On New Year's Eve, peasants would all

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...wbachod''' or otherwise known as the '''Bwca''' or '''Bwbach''' is a Welsh household spirit that belong to the same family as [[brownie]]s. [[Category:Household spirits]]

'''Aitvaras''' is a household spirit in [[Lithuanian mythology]]. Other names are: '''Kaukas, Pūkis, Dam [[Category:Household spirits]]

In Japanese Mythology, '''Mokumokuren''' (目目連) are spirits that live in torn shōji (Japanese paper sliding walls). [[Category: Household spirits]]

'''Domovoi''' are house [[Spiritual being|spirits]] found in [[:Category:Slavic mythology|Slavic folklore]]. They are usually ..., as they are seen as protectors of the home, and they sometimes help with household chores. Some families even treat them as a part of the family, albeit an un

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...''larvae''' (singular ''larva'') or '''lemures''' (singular ''lemur'') are spirits of the dead in Roman mythology. Some Roman writers describe lemures as the common name for all the spirits of the dead, and divide them into two classes:

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...at they delight in tripping people and wreaking general havoc, like making household items drop and break. [[Category: Household spirits]]

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Lares are Roman guardian spirits of house and fields. The cult of the Lares is probably derived from the wor ...came conflated with other [[Roman mythology|Roman]] deities and protective spirits such as [[Mani]s, deities of [[Hades]]. and [[Penate]]s.

'''Petermännchen''' is a household spirit who is said to live in the Schwerin Castle in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, ...Schwerin castle, fled leaving his servants, the spirits. Eventually these spirits also departed, except for one: Petermännchen, who would not leave his post

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...' (lit. “hair-cutter”) (also '''Kami-kiri''' or '''kamikui''') are ghostly spirits in Japanese mythology. ...und! There was an accident one year before and someone’s hair got cut in a household called Kohinatashikenyashiki. At that time that person who had their hair c

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...en on a temporary transformation, and these bakemono are distinct from the spirits of the dead. In common usage, any bizarre apparition can be referred to as ...ossess a soul in Shinto and other animistic traditions. Obake derived from household objects are often called tsukumogami.

...''bogan'', ''[[bogle]]'' or ''boggle'') is a [[:Category:Household spirits|household spirit]], sometimes mischievous, sometimes helpful. [[category:Household spirits]]

...make people ill, but it can also mean that very small or invisible haltija-spirits are attached to a person. However, if someone goes fishing, (s)he can ask f *Väki of death (kalman väki) means ghosts and spirits, but also magical power that can be found from graveyard. This power can ma

...de, Billie Blin''', or '''Belly Blin''' is an English and Lowland Scottish household spirit, similar to the [[brownie]]. [[Category:Household spirits]]

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...arass humans through they are not considered inherently evil. As household spirits ,they sometimes perform domestic chores, but play malicious tricks if not a [[Category:Household spirits]]

...''' are tiny men who live underground, in mushrooms, or else are household spirits helping in the home.

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'''Baku''' (獏 or 貘, also known as "dream eaters") are spirits found in Chinese and Japanese mythology that devour dreams and nightmares. ...enign creatures who aid human being s by eating [[nightmare]]s or the evil spirits that cause such dreams. Sometimes they do this unbidden, but other legends

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...murder and other sins. The name became a generic term for a class of evil spirits. ...into Cæsar's house privately, and there kill himself upon the altar of his household gods, to bring divine vengeance upon him; but the fear of torture put him o

This beneficent household demon may also be propitiated by food which they expect to see converted in [[Category:Household spirits]]

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...d attention, pixies would sometimes even help the family by tidying up the household during the night. [[Category:Household spirits]]

*In late 1918, an Afrikaans household in Steynsrust, in the Orange Free State and near the Lesotho border, was tr ...ms were the Sejake family of Motlonyane village, near Mafikeng (Mafeking). Household objects were thrown about, insulting writing appeared on walls, family memb

...character (隠) meaning to hide or conceal, as oni were originally invisible spirits or gods which caused disasters, disease, and other unpleasant things. These ...form of an ogre's face, ferocious scowls intended to frighten away harmful spirits. On the other hand, monkey statues are thought to guard against oni, since

...lfth Night). She would know whether the children and young servants of the household had behaved well and worked hard all year. If they had, they might find a s ...chten during the 16th century and went from house to house driving out bad spirits.

...king after them all alone. He gets no help from the boys and has to do the household chores on his own. So one of the little boys goes in search of a brownie to [[Category:Household spirits]]

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...an be either benevolent or malevolent. Chinese folklore also contains fox spirits with many similarities to kitsune, including the possibility of nine tails. ...y a kitsune will take a liking to and attach itself to a certain person or household; as long as it is treated with respect, it will use its powers for the bene

'''Yōkai''' (妖怪, "apparitions", "spirits", or "demons") are a class of obake, creatures in Japanese folklore ranging ...sukumogami]]'' are an entire class of yōkai and obake, comprising ordinary household items that have come to life on the anniversary of their one-hundredth birt

...enstrual blood]], [[urine]] and [[semen]]. Contact with ancestors or other spirits of the dead is an important practice within the conjure tradition, and the ...bath crystals, and colognes. Many [[patent medicine]]s, [[cosmetics]], and household cleaning supplies have been also aimed at hoodoo practitioners and have fou

...uling iron and smithcraft; [[Sakpata]], who rules diseases; and many other spirits distinct in their own way to West Africa. ...were obliged to disguise their [[Loa|lwa]] (sometimes spelled [[loa]]) or spirits as Roman Catholic [[saint]]s, a process called syncretism.

...petuated by the class of spirits known as Ombuiri.[14] So too, many of the spirits especially concerned with the operations of nature are conceived as neutral ...is to say, they may be human, or non-human, separable souls, or discarnate spirits which have never inhabited a body. A sharp distinction is often drawn betwe

The banshee visits a household and by wailing she warns them that a member of their family is about to die A servant of the household knew his master was going to die. He heard the dreaded wail along with seve

...t from escaping the confines of its grave, while silver amulets repel evil spirits. A cross or a crucifix made of pure silver is far more powerful than one m ...r-going vessel (a boat or a ship). In folklore, witches, ghosts, and evil spirits are incapable of crossing running water, as water is a symbol of life, puri

...s son even though she is very poor. The lovers secretly marry and set up a household; they have several children. Unfortunately, a day comes when the young man' ..., she still kept looking for them, but being a spirit, she looks for their spirits. She does that by killing unbaptized children. Hence, this version is more

The basic idea is that spirits or other entities might have an easier time manipulating white, chaotic noi ...Spiritualist church e.g AA-EVP believe that they are in contact with human spirits who are said to have survived the deaths of their physical bodies, but are

...pturing' vampires, they still perform ceremonies of exorcism from "unclean spirits" and still commonly use talismans. ...along the width of the door to prevent a hopping corpse from entering the household

...e writers even go as far as to substitute these second two less well-known spirits for the leprechaun in stories or tales to reach a wider audience. The cluri [[Category:Household spirits]]

...''[[vörðr|vörðar]]'' ("follower" and "warden" spirits, respectively). Like spirits, the elves were not bound by physical limitations and could pass through wa ...ordarson, mentions that, as a Christian, he was refused board in a heathen household, in Sweden, because an ''álfablót'' ("elves' sacrifice") was being conduc

...ther stars. It is also linked with [[Hyperion]], a figure who animates bad spirits (but is not the Devil himself). *Lucifer is the name of the household cat in the movie ''Cinderella''.

...t from escaping the confines of its grave, while silver amulets repel evil spirits. A cross or a crucifix made of pure silver is far more powerful than one m ...r-going vessel (a boat or a ship). In folklore, witches, ghosts, and evil spirits are incapable of crossing running water, as water is a symbol of life, puri

He grew up in a staunch Plymouth Brethren household. His father, after retiring from his daily duties as a brewer, took up the ...ley remained bedridden for the last few days of his life, but was in light spirits and conversational. Readings at the cremation service in nearby Brighton in