Home›Water Spirits›Habitat›WaterBrowse ByWaterFactsLearn MoreWaterSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedBeings that dwell in rivers, lakes, springs and the sea. Water is among the most widely attested dwellings of local powers, and such beings are usually tied to one named body of water rather than to a pantheon. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedMythical Creatures 1Learn MoreThe water spirits This small group gathers a water spirit, a being dwelling in rivers, lakes, springs or the sea, of a kind found across the world's folklore, where water is often the home of alluring, capricious or dangerous powers. The browser will find the figure the atlas classes here. The entry describes its nature and mythological role.WaterFilter Results6 entriesTraditionAllAustralian Aboriginal Religion (1)Celtic Paganism (1)Polynesian Religion (1)Slavic Native Faith (Rodnovery) (2)Zulu Traditional Religion (1)Creature kindAllSlavic Water Spirits (2)Region of OriginAllOceania and Australia (1)Scotland (1)Southern Africa (1)Attested In RegionAllBritish Isles and Gaul (1)Eastern Europe (2)HistoricityAllLegendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (3)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6BunyipWaterKelpieWaterRusalkaWaterTaniwhaWaterTokolosheWaterVodyanoyWaterSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Mythical Creatures2. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005the article on waterView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.