The cyhyraeth (Welsh pronunciation: [kəˈhəreθ]), also spelled cyoeraeth or cyheuraeth (probably from the noun cyhyr “muscle, tendon; flesh” + the termination -aeth, meaning “skeleton, a thing of mere flesh and bone”, “spectre”, “death-portent”, “wraith”), is…
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Banshee
A banshee or bean-sídhe (/ˈbænʃiː/ BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, baintsí, from Old Irish: ben síde, baintsíde, pronounced [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe, banˈtiːðe], “woman of the fairy mound” or “fairy woman”) is a female spirit in Irish…
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