Water spirits can compel their intended victims to come closer to their lake so that they can kill them more easily.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Nixie_in_the_Lake_near_Wanzka

Three mysterious maidens once visited one of the villages near Mummelsee lake. But they had to return to the lake each night before their curfew ended.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Maidens_from_the_Lake

A water horse dwells within a lake near Gröningen.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Pale_Horse_from_the_Grundlos_Lake

The Devil is said to dwell within a pond near Osterode.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Bath_near_Osterode

Frau Holle is said to dwell within a pond on Hoher Meissner mountain.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Pond_of_Frau_Holle

Every year, the spirit of a lake near Dornberg demanded a sacrifice on St. John's Day.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_St._John%27s_Day_Sacrifice

There is a rather dodgy crayfish living in the Schöpfs river.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Uncanny_Crayfish_at_Quitzdorf

Strange horses appear near the waters of the Kaliningrad region.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wish_Horse

Áróra

In Norse mythology the #aurora were the armour and weapons of the Valkyrie. The word is derived from Old Norse Valkyrja ("Chooser of the Slain") who guide the souls of the battle-slain to Odin's hall Valhalla.

In Finland, a fox was thought to have created the aurora, its bushy tail throwing sparks into the sky.

Scottish legend refers to the lights as “Merry Dancers” engaged in battle.

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Cikap-kamuy was considered a god of plenty who, importantly, made sure that rituals were being followed properly.
His central myth also established (for the Ainu) the mountain jay and crow as birds of ill omen, and the dipper as a symbol of good fortune.

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