nix

In northern Europe, a male water spirit. The female version is called nixie.

See also aanycke, merenneito, merineitsi, näcken, näk, näkineiu, näkinneito, näkki.

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References

Source

  • Eberhart, George M. (2002). Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc.