good and bad. AFREET or EFREET, one of the Jinn tribe, of which there are five. (See Story of the Second Calendar.) APPARITION. A ghost. ARIEL. (See Ariel.) BANSHEE or BENSHEE, an Irish…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Lines to a ReviewerGood-NightFragment of a Satire on Satire Published by Edward Dowden, "Correspondence of Robert Southey and Caroline Bowles", 1880. If gibbets,…
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Mischievous spectres. The larva or ghost of Caligula was often seen (according to Suetonius) in his palace. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LascarLars A B…
The spectre of the Brocken. This is the shadow of men and other objects greatly magnified and reflected in the mist and cloud of the mountain opposite. The Brocken is the highest summit of…
Flesh that hangs loose and flabby—supposed to be under the evil influence of some spectre. (See above.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Far and AwayFantom-…
George HarrisonAge: 58musician lead guitarist for the Beatles, Harrison died in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer. “He left this world as he lived in it, conscious of God, fearless…
(das Peter Manchen). An allegorical romance by Ludwig Tieck. The dwarf is a castle spectre that advises and aids the family; but all his advice turns out evil, and all his aid productive…
(see Banshee). The Scotch Bodach Glay, or Grey Spectre, is a similar superstition; and the Pari-Banou (Nymph of the Air) of the Arabian Nights is also a sort of Benshee. “How oft has the…
and Nakir, according to Mahometan mythology, are two angels who interrogate the dead immediately they are buried. The first two questions they ask are, “Who is your Lord?” and “Who is your…
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