Will-with-the-wisp
71fairies — The basic European repertoire of beliefs and tales about fairies is less fully preserved in England than in the Celtic areas of Wales, Ireland, and Highland Scotland, though much of it was well known here in the 17th century, and later.… …
72Dullahan — The Irish dullahan (also Gan Ceann, meaning without a head in Irish) is a type of unseelie fairie. It is headless, usually seen riding a black horse and carrying his or her head under one arm. The head s eyes are massive and constantly dart about …
73Snark (Lewis Carroll) — The Snark is the fictional monster that Lewis Carroll created in his nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark. His descriptions of the creature were, in his own words, unimaginable, and he wanted that to remain so. [ The Annotated Snark , edited by …
74Marfa lights — The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, have been observed near U.S. Route 67 on Mitchell Flat east of Marfa, Texas, in the United States. Research suggests that most if not all are atmospheric reflections of automobile headlights …
75List of beings referred to as fairies — The term fairy came into use in Western Europe to refer to certain kinds of folkloric beings. [Katharine Mary Briggs, An Encyclopedia of Fairies (Pantheon Books, 1976) p. xi. ISBN 0 394 73467 X] This term has been used to translate into English… …
76public policy — The policy of the law; the policy in relation to the administration of the law. Practically synonymous with public good or public welfare. National Bank of Commerce v Greenberg, 195 Tenn 217, 258 SW2d 765, 38 ALR2d 1337. The policy of promoting… …
77Cù Sìth — The Cù Sìth (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [kuː ʃiː]) of Scottish mythology is an enormous, otherworldly hound, said to haunt the Scottish Highlands. Roughly the size of a cow or large calf, the Cù Sìth was said to be dark green in color… …
78Organic nomenclature in Chinese — The Chinese Chemical Society (CCS; Chinese: 中国化学会) lays out a set of rules based on those given by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for the purpose of systematic organic nomenclature in Chinese. A standard set of… …
79Mare (folklore) — The Nightmare, by Henry Fuseli A mare or nightmare (Proto Germanic: *marōn; Old English: mære; Old Norse: mara; German: M …
80Naga fireball — The Naga fireballs (Thai: บั้งไฟพญานาค; RTGS: bang fai phaya nak), also referred to as Mekong lights, are a phenomenon seen in the Mekong river in Thailand (Nong Khai province in Isan) and in Laos (Vientiane Province) in which glowing balls rise… …
