Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The Klabautermann, the ship-spirit of German and Baltic maritime folklore — a small kobold-like sprite who dwells in a sailing ship and helps the crew by
The Kobold, the household and mine spirit of German folklore — a small, mischievous, often invisible sprite that helps with chores and brings luck to the
The Lorelei (Loreley), the enchanting siren-spirit of the river Rhine in German folklore — a beautiful golden-haired maiden on the great rock who combs
The Erlking (Erlkönig), the malevolent forest-spirit and king of the elves of Germanic folklore — the sinister Alder King who lures and seizes travellers
Krampus, the horned demonic companion of Saint Nicholas in Alpine Germanic folklore — a fearsome fur-clad, goat-horned creature with chains and
Frau Perchta (Berchta), the dread Alpine goddess-spirit of midwinter and the Twelve Nights — a two-faced being who roams the dark of the year inspecting
Frau Holle (Holda), the great goddess of German folklore — the winter sky-woman who makes it snow by shaking out her feather-bed, mistress of spinning and
Meet Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea — eldest of the four Dragon Kings, bringer of rain and ruler of a crystal undersea palace. His clashes with
Discover the Jiangshi, China’s hopping corpse-vampire — why it leaps, how it drains the living of qi, the talismans and sticky rice that stop it, and its
The Legend of the White Snake: Bai Suzhen, the serpent spirit who became a woman, married Xu Xian, flooded the Jinshan Temple and was imprisoned beneath