A water sprite (also called a water fairy or water faery) is a general term for a legendary creature, an elemental spirit associated with water, according to alchemist Paracelsus. Water sprites are said to be able to breathe water or air, and in some cases, can fly. They are mostly harmless unless threatened. These creatures exist in mythology of various groups.
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- A water sprite (also called a water fairy or water faery) is a general term for a legendary creature, an elemental spirit associated with water, according to alchemist Paracelsus. Water sprites are said to be able to breathe water or air, and in some cases, can fly. They are mostly harmless unless threatened. These creatures exist in mythology of various groups. Ancient Greeks knew water nymphs in several types such as naiads or nyads, which guarded the fresh water bodies for the gods, while Slavic mythology knows them as vilas. In elemental classifications, water sprite should not be confused with other water creatures considered to be "corporeal beings" such as selkies and mermaids.
- 水妖（すいよう/みずあやかし）とは、川や湖、海などに水辺に住む水の妖精・怪物のこと。 water maid （水の乙女）という異名があるようにウィンディーネやローレライ（一般的には淡水に住む者とされるが、マーメイド・セイレンなど海に住む者を含む場合もある）など美しい女性の姿をしていることが多く、その美貌と美しい歌声で若い男性を誘って海に沈めたり、乗船を難破させたりすると考えられている。 ただし、世界には様々な水妖が存在し、ヨーロッパにおける水妖の祖とされているギリシア神話のプローテウスも普段は男性の姿であったとされており、日本の河童も水妖の一種である。また、馬や牛、蛇の姿で出没するものも存在する。
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- A water sprite (also called a water fairy or water faery) is a general term for a legendary creature, an elemental spirit associated with water, according to alchemist Paracelsus. Water sprites are said to be able to breathe water or air, and in some cases, can fly. They are mostly harmless unless threatened. These creatures exist in mythology of various groups.
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