After the publication of Rybakov's research, the " bereginya " has become a popular concept with Slavic neo-pagans who conceive of it as a powerful pagan goddess rather than a mere water sprite.
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In the mournful Ballade, Oph�lie sings about the Willis ( water sprite ) who lures lovers to their death, dragging them under the water until they drown ( Oph�lie : " Et maintenant �coutez ma chanson.
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According to legend, the rock is the petrified remains of a water sprite who took the form of a horse to abduct and drown a man called Guillaume in order to steal away his sweetheart Anne-Marie.
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His 2009 student film, " Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite ? ", won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama; the Cambridge Student Film Festival was renamed " The Watersprite Film Festival " in honour of the film.
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According to Scottish toponymist William J . Watson, every stream in Aberfeldy " . ) It may be the case, that " �ruisg " was conflated with some water sprite, or that " �ruisg " were originally water sprites conflated with brownies.
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According to Scottish toponymist William J . Watson, every stream in Aberfeldy " . ) It may be the case, that " �ruisg " was conflated with some water sprite, or that " �ruisg " were originally water sprites conflated with brownies.
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?Each wave is a water sprite who swims in the stream, each stream is a footpath that winds towards my palace, and my palace is a fluid structure, at the bottom of the lake, in a triangle of fire, of earth and of air.
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"These curious circular stone cavities on Lucy Brook originally were known as the Home of the Water Fairies; tradition says evil water sprites inhabited the ledges, tormenting the Sokokis Indians until a mountain god answered the Indians'prayers and swept the sprites away in a flood.
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Amongst the superhuman fiends there is a female water sprite named Lucienne ( who can appear wherever there's water ), a web-spinning mutant from the lunar colonies by the name of Speeny, the mesmerizing traveling preacher Curio, the ax-wielding Jessup the Beheader, and a young giant named Seurat.
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The poet himself said that Betty Davidson, an old lady who lived with the family for a time, related " tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, witches, warlocks, spunkies ( mettlesome persons ), kelpies ( water sprites ), enchanted towers, giants, dragons, etc . This cultivated the latent seeds of Poesy ."
