Episode 37: Water Fae: Jengu The folklore of Jengu in a nutshell and how I reimagined this fae for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Jengu here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com…
Episode 36: Water Fae: Sea Nymphs The folklore of Sea Nymphs in a nutshell, how I reimagined her for my writing, and this faery translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Sea Nymphs here. Get the transcript here….
I first read about Telkhines in one of Rick Riordan’s books — I think it was one where Percy Jackson was the lead. Anyhow, here’s the folklore about these creatures from Greek mythology. Folklore The Magus by Francis Barrett [London, 1801] Moreover, the ancient theologians of the Greeks reckon up six demons, which they call Telchines, others Alastores; which…
I’m enjoying looking at various water fae and finding a lot of monsters lurking in the water… Folklore Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales, by George Douglas, [1901] NUCKELAVEE. NUCKELAVEE, was a monster of unmixed malignity, never willingly resting from doing evil to mankind. He was a spirit in flesh. His home was the sea; and…
I first encountered this water fae in fiction. But folklore is much stranger… Though, to be fair, I couldn’t get my hands on really old sources and had to rely on new folklore books to research this British water faery. I did, however get some information on the Näkki from older sources. Folklore The Fairy…
The idea that creatures live in water is prevalent in folklore. One such creature is the nixie. Folklore The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley [1870] Kennt ihr der Nixen, munt’re Schaar?Von Auge schwarz und grün von HaarSie lauscht am Schilfgestade.MATTHISSON. Know you the Nixes, gay and fair?Their eyes are black, and green their hair–They lurk…
Just as with other African fae, there’s not a lot of folklore texts available about this queen of the water fae. Folklore Drums and Shadows, by Georgia Writer’s Project, [1940], APPENDIX Cardinall says of the Gold Coast: “Spirits of rivers and waterholes are greatly respected. They are most powerful spirits, too. They can slay men…
Sea Nymphs embody all that’s good about the sea. There’s something magical about them. Being so different from mermaids in general gives them an even greater ethereal quality. Folklore Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art by John Vinycomb [1909] Amphitrite, his [Poseidon] wife, one of the Nereids in ancient art, is represented as a slim…