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		<title>Mythology Encyclopedia 262</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Zamalmal: Babyl. Myth. An ancient sun-god worshipped in the city of Kish. Zemaka: Persian Myth. The spirit of winter personified. Zemi : Among the North American Indians he is an inferior deity, a kind of tutelary god.   &#34;They believed in a supreme being . . . . They never addressed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   Zamalmal: Babyl. Myth. An ancient sun-god worshipped in the city of Kish. Zemaka: Persian Myth. The spirit of winter personified. Zemi : Among the North American Indians he is an inferior deity, a kind of tutelary god.<br />   &quot;They believed in a supreme being . . . . They never addressed their worship directly tohim, but to inferior deities, called Zemes, kind of messengers or mediators . . . . Eachfamily had a particular zemi as a tutelary or protecting genius, whose&#8217; image, generallyof a hideous form was placed about their houses. They believed their zemes to betransferable. <br />   Some had sway over the elements . . . some governed the seas and forests, thesprings and fountains.<br />   They gave success in hunting and fishing . . . and if incensed caused them (streams)<br />   to burst forth into floods and torrents, inundating and laying waste the valleys.&quot; W. IRVING, <br />   Life of Columbus (1828.) Zemzem: According to Arab superstition, the souls of believers remain in the well ofZemzem, and those of infidels in a certain well in the province of Hadram  t, calledBarahoot. (LANE, A.S.M.A., p. 264.) Zephyr: Gr. Myth. The West Wind personified. It has been introduced into modern language <br />   to mean a &quot;light breeze.&quot; Zerana-Akerana: In the Zoroastrian religion it is a symbol of the Absolute. the Eternalunmanifest Being, the Emanator of the Universe. (GASKELL, D.S.L.S.M., p. 839.) Zethus: Gr. Myth. A son of Zeus and Antiope, twin brother of Ampion. Zeus: Gr. Myth. Son of Saturn and Rhea, brother of Pluto and Neptune. He conqueredthe Titans, deposed his father, gave the sea to his brother Neptune, and the underworld <br />   to Pluto, and kept for himself the heavenly kingdom. Zeus was regarded by theGreeks as a god of the Hellenic race, the original seat of whose worship was Thessaly.<br />   He is known as the &quot;father of the gods.&quot; He was identified by the Romans with Jupiter. <br />Zitna matka: Slavic Folklore. A midday spirit who walks among the corn-fields, and killsanyone who cannot satisfactorily answer her riddles. She has been identified with thePoludnitsa of the Poles. </p>
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		<title>Mythology Encyclopedia 261</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[   carries words of strife up and down. The tree binds Heaven, Earth and Hell together. Its   branches; extend over the whole earth, its top reaches heavens and its roots descend   to hell. The three Norns (q.v.) it under the tree, spinning the events of man&#8217;s life.  Ying [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   carries words of strife up and down. The tree binds Heaven, Earth and Hell together. Its<br />   branches; extend over the whole earth, its top reaches heavens and its roots descend<br />   to hell. The three Norns (q.v.) it under the tree, spinning the events of man&#8217;s life. <br /> Ying Chow: Chin. Folklore. One of the three isles of the genii. In the island there is a<br />   spring whose water resembles wine; &quot;whoso quaffs a few measures of this beverage<br />   becomes suddenly inebriated, and eternal life is given by the draught.&quot; (MAYERS,<br />   Chin. Read. Man., p. 289.) <br /> Ymir: Norse Myth. The primeval giant from whose body the gods created the world. <br /> Yogini: In the Panjab it is a kind of fairy who haunts waterfalls. <br /> Yomi: Shinto Relig. It is supposed to be a land of darkness where deities, ugly females,<br />   armies and road-wardens are also to be found. (ASTON, Shinto, p. 54.) <br /> Yoni: The Hindu symbol of the fertility of nature under which the consort of a male deity<br />   is worshipped; it is represented by an oval figure (the female organ). cf. Phallus. <br /> Yugas: Hind. Cosmogony. One of the four ages of the world. <br /> Yule Log: This log was supposed to be a protection against evil spirits and to assure<br />   safety against lightning and thunder. (RAGNER.) <br /> Yun Hwa Fu-jen: Chin. Myth. A daughter of Si Wang Mu.<br />   She is reputed to haunt the peaks of Wu Shan. (MAYERS, Chin. Read. Man., p. 291.) <br /> Z <br /> Zagreus: Gr. Relig. Dionysus as a bull-god. &quot;He is essen tially a ritual figure. the centre<br />   of a cult so primitive, so savage, that a civilized literature instinctively passed him by, or<br />   at most figured him as a shadowy Hades.&quot; (WEBSTER quoting J. E. HARRISON.) <br /> Zalak: A Persian monarch who had two boils on his shoulders. To ease the pain of<br />   these boils he killed two men every day and applied their brains to the wounds. (BECK,<br />   Key to Neuers. Kon. Gr., p. 14.) <br /> Zahuiti: Egypt. Myth. Another name of Thoth (q.v.). <br /> Zainmyangwa: (Tortoise). It &quot;is an evil creature that destroys from midnight to dawn<br />   thousands of creatures of the good spirit.&quot; (VENIDAD, XIII.) <br /> Zalambur: Moham. Myth. A son of Iblis, a jinn, who presides over places of traffic. (Jew.<br />   Enc., Vol. IV, p. 521.) </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Yatus: &#34;Sorcerers.&#34; These are the male partners of the Pairikas (q.v.).  Yawn: In Turkestan yawning is a most sinful and dangerous habit; it rises from an evil   place in the heart (SCHUYLER, Vol. II, p. 29), or in India, a Bhut may go down your   throat, or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   Yatus: &quot;Sorcerers.&quot; These are the male partners of the Pairikas (q.v.). <br /> Yawn: In Turkestan yawning is a most sinful and dangerous habit; it rises from an evil<br />   place in the heart (SCHUYLER, Vol. II, p. 29), or in India, a Bhut may go down your<br />   throat, or part of your soul may escape. (CROOKE, P.R., Vol. I, p. 240.)<br />   Yawning is caused by Death calling you. Snap your middle finger and the thumb as an<br />   antidote. (India.-JACKSON, F.L.N., Vol. II, p. 54.) <br /> Ydalir: Norse Myth. Uli&#8217;s dwelling in Asgard. <br /> Yeast: If you dream of yeast, it tells you what you next undertake will prosper and your<br />   wife will be in the family-way. <br /> Yebisu: A modern Japanese deity. He is represented with a shining countenance and<br />   wearing an old Japanese costume; he is pictured as an angler with a fish dangling at<br />   the end of his line. Merchants pray to him for success in trade. <br /> Yedogonya: Serbian Folklore. They are demons who influence the state of the weather,<br />   and are said to fight with each other among the mountains, their missiles being huge<br />   boulders and uprooted trees. <br /> Yedza: The Polish equivalent of the Baba-Yaga (q.v.). <br /> Yellow: Evil spirits are afraid of yellow. (India.-CROOKE, Vol. II, p. 28.)<br />   A yellow leaf in peas or beans foretells a death. (STRACKERJAN, Vol. II, p. 69.)<br />   Jaundice can be cured by drinking water in which something yellow has been cooked.<br />   (Jew. Enc., Vol. V, p. 426; SCHIFFER, Urquell, Vol. V. p. 290.)<br />   In China charms are written on yellow paper. (DOOLITTLE, Vol. II, p. 308.) <br /> Yen Wang: The Chinese equivalent of Pluto or Yama. <br /> Yew: To dream of a yew tree denotes the death of an aged person, through which you<br />   will receive some benefit. <br /> Yezad, Yezdam: Persian Myth. The principle of good as opposed to Ahriman, the principle <br />   of evil. Yezad created twenty-four good spirits and, to keep them from the power of<br />   the evil one, enclosed them in an egg; but Ahriman pierced the shell; hence there is no<br />   good without some mixture of evil. The Greeks called him Or(o)mazes. <br /> Yezibaba: The Slovakian equivalent of the Baba-Yaga (q.v.). <br /> Yezidi: One of a sect of reputed devil-worshippers of Armenia and the Caucasus. <br /> Yggdrasil: Norse Myth. The great tree which supports the universe. A wise eagle sits at<br />   the top; the roots are gnawed by Nithhogg and other serpents. The squirrel Ratatosk </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[   (q.v.) who was probably the hero of the deluge in the second Babylonian version of themyth Xisusthrus: In the Babylonian creation myth, after man was created, they became eviland it was decided to destroy them. One man, Xisusthrus, alone, with his family andservants was saved. &#34;He took riches, seeds of all kinds, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   (q.v.) who was probably the hero of the deluge in the second Babylonian version of themyth Xisusthrus: In the Babylonian creation myth, after man was created, they became eviland it was decided to destroy them. One man, Xisusthrus, alone, with his family andservants was saved. &quot;He took riches, seeds of all kinds, his family and his servants inthe ark and closed the door. For six days and nights the storm continued and began tosubside on the seventh. He then sent forth a dove which returned. After that a swallow <br />   which did the same, and lastly a raven which did not return. Xisusthrus, after that,<br />   came forth with his family and servants and offered sacrifices&quot; (S. BURROWS, TheOpen Door, Lond., 1926, p. 158). He was later made a demigod and his family becamea race of giants. He corresponds to Noah of the Biblical deluge myth. (For other parallels <br />   of the deluge myth see FRAZER, Folklore in the Old Testament, Vol. I.) Xmas: Vide Christmas, Beans, Coal, Birth, Carrying, Bread, Crumb, Cross-roads,<br />   Water, Pie, Tree, Dog, Light, Shirt, Grass, Theft, Stone, Hoop, Vermin, Elder, Egg, Salt,<br />   Lightning, Fire, Walking, Yule Log, Fruit, Call. Xuthus: Gr. Myth. Husband of Io. Y Yaai: In Vancouver Island these are fairy-like beings who dwell on the summit of mountains. <br />   They are illusive and disolve at will like foam. Yak: (pron. jak). In Bengal it is a ghostly custodian of a treasure with which it wasburied alive. Formerly misers and others buried little boys alive with ceremonial ritesalong with their treasures, under the impression that they themselves would re-acquiretheir wealth in one of their future births. (TAGORE, Mashi and other Stories, p. 104;<br />   KANKAVATI; Ethnologie du Bengale, pp. 97, 98.) Yakshas: Hind. Myth. A class of supernatural beings. They have no very special attributes, <br />   but they were generally inoffensive and classed as good people, but they occasionally <br />   appear as imps of evil. (Dowson, H.C.D., p. 373.) Yama: Hind. Myth. The deification of the first mortal to die, who became king and judgeof the dead and chastiser of the souls. In the Vedic period his abode was supposed tobe in the sky; later, like Pluto, he was the lord of the infernal regions. He is green incolour, with red garments, has inflamed eyes, rides a buffalo, and carries a club and <br />   noose. Yarrow: To dream of this weed denotes, to the married, deaths in the family; to theunmarried that they will be deprived of the object of their affection.  </p>
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		<title>Mythology Encyclopedia 258</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[   trophe, probably shipwreck. Wound: Vide Desert, Goat, Stag. Woutan: Ger. Legend. The equivalent of Wodan. Wraith: An apparition of a living person in the exact likeness, thought to be seen just   before his death. The Celtic people are firm believers in &#34;wraiths.&#34;   King James tells us that the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   trophe, probably shipwreck. Wound: Vide Desert, Goat, Stag. Woutan: Ger. Legend. The equivalent of Wodan. Wraith: An apparition of a living person in the exact likeness, thought to be seen just<br />   before his death. The Celtic people are firm believers in &quot;wraiths.&quot;<br />   King James tells us that the wraith of a person newly-dead, or about to die, appears to<br />   his friends. <br /> Wreath: The wreath or the ring of a bride accidentally falling off during the marriage<br />   ceremony presages that the marriage will be unhappy. (North and Central Germany.WUTTKE, <br />   p. 40.)<br />   Wreaths must not be laid on the bed of a sick person. (STRACKERJAN, Vol. I, p. 49.) <br /> Wreck: Vide Shipwreck. <br /> Wren: If anyone kills a wren, he will break a bone before the year is out (BRAND,<br />   Observations, Vol. III, p. 195), or the cows will give bloody milk (CHAMBERS, Pop.<br />   Rhymes of Scot., p. 188), or in France, his house will be struck by lightning (SEBILLOT, <br />   Vol. II, p. 214.)<br />   In Brittany, people think that if children touch the young wrens in the nest, they will suffer <br />   from pimples on the face, legs and so on. (SEBILLOT, Trad. et Sup. de la Haute-<br />   Bretagne, Vol. II, p. 214; FRAZER, G.B2., Vol. II, p. 443.)<br />   Sailors say it is unlucky to kill a wren. (BASSETT, p. 275).<br />   cf. Word-Lore, Vol. I, p. 161. Vide Robin. <br /> Wudu-maere: &quot;Wood-spirit.&quot; The Anglo Saxon name for an echo (q.v.) <br /> Wu Lao: Chin. Myth. The five old men who were the spirits of the five planets. (MAYERS, <br />   Chin. Read. Man. p. 279.) <br /> Wuzl: In Oberpfalz Wodan appears as a frightful forest-spirit, and is called either Wuzl<br />   or Hoymann. (STRACKERJAN, Vol. II, pp. 337, 342.) <br /> Xaragua: According to an American Indian superstition, there is a lake in the province<br />   of Xaragua, on the banks of which the spirits of the good men live united to those of<br />   their beloved and ancestors in &quot;shady and blooming bowers, with lovely females, and<br />   banquet (ed) on delicious fruits.&quot; (W. IRVING.) <br /> Xisthorus: A Greek corruption of Atra-khasis, &quot;very clever&quot;: an epithet of Ut-napishtim </p>
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		<title>Mythology Encyclopedia 257</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   Wolf: If a wolf sees a man before the man sees the wolf, the man will be struck dumb. <br />   Men are sometimes changed into wolves. (Vide Lycanthropy.)<br />   A wolf&#8217;s tooth used at one time to be hung on the neck of a child to charm away fear.<br />   If you mention the word &quot;wolf&quot; in the month of December, you run the risk of being torn<br />   to pieces by werewolves. (TETTAU UND TEMME, p. 281; FRAZER, G.B2., Vol. I, p.<br />   454.)<br />   In Vancouver Island the wolf is important in ritual, legend and crest representation, and<br />   is believed to grant power and medicine. The wolves are supposed to form a supernatural <br />   community of their own with the raven as news-teller.<br />   In popular superstition of many lands, wolves are the ghosts of the dead. (cf. RIDER<br />   HAGGARD, Nada the Lily.) Vide Lycanthropy, Werewolves, Bereserker, Raven, Lycaon. <br /> Wolfgang, St.: This saint relieves people suffering from gout. <br /> Wolta: According to a superstition of the Gold Coast negroes, ghosts build themselves<br />   houses and dwell on the banks of the river Wolta. (TYLOR, P.C., Vol. II, p. 7.) <br /> Woman: In Sweden if a woman steps over a fishing-rod, no fish will bite. (JONES,<br />   Credulities, p. 134; BASSETT, p. 427.)<br />   If seven women stand together at the cross-roads, there will be rain. (STRACKERJAN,<br />   Vol. I, p. 29.) (For numerous superstitions connected with women see PLOSS, Das<br />   Weib.) Vide Amethyst, Canace&#8217;s Mirror, Alasnam&#8217;s Mirror, Florimel&#8217;s Girdle, Sophia&#8217;s<br />   Picture, Boar&#8217;s Head, Ring, Bertha&#8217;s Emerald, Drinking Horn, Water of Jealousy, Grotto<br />   of Ephesus, Candle, Glowing, Salt-cellar, Bee, Virgin, Blood. <br /> Woo-rie: The woo-rie of the Watchandis of Australia is the spirit of the warrior&#8217;s victim,<br />   which enters the warrior&#8217;s body and becomes his warning spirit. It takes its abode near<br />   the liver, and informs him of the approach of danger by a scratching or tickling sensation. <br />   (OLDFIELD, Aborigines of Australia in Tr. Eth. Soc., Vol. III, p. 240.) <br /> Wong: Wong is the Gold Coast negro&#8217;s generic name for a fetish-spirit. <br /> Woodcutter and the Wen: It is a popular Japanese story and describes how a woodcutter&#8217;s <br />   happy disposition and dancing were the means of curing himself of a wen by the<br />   help of the elves. An envious neighbour came the next day to cure himself too, but the<br />   elves were enraged at his bad dancing and gave him the other wen too. (GRIFFIS,<br />   M.E., p. 494.) <br /> Work: If a girl falls asleep at work, she will marry a widower. (Hanover.-WUTTKE, p.<br />   42.) <br /> Worm: If, on your way to a sick person, you pick up a stone and find no living thing<br />   under it, it tells you that the sick person will die; but if you find there a worm or an ant,<br />   it presages the patient&#8217;s recovery.<br />   If the sound of a worm boring the planks of a ship be audible, it forebodes some catas-</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   Witch: These are women who deny God, and renounce Him and His grace; who havemade a compact with the devil, and have given themselves up to him body and soul;<br />   who attend his assemblies and sabbaths, and receive from him poison-powder to injureand destroy men, animals and property, and who by their devilish arts stir up storms,<br />   call down lightning, damage the corn, fields; etc., and confound the powers of nature.<br />   Many superhuman powers are ascribed to them, such as flying through the air onbroomsticks, goats, etc., instantly assuming various forms at will, causing and spreading <br />   diseases at will by mere glance. They are supposed to come back to earth asghosts after death. (HAZLITT, pp. 641-662.)&quot;To make ewes cast their lambs, swine eat their farrow, And housewives&#8217; tun not work, nor the milk churn! Writhe children&#8217;s wrists, and suck their breath in sleep,Get vials of their blood! and where the sea Casts up his slimy ooze, search for a weed To open locks with, and to rivet charms, Planted about her in the wicked feat Of all her mischiefs; which are manifold.&quot; -BEN JONSON, The Sad Shepherd (1637)<br />   Vide Dancing, Goat, Broomstick, Sabbath, Blood, Iron, Scissors, Catseye, Coral,<br />   Broom, Blocks berg, Brocken, Hekla, Calf, Cat, Dove, Flying, Horseshoe, Tulsi, Key,<br />   Knot, Ice, Rain, Lightning, Storm, Rowan-tree, Urine Vermin, Weather, Thunder, Illness,<br />   Saliva. Witchcraft: Bringing cattle in and out of stables backwards protects them against witchcraft. <br />   (STRACKERJAN, Vol. II, p. 17.)<br />   Spitting in the right shoe is a talisman against witchcraft. Vide Circasea Lutetiana,<br />   Witch. <br /> Witch-doctor: Among the Africans, especially the Kaffirs, a magician whose business is<br />   to &quot;smell out&quot; or detect witches, and to counteract magic spells by sorceries. <br /> Witch Hazel: A forked twig of witch hazel made into a divining rod was supposed in the<br />   15th, 16th and 17th centuries, to give warning of witches, and to be efficacious in discovering <br />   them. <br /> Witch&#8217;s Sabbath: Folklore. A midnight orgy in which witches and devils are supposed to<br />   participate, often with travesties of Christian ceremonies. <br /> Wodan, Wode: The leader of the Wild Hunt or spirit-host was given the name of<br />   Wodan. In process of time Wodan. was deified, and in some Teutonic countries came<br />   to be recognized as a supreme god. <br /> Wodejager: The German prototype of the version of the Wild Huntsman. </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[   &#34;Comes the rain before the wind,    Then your topsails you must wind;    Comes the wind before the rain,    Haul your topsails up again.&#34;   &#8211;Cape Cod, Mass.  Vide Whistling, Dolphin, Kingfisher.  Winding Sheet: A film of-tallow, called a &#34;winding sheet,&#34; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   &quot;Comes the rain before the wind, <br />   Then your topsails you must wind; <br />   Comes the wind before the rain, <br />   Haul your topsails up again.&quot;<br />   &#8211;Cape Cod, Mass. <br /> Vide Whistling, Dolphin, Kingfisher. <br /> Winding Sheet: A film of-tallow, called a &quot;winding sheet,&quot; shot from the top of a lighted<br />   candle, gives warning to the house of an approaching death. <br /> Window: In many parts of the world, the window of a house where a person is dying is<br />   thrown open in order to give the departing soul a free passage. (RHYS, C.F., p. 601;<br />   BERTHOLET, p. 4; LE BRAZ, Vol. I, p. 214.)<br />   If a person watches a burial from a window, he himself will follow the defunct to his<br />   grave. (GREGOR, p. 214.)<br />   cf. Soul, Door. <br /> Wine: <br />   &quot;Drink up your cup, <br />   But not spill wine. <br />   For if you do <br />   &#8216;Tis an ill sign.&quot;<br />   -HERRICK, Hesp., ccxii.The spilling of wine is a good omen; it portends plenty. (Greece.-LAWSON, p. 328.)<br />   Vide Water. Winter: The severity or mildness of a winter can be foretold from the breast-bones of aroast goose, or by the redness of a robin&#8217;s breast, or by the number of berries on aholly branch. Wish: If two persons say the same thing at the same time, their wish will come to passprovided they wish for something before another word is said.<br />   If two people break together the &quot;wish-bone&quot; of a chicken, the one in whose hand thepart with the bit sticking out is left will have the fulfilment of his wish.<br />   If the palm of your hand itches, wish for something and then if you&quot;Rub it on brass, It&#8217;s sure to come to pass.&quot;<br />   If you sneeze once, you will have your wish.<br />   When you see the first star wish for something and say: &quot;Star light, star bright,<br />   First star I see to-night,<br />   I wish I may, I wish I might<br />   Have the wish I wish to-night,&quot; <br /> and your wish will come to pass provided that you do not mention it to anyone.<br />   (Eastern Massachusetts.-BERGEN, C.S., p. 69.) Vide Star, Speak, Thumb.  </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Wights: Old Norse Folklore. Wights were tutelary spirits who had their abode in groves,   hills and waterfalls, and were able to dispense fortune or misfortune to human beings.   In German superstition, they were vivacious spirit-like creatures who assisted men in   their work for some remuneration.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   Wights: Old Norse Folklore. Wights were tutelary spirits who had their abode in groves,<br />   hills and waterfalls, and were able to dispense fortune or misfortune to human beings.<br />   In German superstition, they were vivacious spirit-like creatures who assisted men in<br />   their work for some remuneration. <br /> Wild Dove: If a wild dove flies in a circle round a house, it is a sign of some misfortune,<br />   probably death. (STRACKERJAN, Vol. II, p. 26.) <br /> Wild Fowl: Wild fowls are said to be scared by spectres which no human eye can<br />   behold. (CRANZ, Gr  nland, p. 267.) <br /> Wild Hunt(sman): In European folklore this was supposed to he a night-time chase of<br />   spectral hunters through the wilderness or athwart the sky. The leader of this hunt was<br />   the Wild Huntsman who was Odin or Wodan, god of the wind and of the dead; his<br />   attendants were the souls of the dead. In certain places, above all in cross-roads, the<br />   spirit host is believed to come and hunt for the souls. The principal time for the manifestation <br />   was the season of Epiphany. In reality, it was the sound of the wind in long<br />   winter nights, which gave rise to this superstition.<br />   The curse of a deathless life has been passed on the Wild Huntsman, because he<br />   desired to chase the red deer for evermore. (BARING-GOULD, Cur. Myths., p. 29;<br />   BASSETT, p. 363.) Vide Holda, Herne the Hunter, Grand Veneur, Wodan. <br /> Will: If you make your will, you will die. (LEAN, Vol. II, p. 563.) <br /> Willis: According to a Bohemian tradition it is the name given to certain young women<br />   who after their death, are condemned to leave their graves every night and dance till<br />   dawn. (Petit Larousse, p. 1652.) <br /> Will-o&#8217;-the-wisp: Northern Folklore. A spirit which comes in the form of a light, and takes<br />   belated wayfarers out of their way. They are the souls of unbaptized children. Vide<br />   Ignis Fatuus, Swearing, Knife. cf. Blud, Feu Follet, Jack-o&#8217;-Lantern, Irrlicht, Jhoting,<br />   Khu, Latawiec. <br /> Willow: According to a legend, Niobe at the loss of her children was so disconsolate<br />   that she was changed into a willow-tree.<br />   Willow is used for various magical purposes. (LEAN, Vol. II, p. 379.)<br />   If you run three times round a willow-tree at sunrise crying, &quot;The fever shall take thee<br />   and the sun shall warm me,&quot; the fever will depart. (Bulgaria.-STRAUSS, Die Buigaren,<br /> p. 400; FRAZER, G.B2., Vol. III., p. 27.) <br />   Wind: Wind, rain, snow, ice, thunder, lightning and bad weather are superstitiouslybelieved to be caused by witches (LEHMANN, A.Z., p. III; FRAZER, GB2., Vol. I, p. 123sq.)<br />   In Melanesia the wizard makes wind by waving the branch of a tree and chanting theappropriate charm. (CODRINGTON, pp. 200, 201.)  </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Whirlwind: Whirlwinds are caused by demons.   The demon of whirlwind may be seen by looking through the sleeve of one&#8217;s coat   (Serbia.)   A Whirlwind can be stopped by throwing a knife into the midst of it. (Tyrol, Overpfalz.SCHONEWERTH,    Vol. II, p. 113.)  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   Whirlwind: Whirlwinds are caused by demons.<br />   The demon of whirlwind may be seen by looking through the sleeve of one&#8217;s coat<br />   (Serbia.)<br />   A Whirlwind can be stopped by throwing a knife into the midst of it. (Tyrol, Overpfalz.SCHONEWERTH, <br />   Vol. II, p. 113.) <br /> Whistle: Whistling at night is extremely unlucky. (STRACKERJAN, Vol. II, p. 20.)<br />   Whistling is considered bad in Turkestan. If a husband whistles, something will befall<br />   his wife; if the children whistle, their father or mother will die. (SCHUYLER, Vol. II, p.<br />   30.)<br />   The Kirghis frequently whistle to bring about rain (ib.), or it increases wind. (BRAND,<br />   Observations, Vol. III p. 240.)<br /> &quot;A whistling woman and a crowing hen <br />   Are neither good for God nor men.&quot; <br />   -Popular Rhyme (Great Britain).<br />   Whistling at sea brings about a storm. (Germany.-BASSETT, p. 145.) White: White is the colour of innocence; hence spirits with hopes of redemption are<br />   dressed in white. (STRACKERJAN Vol. II, p. 68.) <br /> White Lady: According to a tradition, a spirit dressed in white appears to some one of<br />   the household or guard of the Hohenzollern family, to announce the death of a prince<br />   of Hohenzollern, or any important event in the history of Germany. This spirit is said to<br />   be that of n ancestress and is known by the name of Bertha. She was duly seen on the<br />   eve of Prince Waldemar&#8217;s death in 1876. cf. M  lusine. <br /> Whooping Cough: This disease can be cured by following the advice of a man riding a<br />   piebald horse. Vide Horse, Ass. <br /> Wichtelm  nnchen: Same as Hinzelm  nnchen. <br /> Widerolf: Widerolf, Bishop of Strassburg, was devoured by mice in the seventeenth<br />   year of his episcopate, because he suppressed the convent of Selten on the Rhine. cf.<br />   Hatto, Freiherr von G  ttingen, Graaf, Adolf. <br /> Wick: A glowing ball on the burning wick of a candle promises a letter for the person<br />   towards whom it is pointing. (STRACKERJAN, Vol. I, p. 33.) <br /> Widow(er): If you are the third-or fourth, etc.-husband. (or wife) of a widow(er), you will<br />   die soon after the marriage. (Jews of Vilna.-Jew. Enc., Vol. IX, p. 601.)<br />   If a woman&#8217;s hair parts where it should not, it is a sign that she will he a widow.<br />   The point formed by the hair growing on the forehead is called a widow&#8217;s peak. In a<br />   woman it indicates that she will be a widow. Vide Hen, Thorn, Hairy Body, Wedding<br />   Ring, Vermilion Mark, Work. </p>
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