The glaistig / ˈ ɡ l æ ʃ t ɪ ɡ / is a ghost from Scottish mythology, a type of fuath. It is also known as maighdean uaine (Green Maiden), and may appear as a woman of beauty or monstrous mien, as a half-woman and half-goat similar to a faun or satyr, or in the shape of a goat. [1]

Glaistig is a creature of Scottish mythology, known for her shapeshifting abilities and her connection to the Otherworld. She is often depicted as a protector of cattle and a guide to those seeking passage to the Otherworld.

glaistig. In Scottish folklore a woman of the human race who has been put under enchantments. She appears as a thin little woman with long yellow hair that reaches to her heels, wearing a green dress. Her face is wan and grey, whence her name glaistig, from glas, "grey."

2025年2月17日 · A remarkable faerie in Scottish tradition, the Glaistig is both hated and admired for her dual nature as a harbinger of disaster and a helper. Said to cover her animal traits under a flowing green dress, the Glaistig is sometimes described as a …

The Glaistig, often referred to as the Green Lady, was a being of dual nature. She possessed the enchanting beauty of a fair maiden from the waist up, with a lustrous cascade of hair that shimmered like spun gold.

2022年9月5日 · What is a Scottish Glaistig? The Scottish Glaistig is considered one of the wide range of fairy folk in Scottish mythology. These mysterious females wear green like most fairies, but are rarely pleasant to look at.

2008年9月18日 · The Glaistig was a solitary supernatural being of the Scottish Highlands, with the upper half of a woman and the lower half of a goat, although she was also believed to appear in human and animal form.

2025年3月28日 · Usually malevolent solitary female fairy haunting lonely pools in Scottish Gaelic tradition.

The glaistig is an ambivalent ghost that appears in legend as both a malicious and benign creature. Some stories have her luring men to her lair via either song or dance, where she would then drink their blood. Other tales have her casting stones in the path of travellers or throwing them off course.

The glaistig (pronounced|ˈɡlæʃtɨɡ) is a creature from Scottish mythology. It came in two forms, namely, firstly a kind of satyr, a supposed she hag or hag in the shape of a goat, secondly, a kind of beautiful female fairy, identical with the bean