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In Teutonic mythology, Nicor are malignant water monsters who drown people. They are related to the Nixie, which are kind, loving male water spirits
like the Stromkarls and the Necks. The female water spirits are called Undine. These lesser water divinities will sometimes leave the water to attend
village dances. They have fish tails and often sit by the water combing each other's long green or blonde hair, playing the harp, or singing.
Dictionnaire Infernal - Collin de Plancy (1863) (paraphrased)
According to Scandinavian mythology, Odin takes on the name of Nickar or Hnickar when he acts as a destroyer. Under this name, he appears as a kelpie,
the devil-horse of the Scots, & frequents the lakes & rivers of Scandinavia where he causes tempests, hurricanes, & hailstorms. On the Isle of Rugen,
he likes to torment fisherman, upset their boats, and throw them almost to the tops of the highest fir trees. Nickar are descendants of the mermen and
merwomen, the nixies of the Teutons, the most famous being the nymphs of the Elbe and of the Gaal. Before Christianity was adopted, the Saxons adored
a feminine divinity, whose temple lies in Magdebourg or Megdeburch (city of the young lady). She would appear with a basket under her arm, graceful &
proper, and at first glance, one could mistake her for the daughter of a good bourgeois. However, a small corner of her apron always remained wet, as
a reminder of her aquatic origin. The English sailors are known call the devil "Old Nick."
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or nixie, in Germanic mythology, water sprite. The nixes could assume various shapes, most frequently as half human and half fish. They could do
favors for humans, particularly in teaching them bewitching music, but for the most part they were treacherous and malignant.
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The Nixie Changelings from the Saal River
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, German Legends
From time to time nixies would emerge from the Saal River and go into the city of Saalfeld where they would buy fish at the market. They could be
recognized by their large, dreadful eyes and by the hems of their skirts that were always dripping wet. It is said that they were mortals who, as
children, had been taken away by nixies, who had then left changelings in their place.
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also called nixie , or nixy in Germanic mythology, a water being, half human, half fish, that lives in a beautiful underwater palace and mingles with
humans by assuming a variety of physical forms (e.g., that of a fair maiden or an old woman) or by making itself invisible. One of three attributes
may betray the disguises of nixes: they are music lovers and excellent dancers, and they have the gift of prophecy. Usually malevolent, a nix can
easily be propitiated with gifts. In some regions, nixes are said to abduct human children and to lure people into deep water to drown. According to
some sources, nixes can marry human beings and bear human children.
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