Forest Creatures
By Konrad Bennett Hughes
• Corkishmen – Homelands called Corkish Forests or Prairies
• Askafroan – Spirits of the trees (dryads, hamadryads)
• Huldran , Skogsfrun , Skogssnuvan , Skogsnymfen , Skogsrået or Råndan – Female forest protector, with an animal tail
• Shurala – Forest daemon. According to legends, Şüräle lives in forests. He has long fingers, a horn on its forehead, and a woolly body. He lures victims to a thicket and tickles them to death.
• Äbädä – Spirit of forest. It is an innocent spirit in Tatar mythology, that looks like an old woman. Äbädä also is represented in mythologies of Siberian peoples. He protects the birds, trees, and animals of the forest.
• Archura – Forest monster. Archura usually appears as a man, but he is able to change his size from that of a blade of grass to a very tall tree. He protects the animals and birds in the forest.
• Askafroan – Spirits of the trees (dryads, hamadryads)
• Huldran , Skogsfrun , Skogssnuvan , Skogsnymfen , Skogsrået or Råndan – Female forest protector, with an animal tail
• Shurala – Forest daemon. According to legends, Şüräle lives in forests. He has long fingers, a horn on its forehead, and a woolly body. He lures victims to a thicket and tickles them to death.
• Äbädä – Spirit of forest. It is an innocent spirit in Tatar mythology, that looks like an old woman. Äbädä also is represented in mythologies of Siberian peoples. He protects the birds, trees, and animals of the forest.
• Archura – Forest monster. Archura usually appears as a man, but he is able to change his size from that of a blade of grass to a very tall tree. He protects the animals and birds in the forest.
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