Glaistig: Scotland's Haunting Green Lady (Scottish Folklore)

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The Glaistig or maighdean uaine The Green maiden, is a solitary supernatural spirit, sometimes described as a ghost from the Scottish highlands. The traditional description of the Glaistig has her appear with the upper half of a woman and the lower half of a goat with cloven hooves, although in many later tales she appears as fully human albeit with a hint of the fae or sith. The spirt was known to have pale near grey skin and long golden hair, often she would be clad in green, in the form of a long flowing robe or dress. This links the Glaistig quite firmly to the Daoine sith or fairy folk, as the green colour has always been seen in Scotland as a sign of the old gods or fair folk and was though to have magical properties. The Glaistig was said to be the strongest of Sith and could summon to herself great power for feats of strength. She was also said to have a scream that could awaken the echo of the most distant hills and was matched only by the Irish Banshee. And much like her Irish cousine the Glaistig is more commonly heard than seen.

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