[HPforGrownups] Banshee
dameniamh at aol.com
dameniamh at aol.com
Wed Jun 18 18:53:24 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 60939
A banshee (derivation: beanh sidhe) is a peculiarly Celtic paranormal
entity which has parallels in other cultures. It's always a furiously angry
female spirit, unable to find rest because either the human died in an "unco" way
or has had something grievous done to it, or because it's bent on revenge. Some
say that the banshee warns of impending death. It screams outside the house
(never comes inside). Its screams are so awful that it has passed into common
usage: "screams like a banshee" is a familiar description of that
bone-chilling ululation.
Search could not find any instance of a banshee actually doing anything to
a living person other than driving them daft with its wailing.
Blessed be,
Dame Niamh
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