Wildcat Water-Spirit of Paiute

water-spirit · United States · North America

Not independently attested as a wildcat water-spirit in Paiute tradition. Paiute water beings are the Water Babies, spirits of springs and ponds who imitate crying infants to lure people into the water, along with great water serpents; no wildcat is associated with water in Paiute lore. The record is a misattribution, possibly confusing the Paiute Wolf creator (Isa) with a feline water being.

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