Ep.39 Leanan Sidhe

A beautiful fairy of Irish lore that yearns for the love of a human man.

She drains the life of her lovers in return for granting them artistic inspiration.

[upbeat music] Hello, Internets.

I'm Hamsterbomb.

And I'm Kimothy.

And this is Demonica, your Shin Megami Tensei demon compendium where we look at the real-life lore that influenced the designs behind your favorite demons.

The moon is shining brightly.

Or well, almost.

It's very, very close.

You know, on season two we've been alternating, 'cause it takes about two weeks for the moon to go from full to new.

Uh-huh.

And we've kinda been lucky on this and saying, "Hey, it's shining brightly.

Hey, it's- it's hidden in shadow." Well, it's not exactly two weeks, and now we're not exactly a full moon, but let's say it anyway.

[laughs]

The moon's shining brightly.

Kim, what religious, mythological, historical, fictional, cryptozoological character or concept will we be summoning tonight?

I'm gonna say the name, and y'all are not gonna know which one I'm talking about.

[laughs]

[laughs]

Leanan Sidhe.

Leanan Sidhe, who is, if you just read it in stupid American English, Leanan is probably how you said the first word.

Leanan, Leanan.

Lean- Leanan.

I- I've always said Leanan, I think.

Leanan.

[laughs]

Sidhe is probably how you would say the rest of it if you-

Sid- Sid-hee

...

Sidhe.

Sid-nee.

Sid, maybe.

But yeah, it is Leanan Sidhe.

If it helps, in Ireland in some parts they spell it S-H-E-E.

Yeah, so if anything, we have the-

[laughs]

... more confusing of the two spellings, but that's whatever.

Like, four spellings, but sure.

[laughs]

Four.

[laughs] Okay.

Housekeeping time.

Kimothy, do you have anything?

No.

Because I do.