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The Banshee, according to Irish mythology, were members of the Tuatha Dé Danann people, a race of gods and deities who inhabited the land before the arrival of humans.
According to tradition, Banshees are female spirits associated with certain Irish families, generally those with prefixes O or Mac in their surnames.
The Banshee is said to possess a voice capable of freezing the blood, a piercing wail that rises above the hills and valleys, announcing the imminent death of a member of a noble family or ancient lineage.
This sound, known as keening, and can range from a high-pitched shriek to a great wail, is capable of penetrating the bone of the listener, sending a shiver through the body from head to toe.
Physical descriptions of Banshees vary.
Sometimes they are depicted as young, beautiful women, and sometimes as wrinkled, frightening old women.
However, the most common image is that of a pale woman with long silver hair, dressed in a gray or white robe.
The Banshee, according to Irish mythology, were members of the Tuatha Dé Danann people, a race of gods and deities who inhabited the land before the arrival of humans.
According to tradition, Banshees are female spirits associated with certain Irish families, generally those with prefixes O or Mac in their surnames.
The Banshee is said to possess a voice capable of freezing the blood, a piercing wail that rises above the hills and valleys, announcing the imminent death of a member of a noble family or ancient lineage.
This sound, known as keening, and can range from a high-pitched shriek to a great wail, is capable of penetrating the bone of the listener, sending a shiver through the body from head to toe.
Physical descriptions of Banshees vary.
Sometimes they are depicted as young, beautiful women, and sometimes as wrinkled, frightening old women.
However, the most common image is that of a pale woman with long silver hair, dressed in a gray or white robe.
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