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banshee

female spirit of death in Irish mythology
Class type of: spirit, mythical creature, fairy Q273112
banshee
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Facts

8 properties
Subclass of
spirit, mythical creature, fairy, Aos Sí
Part of
Irish mythology, Mythological Cycle[5][6]
Described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8][9]
Different from
Banshee, banshee in a work of fiction[13][14]
Does not have characteristic
small, middle age[15][16]
Has characteristic
keening, female[10][11]
Name in native language
Bean sídhe[12]
Worshipped by
Irish mythology[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en banshee ar بانشي cs Banší cs Bánší de Todesfee fa بنشی fr banshie fr bean sí he באנשי it Bean sidhe ja バンシー ko 밴시 ms pontianak nl Banshee (mythisch wezen) pl Beann'shie pl Szyszymora ru Банши ru баньши ru бэнши th แบนชี
🔖 Identifiers · 16
Library of Congress authority ID
sh87006375
BBC Things ID
2cad30db-deb6-430d-bdb2-88aed114dba3
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122275170
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/banshee
FAST ID
827166
Fandom article ID
ru.mythological-creations:Банши
Freebase ID
/m/01fxz
IdRef ID
03096430X
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
banshees
KBpedia ID
Banshee
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007534482305171
Personality Database profile ID
51823
Show all 16 identifiers +4
Quora topic ID
Banshee-5
Vikidia article ID
fr:Banshee
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
09567391-n
Yale LUX ID
concept/67bff911-5246-479d-96eb-ae2470b34079

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🔗 Connections
Subclass of 4
fairy, spirit, mythical creature, Aos Sí
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Part of 2
Irish mythology, Mythological Cycle
Different from 1
Banshee
Does not have characteristic 1
small
Named after 1
The Banshees of Inisherin
Sex or gender 1
female
Worshipped by 1
Irish mythology
← Different from 1
Benshi
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Summary

banshee is a type of spirit[1], mythical creature[2], fairy[3], and Aos Sí[4].

Body

Influence

Things named for banshee include The Banshees of Inisherin[17], a film[18], directed by Martin McDonagh[19].

Why It Matters

Entities named for banshee include The Banshees of Inisherin[17], a film[18], directed by Martin McDonagh[19].

Related Entities

The Banshees of Inisherin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft. Retrieved . google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Eerie legends an illustrated exploration of creepy creatures, the paranormal, and folklore from around the world. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Eerie legends an illustrated exploration of creepy creatures, the paranormal, and folklore from around the world. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Eerie legends an illustrated exploration of creepy creatures, the paranormal, and folklore from around the world. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Eerie legends an illustrated exploration of creepy creatures, the paranormal, and folklore from around the world. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → spirit, mythical creature, fairy +1
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → Banshee, banshee in a work of fiction
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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