词条 | Water horse |
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| name = Water Horse | image = Gutt på hvit hest.jpg | caption = Portrait of a boy riding a nykk in the form of a water horse, by Theodor Kittelsen | Sub_Grouping = Lake monster Sea Monster Sea serpent Lake serpent | AKA = Kelpie, Waterhorse | Country = | Region = Celtic nations Scandinavia | Grouping = | Habitat = Water | First reported = 1700s | Last sighted = February 1934 (in Loch Ness) | Status = }} A water horse (or "waterhorse" in some folklore) is a mythical creature, such as the Ceffyl Dŵr, Capaill Uisce, the bäckahäst and kelpie. Name originThe term "water horse" was originally a name given to the kelpie, a creature similar to the hippocamp, which has the head, neck and mane of a normal horse, legs like a horse, webbed feet, and a long, two-lobed, whale-like tail. The term has also been used as a nickname for lake monsters, particularly Ogopogo and Nessie.{{r|Sarasota}} The name "kelpie" has often been a nickname for many other Scottish lake monsters, such as each uisge and Morag of Loch Morar and Lizzie of Loch Lochy.[1] Other names for these sea monsters include "seahorse" (not referring to the seahorse fish) and "hippocampus" (which is the genus name for seahorses). The usage of "water horse" or "kelpie" can often be a source of confusion; some consider the two terms to be synonymous, while others distinguish the water horse as a denizen of lochs and the kelpie of turbulent water such as rivers, fords, and waterfalls. Some authors call one creature of a certain place a kelpie while others call it a water horse. The name "water bull" has been used for either creature. The Breton King Gradlon's magical "horse of the sea" Morvarc'h (whose name literally means "sea horse" in Breton) was said to have the ability to gallop upon the waves of the sea, in a similar fashion to the water horses of Cornish legend. Other lake monstersThe water horse has often become a basic description of other lake monsters such as the Canadian Lake Okanagan monster Ogopogo and the Lake Champlain monster Champ. Loch Morar is reputedly home to "Morag", a lake monster that has been portrayed as a water horse. SettingsWhilst most Scottish/Celtic folklore places the water horse in a loch (particularly a loch that is famous for a lake monster, such as Loch Ness, Loch Morar or Loch Lomond), some Breton and Cornish tales of water horses place them in the ocean, making them sea monsters. Most Highland loch have some kind of water-horse tradition, although a study of 19th-century literature of the time showed that only about sixty lochs and lochans merited a mention out of the thousands of bodies of water in Scotland. The water horse that was reputed to inhabit Loch Ness gained the most mentions in Highland literature.{{sfnp|Watson|2011|ps=none}} SightingsWater horse sightings were reported regularly during the 18th century, but it was not until the 19th century that sightings were recorded.
ReferencesCitations1. ^{{cite web |title=Monsters Inc: Scottish lochs and their creatures |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21603269 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=23 July 2016 |mode=cs2}} }} Bibliography{{refbegin}}
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