Onibi
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Onibi is a type of atmospheric ghost light in legends of Japan. According to folklore, they are the spirits born from the corpses of humans and animals. They are also said to be resentful people that
Onibi (Wakan Sansai Zue)
"Sarakazoe" from the "Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki" by Sekien Toriyama
"Sougenbi" from the "Gazu Hyakki Yagyō" by Sekien Toriyama
Will-o'-the-wisp
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In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, or will-o'-wisp, is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps, or marshes.
Onibi
…born from the corpses of humans and animals. They are also said to be resentful people that have become fire and appeared. Also, sometimes the words "will-o'-the-wisp" or "jack-o'-lantern" are translated into Japanese as "onibi". According to the Wakan Sansai Zue written in the Edo period, it was a blue light like a…
The Will o' the Wisp and the Snake by Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931)
A Japanese rendition of a Russian will-o'-the-wisp
An 1862 oil painting of a will-o'-the-wisp by Arnold Böcklin
Sculpture of a will-o'-the-wisp by Harriet Hosmer