Atlas of mysteries

Ghosts and spirits

Domovoi, ghosts and accounts of encounters with the unseen.

Results: 23

EventGhosts and spiritsThe narrative is set in Richard II’s reign; no exact year is given

A medieval account follows a tailor’s encounter with a changing spirit and his journey to obtain written absolution.

Insufficient evidenceNorth Yorkshire: the road from Gilling East to Ampleforth

EventGhosts and spiritsUndated ancient narrative in a letter by Pliny the Younger

A philosopher rents a suspiciously cheap house and follows an apparition to a place where the letter says human remains were discovered.

Insufficient evidenceAthens; the source supplies no address

EventGhosts and spiritsFolklore tradition; origin date unknown

Why families invited a household spirit into a new home, and what ethnographic records actually preserve.

Insufficient evidenceEast Slavic folklore tradition