Fox Spirit

Fox spirit or fox demon may refer to:

  • Huli jing, a Chinese fox known for causing mischief and seducing humans
  • Kitsune, a Japanese fox which can be either benevolent or mischievous
  • Kumiho, an evil Korean fox over 1,000 years old, which seduces and kills human men

The term is also sometimes used to refer to the literal spirit of a fox in totemist or shamanist beliefs.

Famous quotes containing the words fox and/or spirit:

    “We follow where the Swamp Fox guides,
    His friends and merry men are we;
    And when the troop of Tarleton rides,
    We burrow in the cypress tree.
    The turfy hammock is our bed,
    Our home is in the red deer’s den,
    Our roof, the tree-top overhead,
    For we are wild and hunted men.”
    —William Gilmore Simms (1806–1872)

    “Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms. Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, every where.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)