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:

    “Commit a crime and the world is made of glass. Commit a crime, and it seems as if a coat of snow fell on the ground, such as reveals in the woods the track of every partridge and fox and squirrel and mole.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “The spirit of poetry combines the profundity of the philosopher and the child’s delight in bright pictures.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)