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:

    “The lily in splendor, the vine in her grace,
    The fox in the forest, all had their desire,
    As then I had mine, in the place that was happy and poor.”
    —Ruth Pitter (b. 1897)

    “There’s nothing ill can dwell in such a temple.
    If the ill spirit have so fair a house,
    Good things will strive to dwell with ‘t.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)