The Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore.

Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world.

I'm Amanda.

And I'm Julia.

And Amanda, I have been really enjoying the water lately at summertime.

You know, I love going to the beach.

If anyone knows me, you know, I'm a beach witch.

I also recently went swimming in a lake for the first time in a really long time. And I've come to the

conclusion that I just really like being in water in general. That's definitely you, Julia.

Like you, there are lots of arguments for you as a, you know, a fiery person, an earth-related

person, an air-related person. But you're a, you're a water bitch, and I love that about you. Yeah, I've

really hit all of the, uh, all of the circles when it comes to the bending elements of Avatar

The Last Airbender. Exactly. And I too am going to be swimming in a lake for the first time

in many, many years, uh, this summer. And I'm, I'm so excited for it. There's just, it's different vibe.

And as my, as my toes wiggle in that silty, silty bottom of muddy lakes, I'm excited to feel

united with the world. When I was in that lake, when I'm in the ocean in general, I feel like

I am channeling a certain water spirits, Amanda. And so this week,

I want to talk about oceanids, nereids, and naiads. I'm so excited. Eric was just watching

Delicious in Dungeon, Dungeon Meshie recently. And he called me into the room in the episode with

a kelpie because he was like, oh, babe, Sticky Horse, your favorite. And so it's the origin

of Spiris, Julia, is yes, Persephone and Hades, but right after that was our episode on Selke's

and Kelpies, which remains just like so dear to my heart. So anytime we get to touch on water spirits, I am so fully here for it. Me too. And I

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