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            In Gaelic tradition the Glaistig was a satyric ethereal female being.  Satyric in the sense that she was goat from the waist down and thus can be seen as a sort of female counterpart to the Greek satyrs and other similar beings.  Like her counterparts in the Mediterranean she could also be mischievous, malicious and capricious.  She sometimes preyed succubus/vampire-like on unsuspecting men or played tricks on passersby.  Alternatively she could be generous and carry out unselfish acts such as tending to and taking care of the young.  She was often depicted with a flowing green robe, or green in general.  She was sometimes considered ‘The Green Lady,’ a sort of counterpart to the ‘Green Man’ of folklore.  Her Faery-like nature is also tied in with her having green attributes.