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In Irish folklore, a banshee is a female spirit whose wailing or crying is said to foretell an impending death in the family. The term comes from the Irish 'bean sídhe' meaning 'woman of the fairy mound'. The Beheaded Horseman and Grim Reaper are different death-related figures, while 'Black Reaper' is not a traditional mythological entity.