In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or ; ), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes.
The phenomenon is known in the United Kingdom by a variety of names, including jack-o'-lantern,: Jack-with-a-lantern, Jack-a-Lantern and n3, Jack-o'-Lantern, citing Allies (1846)}} friar's lantern,}} and hinkypunk, and is said to mislead travellers by resembling a flickering lamp or lantern.
In literature, will-o'-the-wisp metaphorically refers to a hope or goal that leads one on,... meer