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A water sprite (also called a water fairy or water faery) is a general term for an elemental spirit associated with water, according to alchemist Paracelsus. Water sprites are said to be able to breathe water or air and sometimes can fly. These creatures exist in the mythology of various groups.
A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities.
Germanic lore featured light and dark elves (Ljósálfar and Dökkálfar).This may be roughly equivalent to later concepts such as the Seelie and Unseelie. [2]In the mid-thirteenth century, Thomas of Cantimpré classified fairies into neptuni of water, incubi who wandered the earth, dusii under the earth, and spiritualia nequitie in celestibus, who inhabit the air.
An alux is a type of sprite or spirit described by the Maya peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula. Caŋ Otila - little people of Lakota lore who live in trees. Consulted in magic. Chaneques are small elf- or pixie-like beings in the south to southeast of Mexico, especially Veracruz and parts of Oaxaca.
The origin of the word pixie is uncertain. It could have come from the Swedish dialectal pyske, meaning 'small fairy'. [6] Others have disputed this, given there is no plausible case for Nordic dialectal records in southwest Britain, claiming instead—in view of the Cornish origin of the piskie—that the term is more Celtic in origin, though no clear ancestor of the word is known.
Set in a medieval Europe-inspired dark fantasy world features a character named Puck (パック, Pakku) who resembles a small fairy or pixie like creature (though he is technically an elf). In the Disney cartoon Gargoyles, Puck is one of several Shakespearean characters with recurring roles. He is something of an antagonist, but his mischief ...
Every year, celebrities try to capitalize on the holiday season by releasing festive music. Singers like Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, and Michael Bublé managed to perfect the cheesy art form ...
Lockette (Pixie of Portals, Pixie of Direction, PopPixie of Direction, Pixie of Thresholds, Pixie of Passages) Winx Club, PopPixie: Animated TV series, animated film, comic Lolina (also Loni and Naomi, Fairy of Electricity, Miss Magix Contestant) Winx Club: Animated TV series Looma: Video game Lorie: Animated TV series Lulun: Futari wa Pretty ...