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The muki (Quechua for asphyxia, also for a goblin who lives in caves, [1] also spelled muqui or mooqui) is a goblin-like creature in the mythology of the Central Andes in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. He is known to be a miner and his existence is constrained to underground spaces: The muki lives inside the mines.
A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous humanoid creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearances depending on the story and country of origin, ranging from mischievous household spirits to malicious, bestial thieves.
The knights include Adric, a con man; John Serragoth, a warrior for hire; Perfidia, an elven fighter who is the niece of a sorcerer who sits on the kingdom's governing council; and Ber-Lak, a goblin miner who has been infected by exposure to the mystical element known as bloodsteel.
A coblyn (plural coblynau [1]) is a mythical gnome-like creature that is said to haunt the mines and quarries of Wales and areas of Welsh settlement in America. [2]Like the Knockers of Cornish folklore they often help miners to the richest veins of ore or other treasures by their peculiar knocking sound.
Thus the generic "goblin" [45] is a cognate of "kobold" according to Grimm's etymology, and perhaps even a descendant word deriving from "kobold". [ 54 ] [ 87 ] The Dutch kabout , kabot , kabouter , kaboutermanneken , etc., were also regarded as deriving from cabolus by Grimm, citing Dutch linguist Cornelis Kiliaan .
The Princess and the Goblin was picked up for North American release by Hemdale Communications for a summer release in 1994. The film was a critical and commercial failure there, only grossing US$2.1 million from 795 venues, being overshadowed by the release of The Lion King . [ 9 ]
Cornish miners believed that the diminutive Knockers beckoned them toward finding rich veins of tin.As miners changed from independent, family-owned operators to hired laborers for large industrialized companies, there was an increased concern for safety, reflected in the knockers new role.
Atreyu (German spelling: Atréju) is the protagonist of the mysterious book that Bastian reads.He is a young green-skinned warrior from the Grassy Plain. His parents were killed by a Purple Buffalo soon after he was born, and his entire village raised him; wherefore his name means "son of all" in his native language.