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  2. Gnomic poetry - Wikipedia

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    Gnomes, in their literary sense, belong to the dawn of literature, in their naiveté and their simplicity and moralizing. Many of the ethical reflections of the great dramatists, and in particular of Sophocles and Euripides, are gnomic distiches expanded. The ancient Greek gnomes are not all solemn; some are voluptuous and some chivalrous.

  3. Elemental - Wikipedia

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    Undine Rising From the Waters, by Chauncey Bradley Ives Rococo set of personification figurines of the Four Elements, 1760s, Chelsea porcelain. An elemental is a mythic supernatural being that is described in occult and alchemical works from around the time of the European Renaissance, and particularly elaborated in the 16th century works of Paracelsus.

  4. Garden gnome - Wikipedia

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    Garden gnomes are typically male, often bearded, usually wear red caps and often have pipes. They are often shown pursuing leisurely pastimes such as fishing or napping. [12] Gnomes may be made from terracotta clay slip (runny clay) poured into molds. This is allowed to set up and the excess emptied from the center, leaving a clay shell.

  5. Nisse (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    A tomtenisse made of salt dough.A common Scandinavian Christmas decoration, 2004. Modern vision of a nisse, 2007. A nisse (Danish:, Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish:) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been described as a small human-like creature wearing a red cap and gray clothing, doing house and stable ...

  6. Category:Books about gnomes - Wikipedia

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    The Little Grey Men; S. ... The Troubles of a Gnome; The Tomten (Astrid Lindgren) This page was last edited on 14 December 2024, at 09:38 (UTC) ...

  7. Mythic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    Haltija – A spirit, gnome, or elf-like creature in Finnish mythology that guards, helps, or protects something or somebody. Harpy – Female creatures with bird wings. Hecatonchires – in Greek mythology, three sons of Uranus being hundred-handed giants with fifty heads. Hobgoblins – Mischievous household spirits.

  8. Swiss folklore - Wikipedia

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    Gnomes, earth spirits or elementals from the writings of the Swiss physician Paracelsus. [15] They are said to have caused the landslide that destroyed the Swiss village of Plurs in 1618. The villagers had become wealthy from a local gold mine created by the gnomes who poured liquid gold down into a vein for the benefit of humans. This newfound ...

  9. Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

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    Whisper gnomes lack the jovial outlook of other gnome races. Sly and suspicious, they are creatures of stealth. [27] Ice gnomes dwell in the region of Frostfell in the Eberron campaign setting; Fire gnomes live on Bytopia, on the Outer Planes, where they help Flandal Steelskin, the Gnomish god of metal and crafting, in his work.