fairies in European folklore, and in modern English is rarely used in reference to spirits. The belief in diminutive beings such as sprites, elves, fairies...

In English folklore, The Puck (/ˈpʌk/), also known as Goodfellows, are demons or fairies which can be domestic sprites or nature sprites. The etymology...

another by hardware or software Sprite (drink), a lemon-lime beverage produced by the Coca-Cola Company Sprite (folklore), a type of legendary creature...

Farfadets are creatures of French folklore. The word translates variously as "Sprite", "Imp", "Brownie", or "Leprechaun", though they also resemble the...

wailing aunt; German: [ˈklaːɡˌmuːmə, ˈklaːɡəˌmuːmə]) is a female sprite from German folklore also known as Klagmutter or Klagemutter (both: wailing mother;...

German folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Germany over a number of centuries. Seeing as Germany was divided into numerous polities for...

society. The advent of the phantom tokoloshe came about through Bantu folklore to explain why people inexplicably died while sleeping in their rondavels...

The Fänggen are female wood sprites in German folklore exclusively found in Tyrol. The singular term is Fangga, Fanggin, or Fängge. Plural terms are Fanggen...

sprite, dwarf), Czech škrat, škrátek, škrítek (domestic sprite, gold bringing devil/mining sprite), Slovene škrat, škratek, škratelj (domestic sprite...

(IPA: [monaˈʃjelːə]), or Munaciello (IPA: [munaˈʃjelːə]) is a sprite from the ancient folklore of Naples, Italy. Monaciello, which means "little monk" in...

literature, more developed characterizations of Jack Frost depict him as a sprite-like character, sometimes appearing as a sinister mischief-maker or as a...

British folklore Polevik - grassy Slavic spirit known to lead wandering people astray Pombero - Guarani mythology bogeyman Pygmy_(Greek_mythology) Sprite (folklore)...

童 warawa (also warabe) "child". Another translation of kappa is "water-sprite". The kappa are also known regionally by at least eighty other names such...

artifact Orbe (disambiguation) Orbis (disambiguation) Ball Lightning Sprite (folklore) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...

myths and legends, especially those of Majorca, is a small, dark-skinned sprite who, if touched with a candle by a mortal, instantly turns into a trove...

(ミンツチ)) is a water sprite or an aquatic supernatural creature, a half-man-half-beast, told in stories of Ainu mythology and folklore. It is also considered...

Hödekin – Sprite of German folklore Kobold (Dungeons & Dragons) – Fictional species in Dungeons & Dragons Gütel – Domestic and mining sprite from German...

The kobalos (pl. kobaloi) (Ancient Greek: κόβαλος, plural: κόβαλοι) was a sprite from Greek mythology, a mischievous creature fond of tricking and frightening...

tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been described as a small human-like creature wearing...

An alux (Mayan: [aˈluʃ], plural: aluxo'ob [aluʃoˀːb]) is a type of sprite or spirit in the mythological tradition of certain Maya peoples from the Yucatán...

[fuˈnoːðuɾɪ][IPA verification needed]) in the folklore of the Isle of Man, is a hairy supernatural creature, a sort of sprite or fairy (Manx: ferrishyn), often carrying...

A Hobbididance, or Hoberdidance, was a malevolent sprite mentioned in the traditional English morris dance and in Shakespeare's King Lear play. It was...

mara; Proto-Slavic *mara) is a malicious entity in Germanic and Slavic folklore that walks on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on nightmares...

connection with the Danube, as early as 1180 to 1210. Nixes in folklore became water sprites who try to lure people into the water. The males can assume...

gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep...

Mythology and Folklore, Infobase Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4381-1037-0 Rabuzzi, Daniel Allen (1984), "In Pursuit of Norfolk's Hyter Sprites", Folklore, 95 (1)...

The Russian folklore, i.e., the folklore of Russian people, takes its roots in the pagan beliefs of ancient Slavs and now is represented in the Russian...

Mazzamaurello is a sprite of the folkloric-fairytale tradition of the Marche, Lazio and Abruzzo. The Laurieddu is a malignant sprite of the folkloric imaginary...

English folklore consists of the myths and legends of England, including the region's mythical creatures, traditional recipes, urban legends, proverbs...

(German: [alp]; plural Alpe or Alpen) is a supernatural being in German folklore. Not to be confused with the similarly named Alp-luachra, the Alp is sometimes...