The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. In religion and spirituality, the respiration of the human being has for obvious reasons been strongly linked with the very occurrence of life. A similar significance has been attributed to human blood. Spirit has thus evolved to denote that which separates a living body from a corpse, but can be used metaphorically (she performed the piece with spirit or she put up a spirited defence) where ...

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A brownie, broonie (Lowland Scots) or ùruisg/brùnaidh (Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England and Scotland. He is the British counterpart of the Scandinavian tomte, the Russian domovoi or the German Heinzelmännchen. Customarily they are said to inhabit houses and aid in tasks around the house. However, brownies do not like to be seen and will only work at night, perhaps in exchange for small gifts or food. They usually abandon the house if their gifts are called payments, or if they are offered gifts of clothes (no matter how shabby their own cl ...

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Cryptozoology is the study of rumored animals that are presumed (at least by the researcher) to exist, but for which conclusive proof does not exist, or for animals which are generally considered extinct, but are occasionally reported. Those who study or search for such animals are called cryptozoologists, while the hypothetical creatures involved are referred to by some as "cryptids", a term coined by John Wall in 1983. Invention of the term (adding the Greek prefix kryptós, or "hidden" to zoology to mean ...

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• Cryptozoology - Bipedal monsters
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• Cryptozoology - Herbivorous mammals
• Cryptozoology - Sea and lake monsters
• Cryptozoology - Reptiles
• Cryptozoology - Birds
• Cryptozoology - Marsupials
• Cryptozoology - Amphibians
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Monster is a term for any number of legendary creatures that frequently appear in mythology, legend, and horror fiction. The word originates from the medieval vulgar Latin verb monstrare (plural monstrum), which translates as either "to exhibit" or "to point out". Monster - Monsters in history. Monster - Social concept. At one time, the monster was an important social concept. Monsters were often associated with unknown lands and unknown things. For instance, histo ...

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An anomalous phenomenon is an observed phenomenon for which there is no suitable explanation in the context of a specific body of scientific knowledge (for example, astronomy or biology). Anomalous phenomenon - Introduction. Out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, extrasensory perception, ghosts, demonic encounters, poltergeists, as well as sightings of UFOs and reports of alien abductions are phenomena, most of which are not widely accepted as real by mainstream scientists, some of whom go as far ...

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In mysticism, mythology and alchemy, an elemental is a creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water. The elements balance each other out through opposites: water quenches fire, fire boils water, earth contains air, air erodes earth. The concept of elementals seems to have been conceived by Paracelsus in the 16th century. Paracelsus' elementals were: Antroposophy is also known to have knowledge of elementals. Elementals are commonly mentioned in grimoires dealing with alchemy ...

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This is a (theoretically) all-encompassing list of fictional things created in the media. Due to the length of this archive, some things have been listed in multiple places for ease of reference. Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters creatures and entities. Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters. Category:Fictional characters Category:Lists of fictional characters List of fictional characters Fictional charact ...

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Alastor ("avenger") in Greek mythology, was the personification of familial feuds. He was also associated with sins that pass down from parent to child. As a genius, or spirit of the household in Roman mythology, he incited people to murder and other sins. He was originally a mortal, son of Neleus, King of Pylos. He was later downgraded to a minor daemon after he and his brothers were killed by Heracles. In Christian demonology, Alastor became chief executioner to the monarch of Hell. He was likened to Nemesis and the destroying angel and was known as The Executioner. He was exceptionally cruel.

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In European mythology, a dragon is a serpent-like legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in the constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek δράκων, drákōn. The word for dragon in Germanic mythology and its descendants is worm (Old English: wyrm, Old High German: wurm, Old Norse: ormr), meaning snake or serpent. In Old English wyrm means "serpent", draca means "dragon". Though a winged creature, the dragon is generally to be found in its underground lair, a cave t ...

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The mythology and legendarium of many different cultures include mythological creatures of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. "Giant" is the English word commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed example: the gigantes of Greek mythology. In various Indo-European mythologies, gigantic peoples are featured as primeval races associated with chaos and the wild nature, and they are frequently in conflict with the gods, be they Olympian or Norse. There are also historical stories featuring gian ...

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This is a list of Neopets in alphabetical order. Neopets are a type of virtual pet which can be adopted by players on the Neopets website. They are available in the fifty two different species listed below. Acara Aisha Blumaroo Bori Bruce Buzz Chia Chomby Cybunny Draik Elephante Eyrie Flotsam Gelert Grarrl Grundo Hissi Ixi Jetsam JubJub Kacheek Kau Kiko Koi Korbat Kougra Krawk Kyrii Lenny Lupe Lutari Meerca Moehog Mynci Nimmo Ogrin Peophin Poogle Pteri Quiggle Ruki Scorchio Shoyru Skeith Tech ...

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Brownies were popularized in the humoristic poems of Canadian artist and author Palmer Cox. By extension, the name of Brownies was given to the junior branch of the Girl Guides (American Girl Scouts). The Cleveland Browns are often called the Brownies by their fans and used a brownie elf as an official mascot from their beginings in 1946 until owner Art Modell phased it out in the mid-1960's. It was revived on a limited basis by the Browns since the team returned in 1999. During the 2004 Season, The Brownie appeared on the Team's sideline ponchos and equipment trunks and there are stories about the Bro ...

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Brownie elf, Brownie elf - Modern culture

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The tomte was not always a popular figure: Like most creatures of folklore he would be seen as heathen and become connected to the Devil. Farmers believing in the house tomte could be seen as worshipping false gods; in a famous 14th century decree Saint Birgitta warns against the worship of tompta gudhi, "tomte gods". Folklore added other negative beliefs about the tomte, such as that having a tomte on the farm meant you put the fate of your soul at risk, or that you had to perform various non-Ch ...

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The tomte/nisse shares many aspects with other Scandinavian wights, such as the Swedish vättar or the Norwegian tusser. These beings are social, however, whereas the tomte is always solitary. Some synonyms of tomte include gårdbo (yard-dweller) and gardvor (yard-warden, see vörðr). The tomte could also take a ship for his home, and was then known as a skeppstomte/skibsnisse. In other European folklore, there are many beings similar to the tomte, such as the Scots brownie, the German Wichtelmann or the Russian domovoi. The Finnish word ...

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Tomte, Tomte - Appearance, Tomte - Temperament, Tomte - The heathen tomte, Tomte - Similar folklore, Tomte - The modern tomte, Tomte - External link

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Despite his smallness, the tomte/nisse possessed an immense strength. Even though he was protective and caring he was easy to offend, and his retributions ranged from a stout box on the ears to the killing of livestock or ruining of the farms fortune. The tomte/nisse was a traditionalist who did not like changes in the way things were done at the farm. Another easy way to offend him was rudeness, farm workers swearing or pissing in the barns or not treating the crea ...

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Tomte, Tomte - Appearance, Tomte - Temperament, Tomte - The heathen tomte, Tomte - Similar folklore, Tomte - The modern tomte, Tomte - External link

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In the 1840's the farm's "nisse" became the bearer of Christmas presents in Denmark, and was then called "julenisse". In 1881, the Swedish magazine Ny Illustrerad Tidning published Viktor Rydberg's poem Tomten, where the tomte is alone awake in the cold Christmas night, pondering the mysteries of life and death. This poem featured the first painting by Jenny Nyström of this traditional Swedish mythical character which she turned into the white-bearded, red-capped friendly figure associated with Christmas ever since. Shortly af ...

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Tomte, Tomte - Appearance, Tomte - Temperament, Tomte - The heathen tomte, Tomte - Similar folklore, Tomte - The modern tomte, Tomte - External link

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Scientists have demonstrated that some creatures of mythology, legend or local folklore were rooted in real animals or phenomena. Thus, cryptozoologists hold that people should be open to the possibility that many more such animals exist. In the early days of western exploration of the world, many native tales of unknown animals were initially dismissed as mythology or superstition by western scientis ...

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Scientists have demonstrated that some creatures of mythology, legend or local folklore were rooted in real animals or phenomena. Thus, cryptozoologists hold that people should be open to the possibility that many more such animals exist. In the early days of western exploration of the world, many native tales of unknown animals were initially dismissed as mythology or superstition by western scientis ...

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