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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Sprite

Sprite may be: Sprite (creature), a class of preternatural legendary creatures commonly associated with elves, fairies, pixies, and spirits Sprite (computer graphics), a two-dimensional pre-rendered figure, usually containing some transparency Sprite (soft drink), the brand name of a lemon-lime beverage produced by The Coca-Cola Company Sprite operating system, an operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley SPRITE (IR detector)

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Sprites: Parapsychology Dictionary on Sprite

Sprite:

A soul, spirit or apparition.

Sprites: Pagan Paganism Dictionary II on Sprites

Sprites:

Disembodied spirits, elves, fairies or daemons; often the term used for the Air elemental known as “sylphs,” or as the name of the elementals of Spirit.

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Water sprite

A water sprite (or water faery) is a mythical creature that resembles a human female, but is the color of the sea. Water sprites are said to be able to breathe water or air and are mostly harmless unless threatened. See also: Dagon Jengu naiads nix nymph Mami Wata Melusine mermaid merman ...

Sprites: Encyclopedia II - Texas Instruments TMS9918 - Sprites

There can be 32 monochrome sprites of either 8x8 or 16x16 pixels on screen, each of which can have its own color. However sprite bandwidth is limited to max. 4 sprites per scanline. I.e. if there are more than 4 sprites next to each other horizontally, then the rest will disappear. In that case only the sprites with the highest priority (lowest position in the spritelist) are shown. If necessary, games often attack this problem by rotating sprite priorities. This way, every video frame a different set of sprites disappears in areas where the ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Gnome

A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to Paracelsus, gnomes are the most important of the elemental spirits of the classical element earth, and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous sprites or goblins. Some sources claim they spe ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Boggart

In Celtic mythology, a boggart (or bogart, bogan, bogle or boggle) is a household spirit, sometimes mischievous, sometimes helpful. In Northern England, at least, there was the belief that the boggart should never be named, as when the boggart was given a name, it would not be reasoned with or persuaded and become uncontrollable and destructive. The Boggart is a very mischievous type of ghost from the north of England. The Boggart crawls into peoples bed at night and puts a clammy hand on their face. ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Kobold

Kobolds are ugly spirits of German folklore. The name comes from the German word kobalt or kobold meaning "evil spirit", and is often translated in English as goblin. The most common version, Heinzelmännchen, is similar to Robin Goodfellow and brownies: as household elves of ambivalent nature, they sometimes perform domestic chores, but play malicious tricks if not appeased (Hinzelmann is a particular example). Kobold is often used in German to translate the wor ...

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Kobold - Kobolds in fantasy fiction

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Bob and George

Bob and George is a sprite-based webcomic which parodies the fictional universe of Mega Man. It is written by the 25 year old David Anez, a physics instructor who lives "Somewhere in the Midwest". The comic first appeared on April 1, 2000 and has been updated daily with very few missed comics. To date, the series has only missed updating from September 17, 2000 to September 30, 2000 and December 20, 2001 to December 22, 2001, a total of 17 update- ...

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Bob and George - Subcomics

Bob and George - Cast

Sprites: Encyclopedia - Closed eye hallucinations

Closed eye hallucinations or closed eye visualizations (CEV) is a term used to describe a distinct class of hallucination, which generally only occurs when one's eyes are closed, or one is in a darkened room. In particular, this is the primary form of hallucination encountered with the disassociative anaesthetic class of drugs, such as Ketamine, DXM and PCP. These compounds r ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Lightning

Lightning is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge produced during a thunderstorm. Lightning's abrupt electric discharge is accompanied by the emission of visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. The electric current passing through the discharge channels rapidly heats and expands the air into plasma, producing acoustic shock waves (thunder) in the atmosphere. Lightning - Early lightning research. During early investigations into electricity via Leyden jars and other instruments, a n ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Nymph

In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, sometimes bound to a particular location or landform. Nymphs often accompanied various gods and goddesses, and were the frequent target of lusty satyrs. They are personifications of the creative and fostering activities of nature. The Greek word νύμφη has "bride" and "veiled" among its meanings: hence, a married woman, and, in general, one of marriageable age. Others refer the word (and also Latin nubere and German Knospe) t ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Goblin

A goblin is an evil or merely mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or elf-like phantom. Goblin - Description. Goblins are grotesque faeries of about dwarf height. Various (sometimes conflicting) abilities and attributes have been given to them: They can appear as animals. They are sometimes said to be mostly invisible to human eye. They are said to count the dead among their companions. They can weave nightmares out of gossamer ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Siren

In Greek mythology, the Sirens or Seirenes (Greek Σειρῆνας) were Naiads (sea nymphs) who lived on an island called Sirenum scopuli which was surrounded by cliffs and rocks. Approaching sailors were drawn to them by their enchanting singing, causing them to sail on the cliffs and drown. They were considered the daughters of Achelous (by Terpsichore, Melpomene or Sterope) or Phorcys (Virgil. V. 846; Ovid XIV, 88). Their number is variously reported as between two and five, and their individual names as Thelxiepia/Thelxio ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Faery Wicca

Faery Wicca is any type of Wiccan religion that emphasises the Fae (gnomes, elves, faeries, sprites, etc.) and the lore and fantastical world that surrounds them. Faery Wicca is unrelated to the late Victor Anderson's Feri Tradition of witchcraft, which is sometimes (confusingly) spelled Faery or Fairy. ...

Sprites: Encyclopedia - Ariel Shakespeare

Ariel is a fictional sprite who appears in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. He is bound to serve the magician Prospero, who rescued him from Sycorax, the witch who previously inhabited the island. Ariel, much like Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", is given many of the play's most lyrical passages, which are sung by Ariel to befuddle and enchant the other characters. The name, which is a variation of the word "air" from which the spirit comes, is reused in later literature for other sprites, most notably ...

Sprites: Encyclopedia - Brownie elf

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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Brownie elf - Modern culture

Sprites: Encyclopedia - Webcomic

Webcomics, also known as online comics and web comics, are comics that are available on the Internet. Many are exclusively published online, while some are published in print but maintain a web archive for either commercial or artistic reasons. With the Internet's easy access to an audience, webcomics run the gamut from traditional cartoon strips to graphic novels and beyond. Webcomics are similar to self-published print comics in that almost anyone can create their own webcomic and publish it on the Web, especial ...

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Sprites: Encyclopedia - Leprechaun

In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (Modern Irish: leipreachán) is a type of male elf said to inhabit the island of Ireland. They are a class of "faerie folk" associated in Irish mythology and folklore, as with all faeries, with the Tuatha Dé Danann and other quasi-historical races said to have inhabited Ireland before the arrival of the Celts. Leprechauns and other creatures of Irish mythology are often associated with "faerie forts" or "faerie rings" — often the sites of ancie ...