>-> Or was all buried in some bottle of good Irish Whiskey?If you consider back in Greek mythology there were always some form of "littlepeople" in the stories. Even the gods were little people compared to thetitans. There have been fairies, goblins, Lilliputians, etc.. I would guessthese stem from children's tales initially, as well as a need for some"supernatural" being that is able to do things without people spotting them(and a fairy would certainly be difficult to see!). I'll bet that some goodold bottles of Irish Whiskey helped out though. James.
On Dec 26 04:02 95, Tom Huber of 1:115/477 wrote:TH> To get this into at least *some* sort of discussion, does *anyone* haveTH> *any* idea where the mythological "little people" came from?I am NOT an expert on this at all! But, I do know that there were inhabitants in the Celtic Lands who were driven out into the hills when the Saxons(?) invaded. These people were known as the Picts, I think. After a while, their existance was turned into myths of "Pixies".RxKhephera
Yeah I like her. She seems like the kind of fairy-magical-princess type of queen. I have a poster up in my room of the "Unicorn Princess" It's reallr pretty. I like it a lot. And Alustriel's castle is so cool with all the rooms, and she is so nice to everyone. ANd that assisstant ( what's his name?) is a sweetheatr too. Wouldn't ti be cool to have a friend like Guen? Later, JEN-
On (26 Dec 95) Tom Huber wrote to James Nerlinger...
TH> Now, to mythology.
TH> And elves, maybe? Even Leprechauns and pixies...
TH> I realize that these aren't the most ancient, but they are a fascinating
TH> study.
They are fascinating. Although the denominations are often used
interchangeably, they are in fact of different origins.
TH> To get this into at least *some* sort of discussion, does *anyone* have
TH> *any* idea where the mythological "little people" came from?
-=> Fairy Folk some
kindly, some malevolent. There are gentle damsels of lakes and streams, called *Gwragedd Annwn*, and ferocious mountain fairies known as the
*Gwyllion*. There are household sprites called *Bwbachod*, like the Scottish and English brownies; the *Coblynau* or gnomes of the mines (known in Cornwall as the "knockers"); and the *Ellyllon*, or elves, of whom the pwccas are a branch. The Welsh *bwbach* is described as brown and hairy, the coblynau as black or copper-faced.
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