The constellation
F450 Underground spirits. (Cf. F200–F399, Fairies and Elves.)
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● motif
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● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
beneath it
- Voetter (generalized underground spirit) · F450.0.1 entry
- Helpful underground spirit · F450.1 entry
- Dwarf. (Underground spirit.) The dwarf, especially in Northern Europe, is considered an underground spirit. He is to be distinguished from the other conception of dwarf, viz., a very small person, pigmy, or thumbling (F535). [Note: For help in the preparation of this item I am indebted to Mr. Alfred Thomas of Chicago. For full titles of references see F420.] · F451 entry
- Trolls. Sometimes underground spirits, sometimes also thought of as mountain-spirits. In many tales trolls are ogres. (Cf. G100, G400–G599.) · F455 entry
- Mine spirits. Gnomes. (Cf. E336.) · F456 entry