Bongas. Roughly equivalent to fairies. Generally malevolent, but often not — Mythoi

Motif

Bongas. Roughly equivalent to fairies. Generally malevolent, but often not.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies (elves). · view the constellation · filed as F201

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Fairies (elves). See also F420 (Water Spirits), F451 (Dwarfs) and F460 (Mountain Spirits) for many common motifs.

Filed beside it

Pixies (little people unseen but often audible and occasionally caught) Little people from the sky. (Cf. F215.)

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