Pixies?

pjm007 | 10:12 Wed 29th Jun 2005 | History

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Whats the difference between a pixie and an elf ?

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An elf is a mythical creature of Germanic mythology which survived in northern European folklore. Originally a race of minor gods of nature and fertility, elves are often pictured as small, youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests and other natural places, underground, or in wells and springs.

Pixies are mythical creatures from English folklore - particularly in Devon and Cornwall, England. Here, these mischievous little folk are sometimes referred to as 'piskeys' or 'the little people'. They are usually wingless, with pointed ears, and often wearing a green outfit and a pointed hat. Sometimes, their eyes are described as being pointed upward at the ends.

One myth states that pixies were a race of people who were not good enough for heaven or bad enough for hell so they were forced to stay on earth forever. Another legend claims that they were Druids who resisted Christianity so God smote them by making them grow smaller until they accepted Christianity.

More recently a theory has developed that they are named after the race of Picts that inhabited Scotland before the Celts did. It is thought that other magical folk, such as leprechauns, are based on these people.