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Also known as nature spirit, elemental spirit, elementary spirit, elementals

right|thumb|Undine Rising From the Waters, by Chauncey Bradley Ives thumb|Rococo set of [[personification figurines of the Four Elements, 1760s, Chelsea porcelain]] An elemental is a mythic supernatural being that is described in occult and alchemical works from around the time of the European Renaissance, and particularly elaborated in the 16th century works of Paracelsus. According to Paracelsus and his subsequent followers, there are four categories of elementals, which are gnomes, undines, sylphs, and salamanders. These correspond to the four Empedoclean elements of antiquity: earth, wate