Pixie
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A pixie (also called pisky, pixy, pixi, pizkie, piskie, or pigsie in parts of Cornwall and Devon) is a mythical creature of British folklore. Pixies are speculated to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas around Cornwall and Devon, suggesting some Celtic origin for the belief and name. However, the word 'pixie' (under various forms) also appears in Dorset, Somerset and to a lesser extent in Sussex, Wiltshire and Hampshire.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Pixie
- Mythical creature.image
- Page 83 illustration in More English Fairy Tales.png
- Mythical creature.caption
- Pixies playing on the skeleton of a cow
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Legendary creatureFairySprite
- Mythical creature.Country
- United Kingdom
- Mythical creature.Region
- Cornwall and Devon
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Page 83 illustration in More English Fairy Tales.png
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- Commons category
- Pixies (fantasy creatures)
- native label
- Pixie
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Article · Italiano
I Pixies sono piccole creature mitiche del folclore britannico, le cui caratteristiche assomigliano a quelle dei folletti e delle fate. Le storie di queste creature sono diffuse nel sud-ovest dell'Inghilterra, nelle regioni del Devon e della Cornovaglia. Nelle raffigurazioni tradizionali un pixie ha solitamente ali, orecchie a punta, vestiti verdi e un cappello anch'esso a punta.
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