dæmon metallicus
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The dæmon metallicus, also known as the "metallurgical or mineralogical demon", is a mining spirit. According to legends, these spirits acted as miming and laughing pranksters who sometimes threw pebbles at miners, but could also reward them by depositing a rich vein of silver ore.
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1530 – 1530
- Historical notes
- Described by Georg Agricola in 1530.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Bergmännlein
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Agricola explaining that the "mine demon" dæmon metallicus or Bergmenlin somehow deposited "rich mines" was mentioned above.”
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