gnomus
nature_spirit earth Renaissance single tradition · 1
A type of spirit described by Paracelsus in *A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits* (1566). The name may derive from Latin *gēnomos, itself representing a Greek *γηνόμος, approximated by "*gē-nomos", literally "earth-dweller".
When
- First attested
- 1566 CE
- Attested period
- 1566 – 1566
- Historical notes
- First appears in Paracelsus's book published posthumously in 1566.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The word comes from Renaissance Latin gnomus, gnomos, (pl. gnomi) which first appears in A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits by Paracelsus, published posthumously in Nysa in 1566.”
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