Sylph
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Sylphs are one of the four categories of elementals, according to Paracelsus and his followers. They correspond to the element of air.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Categorized as elementals by Paracelsus in the 16th century.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Thunderbird, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, nymphs, salamanders, Pygmies, Sagani, undines, sylphid, Logi, Fornjót, Kári, Njörð, gnomes, light militia of the lower sky, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, Ziz, griffins, Medusa, Pegasus, sphinxes, basilisk, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, Erinyes, Djinn, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Stheno, Euryale, Harpy, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Sirens, Simurgh, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Ariel, Ægir, Odin
- aspect of
- Elemental
- sibling of
- salamanders, Gnome, Undine
Mentioned by
- angels
- devils
- dragon
- lamassu
- phoenixes
- Ziz
- griffins
- Medusa
- Pegasus
- sphinxes
- basilisk
- Fenghuang
- Cockatrice
- Erinyes
- Djinn
- Fionnuala
and 31 more
Sources
wikipedia (7)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Sylph”
#4477 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Another example is the DC Comics superhero team The Elementals, composed of the characters Gnome, Sylph, Salamander, and Undine.”
#7484 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sylph, a wind elemental that represents the element of air, according to Paracelsus.”
#24124 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001