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	A '''gnome''' is a ~~[[myth\|~~mythical]] creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to [[Paracelsus]], gnomes are the most important of the [[elemental]] spirits of the [[earth]] [[classical element\|element]], and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous [[Sprite (fantasy)\|sprite]]s or [[goblin]]s. Some sources claim they spend the daytime as toads instead of in stone.		{{thelema}}
			A '''gnome''' is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to [[Paracelsus]], gnomes are the most important of the [[elemental]] spirits of the [[earth]] [[classical element\|element]], and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous [[Sprite (fantasy)\|sprite]]s or [[goblin]]s. Some sources claim they spend the daytime as toads instead of in stone.

	Often featured in Germanic fairy tales, including those by the Brothers Grimm, the gnome often resembles a gnarled old man living deep underground and guards buried treasure. Because of this, Swiss bankers are sometimes disparagingly referred to as the [[Gnomes of Zurich]]. Gnomes feature in the legends of many of central, northern and eastern European lands by other names: a ''kaukis'' is a Prussian gnome, and ''barbegazi'' are gnome-like creatures with big feet in the traditions of France and Switzerland. In Iceland, gnomes (''[[vættir]]'') are so respected that roads are re-routed around areas said to be inhabited by them. Further east, ''[[tengu]]'' are sometimes referred to as winged gnomes.		Often featured in Germanic fairy tales, including those by the Brothers Grimm, the gnome often resembles a gnarled old man living deep underground and guards buried treasure. Because of this, Swiss bankers are sometimes disparagingly referred to as the [[Gnomes of Zurich]]. Gnomes feature in the legends of many of central, northern and eastern European lands by other names: a ''kaukis'' is a Prussian gnome, and ''barbegazi'' are gnome-like creatures with big feet in the traditions of France and Switzerland. In Iceland, gnomes (''[[vættir]]'') are so respected that roads are re-routed around areas said to be inhabited by them. Further east, ''[[tengu]]'' are sometimes referred to as winged gnomes.

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	~~[[Image:Drag.jpg\|thumb\|A typical garden gnome, modeled after [[Rien Poortvliet]]'s illustrations for the books ''Gnomes'' and ''Secrets of the Gnomes''.]]~~

	A '''gnome''' is a [[myth\|mythical]] creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to [[Paracelsus]], gnomes are the most important of the [[elemental]] spirits of the [[earth]] [[classical element\|element]], and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous [[Sprite (fantasy)\|sprite]]s or [[goblin]]s. Some sources claim they spend the daytime as toads instead of in stone.		A '''gnome''' is a [[myth\|mythical]] creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to [[Paracelsus]], gnomes are the most important of the [[elemental]] spirits of the [[earth]] [[classical element\|element]], and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous [[Sprite (fantasy)\|sprite]]s or [[goblin]]s. Some sources claim they spend the daytime as toads instead of in stone.

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			==References==
			*Wikipedia (2005). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome Gnome].'' Retrieved Nov 18 2005

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[[Image:Drag.jpg|thumb|A typical garden gnome, modeled after [[Rien Poortvliet]]'s illustrations for the books ''Gnomes'' and ''Secrets of the Gnomes''.]]

A '''gnome''' is a [[myth|mythical]] creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to [[Paracelsus]], gnomes are the most important of the [[elemental]] spirits of the [[earth]] [[classical element|element]], and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous [[Sprite (fantasy)|sprite]]s or [[goblin]]s. Some sources claim they spend the daytime as toads instead of in stone.

Often featured in Germanic fairy tales, including those by the Brothers Grimm, the gnome often resembles a gnarled old man living deep underground and guards buried treasure. Because of this, Swiss bankers are sometimes disparagingly referred to as the [[Gnomes of Zurich]]. Gnomes feature in the legends of many of central, northern and eastern European lands by other names: a ''kaukis'' is a Prussian gnome, and ''barbegazi'' are gnome-like creatures with big feet in the traditions of France and Switzerland. In Iceland, gnomes (''[[vættir]]'') are so respected that roads are re-routed around areas said to be inhabited by them. Further east, ''[[tengu]]'' are sometimes referred to as winged gnomes.

Individual gnomes are not very often detailed or featured as characters in stories, but in Germanic folklore, Rubezahl, lord over the [[underworld]], was sometimes referred to as a mountain gnome. According to some traditions, the gnome king is called [[Gob]].

[[Rudolf Steiner]], and other [[theosophist]]s before him, lectured at length on gnomes, and especially their supportive role in the development of plant life (and biodynamic agriculture). [[Rupert Sheldrake]] has written a good deal about [[morphogenic field]]s, an idea Terry Pratchett used in his ''Discworld'' books many times.

The word "gnome" is said to derive from the New Latin ''gnomus'' and ultimately from the Greek ''[[gnosis]]'', meaning knowledge. According to myth, gnomes hoarded [[secret]] knowledge just as they hoarded treasure.

==See also==
* [[Dwarf]]
* [[Kallikantzaroi]]
* [[Leprechaun]]
* [[Lord Gnome]]
* [[Sprite (fantasy)|Sprite]]
* [[Tomte]]
* [[Troll]]
* [[Vetter]]

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