Undine (alchemy)

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Undine

Ondine with harp by Ludwig Michael von Schwanthaler (1855)
Grouping Mythological
Sub grouping Water spirit
Elemental
Similar creatures Mermaid
Naiad
Selkie
Siren
Habitat Any body of water

Undines (from Latin: Unda—'a wave'), also called ondines, are water elementals in alchemical works of Paracelsus.[1]

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References

  1. Carole B. Silver, Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness, p 38 ISBN 0-19-512199-6

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