Do you believe in magic? You may get mixed up between goblins, elves, fairies, imps, pixies and other imaginary creatures that you read about. Here’s a ready reckoner, to help you distinguish between these mythological characters and more, from A-Z.
Glossary of Magic
| A | Alchemy | Turning common metal in gold |
| B | Banshee | In English & scottish folklore, a creature who lives in homes and helps with housework |
| C | Clarke’s Law | Arthur C. Clarke said that advanced technology is the same as magic |
| D | Dryad | In Greek mythology, a tree nymph |
| E | Elves | Origin in German myth, best known as Santa’s helpers |
| F | Fairies | Look like humans and have magical powers |
| G | Goblins | Small greedy creatures who love money |
| H | Houri | In Islamic myth, nymphs of paradise |
| I | Imp | Origin in German myht, a lesser demon |
| J | Jinn | Can travel long distances at high speed |
| K | Kelpie | In Irish myth, a supernatural water horse |
| L | Leprechauns | Irish shoemakers who hide their coins in a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow |
| M | Merlin | King Arthur’s wizard |
| N | Nymphs | Divine spirits who live in mountains, rivers, and trees |
| O | Occultism | The study of magic |
| P | Pixies | Irish mythical creature, like dancing outside in large numbers |
| Q | Quaffle | The Quidditch ball, it is enchanted so that it falls slowly when dropped in air |
| R | Ravenclaw | Rowena Ravenclaw was the founder of this house at Hogwarts |
| S | Selkies | In Irish myth, seals in the sea which shed their skin to become humans on land |
| T | Trolls | Ugly creatures in Norse mythology who live in rocks, mountains, or caves |
| U | Upside down | In the land of Topsy Turvy, in Enid Blyton’s The Faraway Tree, everything is upside down |
| V | Valkyries | In Norse myth, women creatures who decide which soldiers live after battle, and which die |
| W | Witches | Women suspected of being witches were burnt at the stake, if they floated when drowned in water |
| X | Xmas | The spirits of Christmas help Scrooge celebrate the festival in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| Y | Yakshini | Kuber’s assistant, who look after treasure in the earth |
| Z | Zombie | A corpse raised by withcraft, in Haitian folklore |
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