Pixie

Origin and tradition

Cornish and Devonian folklore. Some suggest Pixies were descendants of pre-Roman pagan druids who shrunk after refusing baptism.

Illustration in this atlas

A tiny figure standing 6 inches tall with pointed ears, long angular limbs, green birch-bark outfits, and skin glowing like dim moss.

References and further reading

1. britannica.com — pixie

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.