Talk:Water sprite

I sense a redirect in this page's future. I wonder where would be the best place to go to...?

Oh, wait, isn't a water sprite also the name of an aquatic plant? Hrmm, maybe a disambig page... DreamGuy 14:25, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)

Expansion

This topic should be a category head for the majority of water faeries. The more accurate form of the topic name would be simply sprite, as the phrase "water sprite" would have originally been redundant (until, of course, sprite came to be used for the pillywiggin-type of fairy).

Things that should go into this general article: Nymphs of water (Naiads, Nereids, Oceanids, etc.), Undines, Merfolk, Ningyo, Nixes, Rusalki, and any other water spirit that can be remembered. Also consider discussing the water horse (kelpie) and its connections to these fey (often times, one can transform into the other).

(unsigned, but by User:Iro)

But those things aren't typically referred to as "water sprites" so there's no point to putting them here when they already have articles of their own. If the article is going to remain it should mention the water plant and maybe link off to other more appropriate articles instead of trying to redo what's already been done elsewhere. DreamGuy 04:58, May 26, 2005 (UTC)

Note

I just combined this article with the "water fairy" article -- now seems like can stay for 2 notable purposes (1) as one of the 4 elemental spirits (2) it can be a comparative article that mentions water spririts across many culture's mythologies. Goldenrowley 19:51, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I admit it, I was bored and was goofing off

A dihydrogen monoxide sprite (also called a dihydrogen monoxide fairy or dihydrogen monoxide faery) is a general term for a legendary creature, an elemental spirit associated with dihydrogen monoxide, according to alchemist Paracelsus. Dihydrogen monoxide sprites are said to be able to breathe dihydrogen monoxide or air and are mostly harmless unless threatened.

These creatures exist in mythology of various peoples. Ancient Greeks knew dihydrogen monoxide nymphs in several types such as naiads or nyads, which guarded the fresh dihydrogen monoxide bodies for the gods, while Slavic mythology knows them as vilas.

In elemental classifications, dihydrogen monoxide sprite should not be confused with other dihydrogen monoxide creatures considered to be "corporeal beings" such as selkies and mermaids.^{[citation needed]} — Rickyrab | Talk 05:16, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

ayup, i'm a nerd, lol — Rickyrab | Talk 05:16, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Formaldehyde is aqueous carbon monoxide. See spider plant. BrewJay (talk) 07:52, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Adding some disambiguation

BrewJay (talk) 07:58, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Merge with Sprite?

Should we?

-- TimNelson (talk) 06:03, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

i think expansion, as mentioned above, would be best. but if that's not gonna happen i think a merge with Sprite (creature) would be in order. sprite (dab) links water sprite to nix, btw. k kisses 01:05, 2 September 2010 (UTC)