Little people have been part of the folklore of many cultures in human history, including Ireland, Greece, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, Flores Island, Indonesia, and Native Americans.
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Native American folklore[edit]
The Native peoples of North America told legends of a race of 'little people' who lived in the woods near sandy hills and sometimes near rocks located along large bodies of water, such as the Great Lakes. Often described as 'hairy-faced dwarfs' in stories, petroglyph illustrations show them with horns on their head and traveling in a group of 5 to 7 per canoe.[1]
Native legends often talk of the little people playing pranks on people, such as singing and then hiding when an inquisitive person searches for the music. It is often said that the little people love children and would take them away from bad or abusive parents or if the child was without parents and left in the woods to fend for themselves.[citation needed]
Other legends say the little people if seen by an adult human would beg them not to say anything of their existence and would reward those who kept their word by helping them and their family out in times of need. From tribe to tribe there are variations of what the little people's mannerisms were like, and whether they were good or evil may be different.
One of the common beliefs is that the little people create distractions to cause mischief. They were believed to be gods by some. One North American Native tribe believed that they lived in nearby caves.[citation needed] The caves were never entered for fear of disturbing the little people.
Legends of physical remains of tiny people being found in various locations in the western United States, particularly Montana and Wyoming, typically describe the remains as being found in caves with various details such as descriptions that they were 'perfectly formed', dwarf-size, etc. Archeologist Lawrence L. Loendorf notes that 'The burials, of course, are always sent to a local university or to the Smithsonian for analysis, only to have both the specimens and research results disappear.'[2] Loendorf also suggests that the discovery of two mummies of anencephalic infants in the first half of the twentieth century with deformities that caused some people to believe they were adults has 'contributed to public belief in the existence of a group of tiny prehistoric people.'[3]
A graveyard unearthed in the 1830s in Coshocton County, Ohio, was believed to contain skeletons belonging to a pygmy race. In fact, the graves (which were roughly 3 feet (0.91 m) long) were 'bone burials' containing disarticulated or bent bones packed together.[4]
Native American little people[edit]
- Chaneque - Aztec
- Geow-lud-mo-sis-ing
- Ircinraq - Yup'ik
- Ishigaq - Inuit
- Jogahoh - Iroquois[5]
- Mannegishi - Cree
- Memegwesi/Memegawensi/Memengweshii/Pa'iins - Anishinaabe[6]
- Nimerigar - Shoshone
- Nirumbee[7] or Awwakkulé[8] - Crow
- Nunnupi - Comanche
- Pukwudgie - Wampanoag
- Yehasuri - Catawba
- Yunwi Tsundi - Cherokee
- Canotila - Lakota[9]
- Popo-li or Kowi Anukasha Choctaw[10]
The Native American little people have been said to reside in the Pryor Mountains of Montana and Wyoming. The Pryors are famous for their 'fairy rings' and strange happenings. Some members of the Crow tribe consider the little people to be sacred ancestors and require leaving an offering for them upon entry to the area.[11]
- Nunnupi - Comanche
Memegwaans[edit]
Ojibwe myths also bring up a creature known as the Memegwaans, or Memegwaanswag (Plural), which seems to be different from the more common Little People variation of Memegwesi. According to Basil Johnson, a Memegwaans is a little person without definitive form which is terrified of adult humans. However, it seems to have a soft spot for children and will often approach in the guise of a child any young person who seems upset, injured, scared or lonely and either protect them or keep them company until help arrives. If an adult sees one, they will often cower on the ground, screaming and crying hysterically before vanishing in the blink of an eye. They were also known as protectors of copper mines & were prayed to almost as patron saints of lost children. This is more specific & different from the Memegwesi, which is often simply described as a short, hairy man. [12]
Types of little people in mythology[edit]
- Brownies / Tomte / Tonttu / Domovoi / Kobolds
- Alfar / Dwarves
- Goblins / Gremlins
- Pygmies (in Greek mythology)
- Abatwa (only partly mythical, see Twa for historical background)
- Ta'ai, or 小黑人 - in the mythology of, or remembered by, the Saisiyat people of Taiwan
- Patupaiarehe (in New Zealand Maori mythology)
Types of little people in fictional mythologies[edit]
- Hobbits / Halflings / Kenders
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Furtman, Michael. 2000. Magic on the Rocks. Birch Portage Press.
- ^Loendorf, Lawrence L.; Nancy Medaris Stone (2006). Mountain Spirit: The Sheep Eater Indians of Yellowstone. University of Utah Press. p. 90. ISBN978-0874808681.
- ^Loendorf, Lawrence L.; Nancy Medaris Stone (2006). Mountain Spirit: The Sheep Eater Indians of Yellowstone. University of Utah Press. p. 189. ISBN978-0874808681.
- ^Squier, Ephraim George (1984) [1849]. Aboriginal Monuments of New York. Sourcebook Project. p. 130. ISBN978-0915554157.
- ^Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children
- ^Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary
- ^Daniels and Stevens, Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World, 1903, p. 1421.
- ^Frey, The World of the Crow Indians: As Driftwood Lodges, 1993, p. 68.
- ^ Walker, James R. 'Lakota Myth'. 1896
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- ^Cheung, Theresa. 2006. The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Harper Element.
- ^ Johnson, Basil 'The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway'. 1996
Bibliography[edit]
- Daniels, Cora Linn and Stevens, C.M. Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World. Milwaukee, Wisc.: J. H. Tewdai & Sons, 1903.
- Frey, Rodney. The World of the Crow Indians: As Driftwood Lodges. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993.
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Emma just found this adorable girl from another dimension! ^~^ Her name is Mary!
She's an OC by G-Cat (who was happy to sacrifice her to Emma!)
But unfortunately for Mary, Emma couldn't resist the urge to show her who's boss!
Especially when she gets to crush a much bigger human for a change!!!
I hope you like it! (Especially you crush fans! )
And they all had their moments of cruelty Except for Opal! (Emma's sister) she is the nicer one, and the complete opposite of Emma
And well, if you're saying that you assumed they were the same character, then maybe there was some confusion, (because they don't really look alike that much)
So just to make sure, these are the 2 girls I was talking about
Emma is on the left (she's the one doing the crushing in this video) and Opal (her sister) is on the right. She's the nicer one (But totally naive when it comes to tiny people, because in short, she just assumes that they're actually meant to be eaten She actually believes that's they're objective in life, and the language barrier just makes things worse )
And I love that dynamic! One is evil, the other tries to be nice, but is just really bad at it...
the other tries to be nice, but is just really bad at it...Lol! XD Pretty much
Just a head's up about the tinies size, this particular GIF is an exception to my usual ant sized tinies mostly because the tiny woman is an OC by G-Cat 'normal people' that Emma finds will be small just like before But I'll have other comics coming soon (with different giantesses in different worlds) and the tinies will be bigger on some of those comics
your works are excellent, really thank you very much for sharing them.
pds.
Is it my idea, or between the two friends, this is the sadistic?
(the giants look much more? more what? )
As for the two friends, Opal and Emma, they are actually sisters And it's true, Emma is the saddistic one! They're very different
the giant ones, they look much better with dams of that size, the previous ones looked like ants.
It's just personal preference. I usually prefer tiny people (like ants) but I decided to do it different this time
She'd be even more surprised to know that she has tinies who like her!
I... completely understand
And well... I had to send you a note. just make sure you check your notes whenever you can
I just haven't made much foot crush mostly because I know the vast majority of my watchers are more interested in vore, but I'm trying to slowly balance things in my gallery