Imp is a synonym of fairy. As nouns the difference between fairy and imp is that fairy is the realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion while imp is a young shoot of a plant, tree etc. As a verb imp is to plant or engraft. As an initialism IMP is inosine monophosphate.

An imp is a European mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. The word may perhaps derive from the term ympe, used to denote a young grafted tree.

2013年9月11日 · Here are a few things to consider: How does Sir Orfeo compare to the classical Orpheus myth? What makes this poem uniquely medieval? How does the genre change to a medieval romance, especially given the different kind of ending? How does the fairy world relate to the “real” world? How is this different from the classical source?

2023年1月22日 · "The Imp Tree" is most similar in that it is a king searching for his lost wife, who is taken under supernatural circumstances; it originally would have been Hades, and his wife would have been brought to the Underworld. There is also the lack, in this version, of a trial in order to bring her home.

2008年4月1日 · The “ympe‐tre” [grafted tree] and the fairy underworld, replete with both dazzling and unsettling details, provide two of the most memorable images in the corpus of literature of medieval ...

The Imp Tree - An Old English Fairy Tale. The Classic tale of a lost Queen, a heartbroken King and an enchanted trip to Faërie Land.

The first appearance is in the above quoted lines, where the impe-tree is collocated with the positive adjective faire and it is identified with the place under which Dame Heurodis, the queen, went to enjoy herself playing.

2008年3月28日 · Lasater, 355, maintains the grafted tree to be a fitting location for such supernatural sexual encounters because the begetting of a half-human child corresponds with the act of grafting together two species of a tree, just as the modern derivative of ympe, or “imp”, can denote an unwanted or devil's child.

Falling asleep under an enchanted tree, Queen Heurodis comes under the spell of the fairies. As she sleeps, she is shown the wonders of the Land of Magic. When she awakes, she is returned to reality, with the promise of ‘Wherever you are, you will be fetched away one day’.

A tree deity or tree spirit is a nature deity related to a tree. Such deities are present in many cultures. They are usually represented as a young woman, often connected to ancient fertility and tree worship lore. [1] The status of tree deities varies from that of a local fairy, ghost, sprite or nymph, to that of a goddess. [2]