Talk:Imp

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Contents 1 Etymology 2 Vandalism??? 3 References 4 Imps as spirit familiars 5 "Imp" redirects here??

[edit] Etymology

The adjective corresponding to "imp" is "impish," not "impious." Impious means "not pious," i.e., lacking reverence. See Wiktionary for definitions: Impious - [1]; Imp - [2]. --209.6.179.179 15:54, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism???

quote: Imps are known to take over the world. With Ernie that is..

[edit] References

Imps are the least evil of all demons, described as dark, shadowy creatures...

--Where did that come from? Where did the imps originate, and what legends dipict them in this way? Colonel Marksman 21:56, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

It looks like an "expert" on imps wrote this and appears as a dominate editor or something of the nature. Instead of saying, "Imps are ...." it should read, "German mythology of the [1400's] depicted imps as..." Needs a bit of clean-up. Colonel Marksman 21:59, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Could someone please add the definition of imp and it's place of origin? I know, for example, that "imp" refers to a grafted tree. Someone with a copy of the OED or a similar dictionary could probably give an accurate etymology. 67.167.26.239 04:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC) Chris G.

"Some accounts of imps treat them as capable of being turned to good, because they are so desperately lonely they would do almost anything — even commit good deeds — to have a committed friend; however, it is regarded as almost impossible for any imp to fully forsake its "impish" ways." - Who, in God's name, let their nine-year old children near the computer? This sentence has nothing to do with mythology, historic references or descriptive matter whatsoever. Someone should change it ASAP. Oganj (talk) 20:54, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Imps as spirit familiars

Added a little info on that. According to some research "imps" were what people called spirits in service of witches and warlocks in ancient history. Basically small demons under the service of magicians.

I'm suprised that this article left out the fact that imps were considered to be familiar spirits that served witches since, I believe, the middle ages. Another myth states that imps were sometimes kept inside artifacts such as gemstone pieces or vials and summoned for service by magic workers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.20.166.211 (talk • contribs)

[edit] "Imp" redirects here??

Dude, Imp doesn't redirect here, It is here. I don't know tags well or anything (I mostly fix grammar) but there has to just be a disambiguation link tag.

I'm guessing that message was added, and then later the page was moved.--MDude 03:33, 18 February 2007 (UTC)