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'''Sylvan''' or '''Silvan''' refers to an association with the [[Woodland|woods]]. Specifically, that which inhabits the wood, is made of [[tree]] materials, or comprises the [[forest]] itself. The term can also refer to a person who resides in the woods or a spirit of the wood.<ref>{{cite web | year=2006| title=Entry for Sylvan | format=HTML | work=Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/silvan | accessdate=2006-12-18}}</ref> In mythology, the term also refers to deities or spirits of the woods.<ref>{{OED|sylvan}}</ref> |
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'''Silvan''' or '''Sylvan''' may refer to: |
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== Textual examples == |
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In the [[Chronicles of Narnia]], silvans are [[tree spirit]]s, appearing primarily in the second book of the series, ''[[Prince Caspian]]''. |
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* [[Aldo Savoldello]], an italian magician and illusionist who has used "Silvan" as a stage name |
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In the book, the following exchange occurs: |
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* [[Silvan, Turkey]], a city in Turkey |
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* [[Silvan, Victoria]], a suburb of Melbourne, Australia |
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* [[Sylvan]], tree spirits known as "silvans" in the [[Chronicles of Narnia]] |
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* Sylvan, a faction in the game [[Heroes of Might and Magic V]] |
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* [[Sylvan Learning]], a remedial and enrichment tutoring company |
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* [[Silvan Elves]], a people of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium |
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* [[Sylvain Grenier]], a professional wrestler who has used "Sylvan" as a stage name |
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* Sylvan, German progressive rock band |
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* [[Sylvan Rodriguez]], a television news personality in Texas |
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* [[Silvan Shalom]], a [[Tunisia|Tunisian]]-born [[Israel|Israeli]] policitician and a member of his adopted country's [[Likud]] party. |
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:''"Huge people - beautiful people - like gods and goddesses and giants. Hundreds and thousands of them, closing in behind us. What are they?" |
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:''"It's the [[Dryad]]s and [[Hamadryad]]s and Silvans," said Trufflehunter. "Aslan has waked them."'' |
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In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' role playing game, Sylvan is the language of all magical creatures associated with the wilderness, such as [[fairies]], [[dryad]]s, [[centaur]]s and such. |
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In the computer game ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic V]],'' Sylvan is a playable faction, featuring the Elves and other mythical forest creatures such as [[Sprites]], [[Unicorns]], Treants and [[Dragons]]. |
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[[John Keats]] calls the subject of his famous poem "[[Ode to a Grecian Urn]]" a Sylvan historian. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Trees in mythology]] |
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[[Category:Deities, spirits, and mythic beings]] |
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[[Category:Fictional elves]] |
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[[Category:Fictional fairies and sprites]] |
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Revision as of 18:57, 1 February 2008
Silvan or Sylvan may refer to:
- Aldo Savoldello, an italian magician and illusionist who has used "Silvan" as a stage name
- Silvan, Turkey, a city in Turkey
- Silvan, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia
- Sylvan, tree spirits known as "silvans" in the Chronicles of Narnia
- Sylvan, a faction in the game Heroes of Might and Magic V
- Sylvan Learning, a remedial and enrichment tutoring company
- Silvan Elves, a people of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium
- Sylvain Grenier, a professional wrestler who has used "Sylvan" as a stage name
- Sylvan, German progressive rock band
- Sylvan Rodriguez, a television news personality in Texas
- Silvan Shalom, a Tunisian-born Israeli policitician and a member of his adopted country's Likud party.