Sylph (disambiguation)

A sylph is a mythological creature in western tradition.

Sylph may also refer to:

Biology

• The hummingbird genus Aglaiocercus which includes:
  • Long-tailed sylph
  • Violet-tailed sylph
  • Venezuelan sylph
• The skipper butterfly genus Metisella which are called sylphs
• The dragonfly genus Macrothemis which are called sylphys

Other uses

• La Sylphide, a ballet
• Sylph (1791 ship), a British merchant ship
• Sylph (1831 ship) one of two Age of Sail merchant vessels of that name
• The Sylph, a 1778 novel by Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
• Sylph (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Sylph Comics, a shōjo manga publishing label under ASCII Media Works
  • Sylph (magazine), a shōjo manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works
• Sylph, a member of the fictional team of superheroes the Elementals

See also

• Sylpheed, an open-source e-mail client and news client licensed under the GPL