Nomes

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Nomes are a subterranean, gnome-like race of magical beings in L. Frank Baum’s Oz universe, typically depicted as miners and antagonists who covet precious metals and jewels.

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Label Occurrences
Nomes canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonists ⓘ
fictional race ⓘ
magical beings ⓘ
subterranean creatures ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gnomes ⓘ
appearIn Ozma of Oz ⓘ
Rinkitink in Oz ⓘ
The Emerald City of Oz ⓘ
Tik-Tok of Oz ⓘ
associatedElement earth ⓘ
associatedWith underground treasure ⓘ
commonAdversary Dorothy Gale ⓘ
Ozma ⓘ
linked to: Princess Ozma

inhabitants of Oz ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator L. Frank Baum ⓘ
culturalTrait love of gold ⓘ
mistrust of mortals ⓘ
resentment of surface people ⓘ
fearOf eggs ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Oz ⓘ
firstAppearance Ozma of Oz ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
governedBy Nome King ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
introducedInCentury 20th century ⓘ
language Nome language ⓘ
medium children’s fantasy literature ⓘ
notableLocation Nome King’s caverns ⓘ
notableMember Kaliko ⓘ
notableRuler Roquat the Red ⓘ
Ruggedo ⓘ
physicalResemblance gnomes ⓘ
primaryActivity hoarding jewels ⓘ
hoarding precious metals ⓘ
primaryDesire covet jewels ⓘ
covet precious metals ⓘ
primaryOccupation miners ⓘ
relatedRace gnomes in European folklore ⓘ
roleInStories invaders of Oz ⓘ
kidnappers ⓘ
villains ⓘ
speciesType earth spirits ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
typicalAlignment hostile to surface dwellers ⓘ
typicalHabitat Nome Kingdom ⓘ
underground ⓘ
weakness eggs ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.