A fairy is a spirit (supernatural being) found in the legends, folklore, and mythology of many cultures. They are generally humanoid in form, though of a higher, spiritual nature and so possessed of preternatural abilities, along with such mystical qualities as otherworldly beauty and grace, an ethereal glow, wings, or the like. They are also regarded as aloof, ephemeral, mercurial, and whimsical, among other qualities that place them outside of a human scope and have a tendency to make them associated or confused with other mythologi ...

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Fairy: An imaginary [sic] supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See elf. "Elves and fairies in a ring."--Shakespeare

Also See: faery

(See also: Fairy, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Fairy:

Small, human-like mythical being. May be benevolent or malevolent.

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Witchcraft: TWO WITCHES A Modern Craft Fairy-Tale

Once upon a time, there were two Witches. One was a Feminist Witch and the other was a Traditionalist Witch. And, although both of them were deeply religious, they had rather different ideas about what their religion meant. The Feminist Witch tended to believe that Witchcraft was a religion especially suited to women because the image of the Goddess was empowering and a strong weapon against patriarchal tyranny. And there was distrust in the heart of the Feminist Witch for the Traditionalist Witch because, from the Feminist perspective, the Traditionalist Witch seemed subversive and a threat to "the Cause".

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The words fae and faerie came to English from French and, ultimately, Latin. An interesting correlation is the word "fey," which may be derived ultimately from the same Latin root and is now returning to mean the same as "fae." The Latin root fata, meaning fate in the sense of one of the Parcae, is an indication that fays have abilities associated with knowledge (foresight) and manipulation (luck, blessing, cursing) of fate, both of whic ...

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The question of a faerie "nature" has been the topic of many a myth or scholarly paper for a very long time. This is partially due to the fact that, by being supernatural and chaotic entities, they are difficult to pin down as being anything in particular and partially due to the fact that humans have yet to answer completely what constitutes the racial ethos of humanity. Consequently, faerie runs amok with creatures that are completely unrelated save that they are mythologic in origin. There is a central archetypal figure behind most of the stories described as a tall, delicate, radiant being of humanoid aspect. Such beings are most ...

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In the fictional Legend of Zelda series, "great fairies" can endow people with "magic", and those endowed with fairy magic can lose and regain their magic. Magic fuels magic items and "spells" and (magic) items and spells absorb (or maybe disperse) magic. Magic items and spells are willed to activate and deactivate (probably by "channelling" magic through them). In addition to items and spells Deku Scrubs, Gorons, and Zoras endowed with fairy magic gain (or perhaps have awakened in them) special biological abilities which vary by species, such as ...

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The Cottingley Fairies refers to a series of five photographs taken by Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright, two young cousins living in Cottingley, near Bradford, England. The first two photos were taken in 1917. They were publicized in 1920 when The Strand (home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories) published a piece by Doyle showing the first two photographs and describing them. Griffiths and Wright were then given 24 photographic plates and took three more photos in August 1920. They blamed constant rainfall, b ...

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The Manx fairies were called Adhene and known as Cloan ny moyrn, which means the Children of Pride/Ambition, because they were regarded as having been fallen angels cast from heaven but too good for hell. They could be benevolent but were mostly mischievous in association with humans, taking babies or wives when they wished, although it was believed that their powers were not effective over any human on an errand of mercy. About the size of a small child when visible, they fished at sea and herded their cattle on the hills. The Manx people knew there would be good fishing or harvests when they heard the ...

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Fairies in Slavic mythology come in several forms and their names are spelled differently based on the specific language. J.K. Rowling, in her Harry Potter books, refers to Veela, which are thought to be similar (see below). Slavic fairies - Wila. In Polish mythology, the Wila (Wiła) are reputed in Poland and Lithuania to be the shape-shifting souls of the dead that were believed to visit the homes of their families. Peasants would lay flowers in the entrances to caves where they believed the ...

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• Slavic fairies - Vila
• Slavic fairies - Wili
• Slavic fairies - Południca
• Slavic fairies - Rusalka
• Slavic fairies - Sky Women

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The Blue Fairy is a fictional character in Carlo Collodi's classic novel Pinocchio. She repeatedly appears at critical moments in Pinocchio's wanderings to admonish the little wooden puppet to avoid bad or risky behavior. Although the naively willful and impulse-driven humanoid marionette initially resists her good advice, he somehow finds it within himself at last to follow her rightful instruction, albeit a bit reluctantly at first go. She in turn eventually rewards him for his well-acquired and genuine goodness by enabling his trans ...

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The Brothers Grimm (Gebrüder Grimm) are Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, German professors best known for publishing collections of authentic folk tales and fairy tales. Brothers Grimm - Biography. Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm and Wilhem Karl Grimm were born in 1785 and 1786, respectively, in Hanau near Frankfurt. They were educated at the Friedrichs-Gymnasium in Kassel and later both read law at the University of Marburg. In 1830, they formed a household in Göttingen where they were to become professors. < ...

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• Brothers Grimm - Later editions
• Brothers Grimm - Modern analysis
• Brothers Grimm - Linguistics
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• Brothers Grimm - Selection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm

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The War of the Flowers is a fantasy book written by Tad Williams and published in North America by DAW books in 2003, ISBN 0-7564-0181-X. It is a stand-alone book of approximately 800 pages, The War of the Flowers - Plot Overview. The War of the Flowers - Part One: Goodnight Nobody. Theo Vilmos is an aging musician who fears that he may have wasted his youth with nothing to show for it. After Theo's girlfriend Catherine has a miscarriage and dumps him while recovering in ...

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• The War of the Flowers - Plot Overview
• The War of the Flowers - Part One: Goodnight Nobody
• The War of the Flowers - Part Two: Last Exit to Fairyland
• The War of the Flowers - Part Three: Flower War
• The War of the Flowers - Part Four: The Lost Child
• The War of the Flowers - Part Five: Fairy-Tale Ending

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For the former National Basketball Association player, see Andrew Lang (basketball). Andrew Lang Born in Selkirk, Scotland (March 31, 1844 - July 20, 1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. Andrew Lang - Education. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, St Andrews University and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he took a first class in the ...

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• Andrew Lang - Essayist
• Andrew Lang - The Fairy Books
• Andrew Lang - Literary editor
• Andrew Lang - Works
• Andrew Lang - To 1889
• Andrew Lang - 1890-1899
• Andrew Lang - 1900-1909
• Andrew Lang - 1910-1912
• Andrew Lang - Posthumous
• Andrew Lang - Reference
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A chess variant is any game derived from, related to or similar to chess in at least one respect. The difference from chess can include one or more of the following: Different board (larger or smaller, another board form, e.g. hexagonal or circle). Fairy pieces, different from those used in chess. Different rules for capture, move order, game goal, etc. The national chess variants like xiangqi and shogi are traditionally also called chess variants in western world. They have many ...

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• Chess variant - Chess with unusual rules
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• Chess variant - Multiplayer variants
• Chess variant - Chess with unusual pieces
• Chess variant - Games inspired by chess
• Chess variant - Chess-related national games
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A dwarf (plural dwarfs or, more recently, dwarves --see under Tolkien below) is a short humanoid creature in Norse mythology, fairy tales, fantasy fiction and role-playing games. Dwarves are much like humans, but generally living underground or in mountainous areas. Here they have heaped up countless treasures of gold, silver, and precious stones, and pass their time in fabricating costly armor. They are famed miners and smiths although, like humans, they specialize in any number of trades. Generally shorter than humans, ...

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• Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs
• Dwarf - Dwarf places
• Dwarf - Fairy tales with dwarfs in them
• Dwarf - Possible origin
• Dwarf - Dwarves in modern fantasy fiction
• Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves
• Dwarf - Dwarves in Artemis Fowl
• Dwarf - Dwarves in subsequent fantasy fiction
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Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Александр Лукич Птушко; April 19 [O.S. April 6] 1900 in Lugansk, currently Ukraine--March 6, 1973 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet animation and film director. Aleksandr Ptushko - Filmography. The New Gulliver, 1935, animation The Stone Flower, 1946, fairy tale Sadko, 1953, fairy tale Ilya Muromets, 1956, fairy tale Sampo, 1959, mythological tale ...

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In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, sometimes bound to a particular location or landform. Nymphs often accompanied various gods and goddesses, and were the frequent target of lusty satyrs. They are personifications of the creative and fostering activities of nature. The Greek word νύμφη has "bride" and "veiled" among its meanings: hence, a married woman, and, in general, one of marriageable age. Others refer the word (and also Latin nubere and German Knospe) t ...

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In its strict sense a fable is a short story or folk tale embodying a moral, which may be expressed explicitly at the end as a maxim. "Fable" comes from Latin fabula and shares a root with faber, "maker, artificer." Thus, though a fable may be conversational in tone, the understanding from the outset is that it is an invention, a fiction. A fable may be set in verse, though it is usually prose. In its pejorative sense, a fable is a ...

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Fairy

A tiny (usually imaginary) being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievious, and possessing magical powers. An elemental,

(See also: Fairy, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)