1. (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers. 2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.) adj. 3. of or pertaining to fairies: fairy magic...
Believe it or not, only fairies can use Parasol mushrooms as umbrellas. Parasol mushrooms are very tall, up to 40 centimeters. They have an egg-shaped cap but slowly open to the umbrella-shaped when mature. These mushrooms have many brow dots on their white caps, while the stems are fully...
What are the different types of supernatural beings? Different kinds of supernatural humanoids exist throughout folklore. Supernatural humanoid creatures include fairies from various Germanic and Celtic cultures, the thunderbirds of Native American cultures, and the Naga from Buddhist cultures. What do you...
not all family members can hear the scream. Local tradition has sometimes made her into a ghost and she is sometimes cast as a surviving pagan goddess. But her name suggests that she is in that very large and loose category of ‘fairies’: the shee is the same as the sidhe, the Irish...
Fairies Are Friendly But Fickle Stories about fairies date back to ancient times; some of the best-known tales surround thefaeries of Celtic myth. Because fairies exist in both the spiritual and human worlds, they can be angels, as well. Unlike angels, however, fairiesdon't...
(or fantasy world, or journey) is a womb, but a dangerous one. This is why in mythic fairy stories, fairies are always trying to take male babies away from their mothers, and why mothers are always clinging onto the idea that their little boys can be kings and heroes despite having ...
Fairies Are Friendly But Fickle Stories about fairies date back to ancient times; some of the best-known tales surround thefaeries of Celtic myth. Because fairies exist in both the spiritual and human worlds, they can be angels, as well. Unlike angels, however, fairiesdon't...