Fairy Encyclopedia
Those in Greek mythology are on a separate page.
Agloolik
In Inuit mythology, Agloolik is a spirit that lives underneath the ice and gives aid to fishermen and hunters.
Alux | Mayan
A type of sprite or spirit. [More]
Aos Sí | Irish | Sídhe
Fairy race.
Apsaras
Fairies. [More]
Asrai
Watery fairy. [More]
Aziza | Dahomey/Africa
A fairy. [More]
Banshee | Bean-Sidhe
A faerie spirit. [More]
Baobhan Sith
A fairy. [More]
Barguests
Branch of banshees. [More]
Bean
Four characters. [More]
- Bean-Fionn - A fairy.
- Bean-Nighes - A fairy.
- Bean-Sidhe - A fairy spirit.
- Bean-Tighe - King of the Dead.
Bendith Y Mamau
Welsh fairies and goblins. [More]
Bogart
A fairy. [More]
Bogie
A male hobglobin who is only up to evil and capricious acts of wrongdoing. He enjoys tormenting any traveler who is unfortunate enough to cross his path. Also called bogy, bug-a-boo, bogle or boggart.
Bugul Noz
A fairy spirit. [More]
Cailleac Bhuer
A Scottish fairy. [More]
Cajun Fairies | French America
Fairy kin.
Changeling
Fairies. [More]
Corrigan
Fairies. [More]
Curupira | Tupi
Fairy kin.
Dryads
Female spirits in Greek mythology. [More]
Duende | Spanish, Portuguese, Philippin, Latin American
Fairy kin.
Duergarrs | Pronunciation: doo-ay-gahrs
A male dwarf fairy approximately 2 feet tall. They are unfriendly to humans and guard fairy paths and hills.
Encantado | Brazilian Portuguese
Fairy kin.
Elves | Germanic
Fairy race.
Epimeliads
Nymphs who are protectors of sheep.
Erlking |
Fairy kin.
Frideans
Scottish elves. [More]
Jogah | Iroquois
Fairy kin.
Hamadryads
Tree nymphs.
Heleads
Fen nymphs.
Hydraids
Water nymphs.
Malay Fairy | Maylaysian
Fairy kin.
Meliads
Ashtree nymphs.
Menehune | Hawaiian
Fairy kin.
Mogwai | Chinese
Fairy kin.
Naiads
Water nymphs.
Napaeae
Nymphs of glens and groves.
Nereids
Sea nymphs.
Nymphs | Greek
Beautiful maidens. [More]
Oceanids
Sea nymphs.
Oreades
Nymphs of mountains and grottoes.
Peris | Persian
Fairy kin.
Phookas
These fairies travels in a pack, they have the body of a goat or horse and head of a human male. They are a destructive species. Fairies and humans fear them and avoid them at all cost.
Robin Goodfellow | Puck
This male fairy looks like a satyr with a boys head and the body of a goat. He is playful and loves to play his pipes throughout the forests which entices all the animals and fairies alike to follow his melodius music.
The Seelie-Court
Seelie means "blessed", and this court consists of all the noble and kind fairies whose inner code of fair and good ethics contrast that of the Unseelie Court.
Tien | Vietnamese
Fairy kin.
Selkies
Selkies appear as seals but are able to shed their sealskins and walk on land in female or male form.
Slavic Fairies | Slavic
Fairy kin.
Spriggans
A fairy monster who is able to inflate himself and float along the countryside. They sometimes appears as rocks or stones and create havoc on those who cross their paths.
The Tuatha de Danann
They are considered to be the origin of fairies. [More]
Twlwyth Tegs | Welsh | Bendith y Mamau
A Welsh name for the "fair race". Given to represent all fairies whom they believed lived in matriarchal clans.
Tara
Ancient hill fort which became the capital of the Tuatha de Danann. It was a meeting place for fairy kings and visiting dignitaries.
Trooping fairies
Fairies are sometimes divided into two classes which includes the trooping or solitary fairies. Solitary generally being the less friendly of the two.
Tuatha de Danann | The Gentry
The origin of the fairy race. [More]
Unseelie Court, The
These are the damned or unblessed of the fairy race and they consist of all that is evil and ignoble in fairyland.
Urisks
An extremely hideous fairy creature. It has deeply wrinkled skin, patches of hair, feathers that grow from their backs and huge misshapen heads. If humans stumbles upon them they are struck with fear and runs to safety. Sadly, the Urisk is a lonely being who longs for human company.
Will-o-the-Wisp
According to some this is small winged fairies whose glowing lights can be seen at dusk in the meadows and grassy hills. [More]
Xana | Asturian
Fairy kin.
Yaksha | Buddhist, Hindu
Fairy kin.
Zana | Romanian
Fairy kin.
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