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Also known as faery, faerie, fay, fae, wee folk, good folk, fair folk, fairies
A fairy (also fay or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with magical, metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities.
A fairy is a mythical creature found in European folklore—particularly in Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French traditions—typically depicted as a human-like spirit with magical or supernatural powers. Fairies matter to cultural history because they appear across multiple European societies, reflecting shared beliefs about the supernatural world and revealing how different cultures imagined magical beings that inhabited their legends.
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- Mythical creature.name
- Fairy
- Mythical creature.image
- Falero Luis Ricardo Lily Fairy 1888.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- 1888 illustration by Luis Ricardo Falero of a modern fairy, with butterfly wings
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Legendary creaturePixieSpriteTuatha Dé Danann
- Mythical creature.Region
- Europe
- Mythical creature.First_Attested
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