Samantha Grayson
Faerie and Fantasy Writer & Researcher
New Book Coming Soon - PYSTRIA - Its
Halloween night and a sacred glen is being auctioned off as a property developer
vies to get his hands on it a storm breaks causing people to scatter. As
the storm sweeps through the town people are faced with their darker aspects
of their personalities as the fairies seek to teach them the lessons long
forgotten in time
Nature Fairies
Adaro - Soloman Islands
These are a type of merman
They are thought to be created from the evil side of mankind
They are depicted as being like a man with a fin tail, a horn and having gills behind is ears
They travel in rainbows and waterspouts and live in the sun
They can kill humans with poisoned arrows
Aes Sidhe - Irish
Other Names: Aos si
They live underground in burial mounds
Ahuizotl - Aztec
This is a strange creature - half dog and half monkey with a hand at the end of its tail.
Its name means water monster in Nahautl
It eats human flesh
Alux - Mayan
Other Names: Duende
They are invisable knee high creatures, when they do appear they dress in traditional Mayan dress
They live in forests, caves and stones although they may move elsewhere for offerings
Askefrue - Norse
Other Names: Askafroa, Eschenfrua
They are spirits that live in ash trees whom have healing powers
Offerings to them are made on Ash Wednesday
Asparas - Hindu
They live in fig trees and can give blessings to humans
If they see a educated man they will seduce them to the point of exhaustion
Asrai - English
This a type of water fairy
The description of them vary some say they are small and some say they are tall
They look a lot younger than they are
Sunlight kills them and they turn into water
Aziza - Dahomey West Africa
These are a forest fairy that are helpful to hunters
Ballybogs - Irish, Welsh, English
Other Names: Bog-a-boo, Boggans, Boggies, Bogles, Mudbogs, Peat Faeries
They are the guardians of the peatbogs
Bidadari - Malaysian
The name bidadari is derived from the sanskrit widyadari which means nymph of heaven.
They are kind and gentle fairies
They preside over the union of flowers
Cacce - Halde - Lapland
This is a type of water fairies
Ceasg - Scottish
She is a type of mermaid
She is half salmon and half woman
She captures and kills men
However if a man catches her she will grant him three wishes
If you capture her soul then she can be defeated
Divozenky
Their name mean wild women
They are beautiful and have square heads and long hair which is red or black in colour
They live in underground households
They know many of nature's secrets
They like music and can whip up storms with their dancing
They kidnap human children and leave changlings
They make people become lost in the forest
Dryads - Greek
Dryad is derived from the Greek drys meaning oak and the Indo-European derew (o) meaning tree or wood
They are the spirits of the trees
They are especially associated with oak trees
Elementals
These were first mentioned by Paracelsus
They are fairies created soley from an element - earth, water, fire, or air
They include gnomes (earth), undines (water), sylphs (air) and salamanders (fire)
Gandharvas - Indian
Male spirits of the mountains, forests and air
Grindylow - Yorkshire England
They are a type of water spirit with long arms that eat children
Hamadryads - Greek
Spirits of the trees
If their tree dies then they die too
Havfrau - Scandinavian
A term used for a mermaid
Huldra - Scandinavian
Spirit of the forest
Lipsipsip - Hebrides
They live in rocks and trees
If a human offends them they eat them
Naiads - Greek
Fresh water nymphs
Nixie - German
They are spirits of water that are capable of shapeshifting
Polevik - Russian
Dwarfs are the fields
Their hair is made of grass
Shellycoats
They are fairies of rivers and streams
They can mislead travellers
Sirens - Greek
They sing and lure sailors to their death
Skogsra - Swedish
Forest spirits
Tylwyth Teg - Welsh
The name means fair family
They wear white and have fair hair
They live in hills and meadows