the Tuatha Dé Danann or the gods of Irish mythology. The name aos sí means "folk of the sí"; these are the burial mounds in which they are said to dwell...
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crossed. This meant the aos sí, the 'spirits' or 'fairies', could more easily come into our world. Many scholars see the aos sí as remnants of pagan gods...
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though some may call it fairy, is clearly to be distinguished from the Aos Sí (or the 'good people') of the fairy mounds (sidhe) and raths. Leprachaun...
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community, a caste in western Rajasthan, India Sidh, the abodes of the Aos Sí in Celtic mythology Supersingular Isogeny Diffie–Hellman Key Exchange, post-quantum...
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Sussex, Wiltshire and Hampshire. Similar to the Irish and Scottish Aos Sí (also spelled Aos Sidhe), pixies are believed to inhabit ancient underground sites...
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Abhartach (category Aos Sí)
Abhartach (pronounced [ˈəuɾˠt̪ˠəx]; Irish for 'dwarf'), also Avartagh, is an early Irish legend, which was first collected in Patrick Weston Joyce's The...
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which in Irish folklore and mythology are believed to be the home of the Aos Sí (the people of the mounds). Sidhe may also refer to: Bean sídhe or banshee...
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Cat-sìth (category Aos Sí)
practitioners to burn the bodies of cats over the course of four days and nights. Aos Sí Beast of Bodmin Cù-sìth Cath Palug Grimalkin Kellas cat List of fictional...
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Leanan sídhe (category Aos Sí)
figure from Irish folklore. She is depicted as a beautiful woman of the Aos Sí ("people of the fairy mounds") who takes a human lover. Lovers of the leannán...
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Dobhar-chú (category Aos Sí)
The Dobhar-chú (Irish pronunciation: [ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠxuː]; lit. 'water dog' or 'water hound'), or King Otter, is a creature of Irish and Scottish folklore. It...
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boundary between this world and the Otherworld thinned. This meant the Aos Sí, the 'spirits' or 'fairies', could more easily come into this world and...
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suggests that Anglo-Saxon elves, like elves in Scandinavia or the Irish Aos Sí, were regarded as people. Like words for gods and men, the word elf is used...
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mythological creatures corresponding to the fairy folk of Welsh and Irish folklore Aos Sí. Other names for them include Bendith y Mamau ("Blessing of the Mothers")...
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List of Irish mythological figures (category Aos Sí)
Figures in Irish mythology include the following: Aengus - god of passionate and romantic love, youth and poetic inspiration Áine - goddess of parental...
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Cù-sìth (category Aos Sí)
safety by the third bark or be overcome with terror to the point of death. Aos Sí Black dog Black Shuck Cat Sìth Cŵn Annwn Campbell, J. G. (1900). Superstitions...
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Goibnenn the smith Luchtaine the wright Crédne the craftsman Æsir Anunnaki Aos Sí Sliabh an Iarainn Twelve Olympians Carey 2006, pp. 1693–1697 Ó hÓgáin 1991...
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dwellings") and were the dwellings of the gods, later called the aos sí or daoine sí ("Otherworld folk"). Irish mythology says the gods retreated into...
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similarities with some European supernatural beings such as the Gaelic Aos Sí and Tuatha Dé Danann, the Germanic elves, and the Slavic víle and rusalki...
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List of Celtic deities (category Aos Sí)
The Celtic deities are known from a variety of sources such as written Celtic mythology, ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, religious objects...
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Ellén Trechend (category Aos Sí)
The Ellén Trechend is a three-headed monster referred to in Irish mythology. It is mentioned in the text Cath Maige Mucrama (The Battle of Mag Mucrima)...
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accompanied by a feast, and some of the food and drink would be offered to the aos sí. Doors, windows, byres and livestock would be decorated with yellow May...
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Bánánach (category Aos Sí)
In early Irish folklore, the bánánach were preternatural beings, described as spectres which haunted battlefields. In Táin Bó Cuailgne, these creatures...
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Am Fear Liath Mòr (category Aos Sí)
In Scottish folklore, Am Fear Liath Mòr (Scottish Gaelic for 'Big Grey Man'; pronounced [əm ˈfɛɾ ʎiə ˈmoːɾ]; also known as the Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui...
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Attested fairies A–E Adhene Aibell Alp Luachra Anjana Aos Sí (Aes Sídhe) Arkan Sonney Asrai Baobhan sith Banshee Barghest Bean nighe Billy Blind Biróg...
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Classifications of fairies (category Aos Sí)
Attested fairies A–E Adhene Aibell Alp Luachra Anjana Aos Sí (Aes Sídhe) Arkan Sonney Asrai Baobhan sith Banshee Barghest Bean nighe Billy Blind Biróg...
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Oilliphéist (category Aos Sí)
The Oilliphéist (Irish: ollphéist, from Irish oll 'great' and péist 'worm, fabulous beast, monster, reptile') is a sea serpent or dragon-like monster in...
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Arkan Sonney Adhene Fenodyree Glashtyn Leprechaun Kobold Tuatha Dé Danann Aos Sí Buggane Jimmy Squarefoot Moddey Dhoo Bane, Theresa (30 September 2013)....
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Púca (category Aos Sí)
Irish folk creatures, such as the daoine maithe (good people) or the slua sí (fairy host), said to target humans on the road or along their regular "passes"...
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Clurichaun (category Aos Sí)
Attested fairies A–E Adhene Aibell Alp Luachra Anjana Aos Sí (Aes Sídhe) Arkan Sonney Asrai Baobhan sith Banshee Barghest Bean nighe Billy Blind Biróg...
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