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    the Tuatha Dé Danann or the gods of Irish mythology. The name aos means "folk of the "; these are the burial mounds in which they are said to dwell...
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    Fairy (section Aos )
    lore the Aos ('people of the fairy mounds') are immortals living in the ancient barrows and cairns. The Irish banshee (Irish Gaelic bean , previously...
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    crossed. This meant the aos , the 'spirits' or 'fairies', could more easily come into our world. Many scholars see the aos as remnants of pagan gods...
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    though some may call it fairy, is clearly to be distinguished from the Aos (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 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 (also spelled Aos Sidhe), pixies are believed to inhabit ancient underground sites...
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  • Abhartach (category Aos )
    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 (the people of the mounds). Sidhe may also refer to: Bean sídhe or banshee...
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    Cat-sìth (category Aos )
    practitioners to burn the bodies of cats over the course of four days and nights. Aos Beast of Bodmin Cù-sìth Cath Palug Grimalkin Kellas cat List of fictional...
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  • Leanan sídhe (category Aos )
    figure from Irish folklore. She is depicted as a beautiful woman of the Aos ("people of the fairy mounds") who takes a human lover. Lovers of the leannán...
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    Dobhar-chú (category Aos )
    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 , 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 , 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 . Other names for them include Bendith y Mamau ("Blessing of the Mothers")...
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    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 )
    safety by the third bark or be overcome with terror to the point of death. Aos 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 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 or daoine ("Otherworld folk"). Irish mythology says the gods retreated into...
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  • similarities with some European supernatural beings such as the Gaelic Aos and Tuatha Dé Danann, the Germanic elves, and the Slavic víle and rusalki...
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    List of Celtic deities (category Aos )
    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 )
    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 . Doors, windows, byres and livestock would be decorated with yellow May...
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    Bánánach (category Aos )
    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 )
    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 (Aes Sídhe) Arkan Sonney Asrai Baobhan sith Banshee Barghest Bean nighe Billy Blind Biróg...
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  • Classifications of fairies (category Aos )
    Attested fairies A–E Adhene Aibell Alp Luachra Anjana Aos (Aes Sídhe) Arkan Sonney Asrai Baobhan sith Banshee Barghest Bean nighe Billy Blind Biróg...
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  • Oilliphéist (category Aos )
    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 Buggane Jimmy Squarefoot Moddey Dhoo Bane, Theresa (30 September 2013)....
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    Púca (category Aos )
    Irish folk creatures, such as the daoine maithe (good people) or the slua (fairy host), said to target humans on the road or along their regular "passes"...
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    Clurichaun (category Aos )
    Attested fairies A–E Adhene Aibell Alp Luachra Anjana Aos (Aes Sídhe) Arkan Sonney Asrai Baobhan sith Banshee Barghest Bean nighe Billy Blind Biróg...
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