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Baobhan Sith
A Scottish version of a female vampire or a succubus. Baobhan Sith are found in Scottish Gaelic oral tradition. Those who would take her in his emb...
By Jimmy Joe
Banshee
Originally in Irish literature, banshee actually means "woman of fairy mound" or just simply as "fairy woman". Ban or bean meaning "woman". The var...
By Jimmy Joe
Background
Origin of the Faeries Types of FairiesOrigin of the Faeries Fairy comes from the Old French word faerie. The word has been overused to describe a s...
By Jimmy Joe
Faeries
Background Fairy PeopleFairy People Here is a list and some descriptions of faeries. Since there are many types of faeries, there will only be arti...
By Jimmy Joe
Tuatha Dé Danann
The Tuatha Dé Danann ("People of the Goddess Danu") were one of the mythical races which settled in Ireland before the arrival of the Milesians, th...
By Jimmy Joe
Pryderi
Pryderi was the son of Pwyll, the lord of Dyved, and of Rhiannon. Pryderi was the only character to appear in all four tales of the Mabinogi. In th...
By Jimmy Joe
Nudd (Lludd)
There are likely several (or many) people with the name – Nudd. Lludd was probably another form for the name Nudd. This being the case, I will cove...
By Jimmy Joe
Modron
Modron was the Welsh goddess of fertility or the mother goddess. Modron was the daughter of the god Avallach. Modron was the mother of Mabon, accor...
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Math
Math was the son of Mathonwy, and brother of Don. Math was a powerful sorcerer and the lord of Gwynedd, in northern Wales. His main seat of power s...
By Jimmy Joe
Manawyddan
Manawyddan was often identified with the Irish god Manannan, though the Irish and Welsh stories were different and unrelated to one another. Manawy...
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Mabon
The divine youth. Mabon was the god of youth. Mabon was also probably the god of love. Mabon was the son of the goddess Modron. Mabon was derived f...
By Jimmy Joe
Gwynn ap Nudd
Mythical king of Annfwn. Gwynn was the son of Nudd; therefore he was called Gwynn ap Nudd. His father was sometimes called Nudd Llaw Ereint or Nudd...
By Jimmy Joe
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