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Sídhe,sidh or shee is an Irish word referring first to earthen mounds that were thought to be home to a supernatural race related to the fairy and elves of other traditions, and later to these inhabitants themselves.

Nature

Description

The sídhe are extremely beautiful and while seem mature, look very young in the face and appear in a different light.


Classification

There are a number of different types of these creatures: aes sídhe, ban-sídhe or banshee,Leanan sídhe, sluagh,Cat Sidhe, Cusith, the fairy host (an slua sidhe) or Wild Hunt, sídhe who can fly through the air and shift shape at will, sídhe who walk the earth at dusk, the guardian sídhe of the lochs of both Ireland and Scotland and many more.


Features

Birthmarks often figure into many legends. They, like the elves and other fey may have human lovers or entrance them. They often leave behind something to the human as evidence. In one legend, the female sídhe kissed one of King Niall's (of the nine hostages fame) sons on the right side of the nose and left a small mark or sídhe mark there. Marks can be left in a variety of locations. The mark often passes down from father to son through lineage randomly. It is legend in some regions of Ireland that if the sídhe approves of her child or grandchild, the mother will pass the mark and she will be, in a way, that child's mother. This can sometimes create some contention between a wife and her husband as the sídhe mark is believed to be passed patrilineally, that is, the mother's father cannot give a mark to the mother's child.


References

See also

Sheela-Na-Gig

Wild Hunt


Sources

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