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...an''' is a Welsh form of the [[will o the wisp]], denoting a type of fairy creature that has no other purpose than that of misleading night travellers. [[Category: Fairy creatures]]

...:Clurichaun.png|thumb|A representation of a Clurichaun in T. C. Croker's ''Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland'']] The '''Clurichaun''' is an Irish fairy creature which resembles its cousin, the [[leprechaun]].

The '''Cusith''', or '''Cu Sìth''' is an enormous fairy hound of the Scottish Highlands. Cu Sìth literally means 'fairy dog.'

...hology. However, despite being a spirit of nature, he is only one man or a creature, not a race. Because of his absence in fairy tales or native songs, no no one is really sure from where Lausks comes and

'''Balaur''' is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a dragon. Balaur appears in many Rumanian fairy tales. He represents Evil and must be defeated by Fat-Frumos in order to re

...hetland islands, a trow (alternatively trowe) is a small, troll-like fairy creature. [[Category: Fairy creatures]]

'''E Bukura e Dheut''' (English: Earthly Beauty) is a cunning fairy in Albanian myths. She is the sister of E Bukura e Detit (English: Sea Beau E Bukura e Dheut is beautiful arap-like creature, golden-haired, and black skinned. She may be a good spirit or an evil one

...' is a local term for a complainer or a whining person, a reference to the creature's cry. Instead of barking, it only whines or moans constantly, as if in pai ...s on the road, although it can also appear as a cow or a horse. Seeing the creature is supposed to be an omen of extreme bad luck, most often the death of the

Nobody can get close enough to the Nile to get a glimpse of what the creature looks like and run away. Those who pretend to have escaped described her as ...to pull the called man back, under severe resistance from the latter. The creature keeps calling in a soft, sleepy, hypnotizing voice until the second unaffec

...where it is often portrayed as a clumsy, accident-prone, but kind-hearted creature who learns important lessons from God. ...ry from Gertrude Landa's (also known as Aunt Naomi) 1919 collection Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends.

...nd fishermen on the Baltic Sea in their duties. He is a merry and diligent creature, with an expert understanding of most watercraft, and an unsupressable musi ...in a manner strongly in line with the original, benevolent version of the creature (minus the pipe). Strangely enough, it was ranked as the 49th most popular

'''Genderuwa''' is a Javanese fairy creature. ...ruwa is usually invisible to mortals' eyes but may appear as a large furry creature similar to an ape, the body covered with reddish black thick hair that grow

The '''glaistig''' or '''green lady''' is a solitary water fairy of the Scottish Highlands. According to one legend the glaistig was once a mortal noblewoman, to whom a fairy nature had been given or who was cursed with the goat's legs and immortalit

...akespeare's influence, later fiction has often used the name "Titania" for fairy queen characters. In traditional folklore, the fairy queen has no name. Shakespeare took the name 'Titania' from Ovid's '’Meta

The '''Cat Sìth''' or '''Cat Sídhe''' is a monstrous fairy cat from Scottish and Irish mythology. ...idhe]], that stands for faery folk and/or other otherworldly beings, means fairy cat.

'''Spriggan''' is a fairy creature from Cornish and British folk tales. They form part of the fairy bodyguard as described by Bottrell and Hunt. They caused mischief to those

A '''bugbear''' is a fairy creature comparable to the [[bogeyman]], [[bogey]], bugaboo, [[hobgoblin]] and other

'''Ettin''' is a three-headed giant in English fairy tales. * The name of a two-headed [[ogre]]-like creature in [[wikipedia:HeXen]], [[wikipedia:Stonekeep]] and the [[wikipedia:Ultima]

...ey a similar creature was called the ''Nuggle'', and in Shetland a similar creature was called the ''Shoopiltee''. It also appears in Scandinavian folklore whe [[Category:Fairy creatures]]

'''Dokkaebi''' is a grotesque-looking sprite or goblin in Korean folklore or fairy tales ...an made a plan to prevent himself from becoming a Dokkaebi and invited the creature to his house. He asked, "What are you most afraid of?" and the Dokkaebi ans

The '''zana e malit''' is a mythical creature in Albania mythology. Zana e malit is derived from the Albanian word “Zane” or “Zëre” which means "fairy of the mountain". The plural form of “zana” is “zanë”, a term fro

In all manifestations the each uisce is a fearsome creature who can deceive and torment mortals. A sleek and handsome steed, it almost [[Category:Fairy animals]]

...sian: Тугарин Змеевич) is a mythical evil creature in Russian bylinas and fairy tales. ...sha Popovich, who is disgusted with the way Tugarin is acting, insults the creature with stories about the deaths of a dog and a cow (Bailey, p. 122). Tugarin

In Scottisk folklore, a '''bogle''' or '''bogill''' is a legendary creature with a fierce temper similar to the [[boggart]] and [[bogeyman]] but used f The bogle is a creature that loves to vex humans until they go insane. They may cause a human to he

...the Philippines. The term may also apply more broadly to all sort sort of fairy races (elves, goblins, pixies, brownies, leprechauns...). [[Category: fairy creatures]]

...nd sometimes attacking the people it followed. In other stories seeing the creature is an omen of impending death or bad luck. The Gytrash is usually a feared creature, due to its association with death, but it can also be benevolent, guiding

A '''kushtaka''' is a fairy creature in the folklore of the Tlingit and Tsimshian Indians of Southeastern Alaska

...hapeshifter. It may appear as a gigantic bird or a handsome young man. The creature usually assumes human shape, attracts women, and can be recognized only by [[Category:Fairy animals]]

The '''Nain Rouge''' (French for '''red gnome''') is a malevolent fairy creature that was initially reported in Normandy, France but reportedly emigrated to The Nain Rouge appears as a small child-like creature with red or black fur boots. It is also said to have "blazing red eyes and

...-Slavic) Vodyanoyovia have similar ways as the wassermann or nix of German fairy tales. ...ak wrote a symphonic poem entitled "Vodnik" or The Water Goblin about this creature, who is also a character in his opera Rusalka.

'''Desghidorah''' (also known as '''Death Ghidorah''') is a kaiju creature battled by Mothra in the 1996 film ''Rebirth of Mothra''. ...ping, but the foreman removed the binding seal and thus alerted the wicked fairy Belvera to the discovery. Belvera secured the seal and released the monster

...ful spirits and ghosts. These devices refer to a sprite as a preternatural creature. ...prite is shown to be more of a goddess of the forest rather than an elf or fairy.

...ridge or in Llyn yr Afanc, a lake in Betws-y-Coed that was named after the creature. The afanc was a monstrous creature that, like most lake monsters, was said to prey upon any foolish enough to

The '''Zmeu '''(plural: zmei, feminine: zmeoaica/zmeoaice) is a legendary creature of Romanian folklore. ...ing of the precious "golden apples"; a parallel can be drawn to the German fairy tale The Golden Bird, the Russian Tsarevitch Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Gr

...e the [[Shriker]], [[Aufhocker]], and [[Kludde]], Oschaert was a malicious creature that terrorized and attacked lost travelers. Its favorite trick was to jump The creature was finally overcome by a local priest, who banished Oschaert to the sea fo

...by the sailors of Vasco da Gama because it reminded them of this mythical creature. The legend of the Cuco began to be spread to Latin America by the Portugue [[Category:Fairy creatures]]

The Ceffyl Dwfr is generally described as a beautiful but small creature who is seen grazing at the banks of a stream or waterway. It may tempt the ...yl dwr on the shores of Bae Ceredigion and aftewards he tried to break the creature to the cart. By means of an artfully contrived bridle he led the animal hom

...klore and fairy tales, an '''ogre''' (feminine: ogress) are large humanoid creature who feed on human flesh. The word was first used (and probably invented) by ...ille'' (1698), and was the first to use the word ''ogree'' to refer to the creature's offspring.

...it is an omen of death. If a person attempts to beat off the Padfoot, the creature will attack and maul him. ...r than a sheep, with long smooth hair. It was certainly safer to leave the creature alone, for a word or a blow gave it power over you; and a story is told of

...h puca (Christianized as "devil") as a kind of half-tamed woodland Sprite (creature), leading folk astray with echoes and lights in nighttime woodlands (like t ...racter Guts has an elf sidekick named Puck. Depicted as a small fairy-like creature, Puck provided comic relief and teased various characters that appear as al

...tural 'beings', especially landvættir (land spirits), but can refer to any creature. By extension, the dead are grouped among the families of Vættir, especial ...titanic Jötunn diminutizes into a large Troll, and a human-sized Álfr into fairy-like knee-high Nisse. While the Trollir tend to represent the spirits of wi

'''Haltija''' is a spirit and often gnome or elf-like creature in Finnish mythology, that guards, helps or protects something or somebody. [[Category: Fairy creatures]]

'''Sylph''' is a faux-mythological creature in the Western tradition. "Sylph" has passed into general language as a ter In current usage, the term is applied to a feminine spirit or fairy, and is often used in a figurative sense of a graceful, slender girl or you

...Goodfellow but has grown to be defined as a different species of goblin or fairy. In French folklore, hobgoblins are called [[Lutin]]. *The creature commonly appears in the bestiaries of fantasy role-playing games like ''[[D

The creature looks like a black panther to some extent but other describe it as a cougar [[Category:Fairy animals]]

...h form is confined to the sea-coast parishes, and on the Norfolk coast the creature is supposed to be amphibious, *coming out of the sea by night and travellin ...featured in Icewind Dale II, where it is portrayed as a demonic, dog-like creature of remarkable intellect that nevertheless very much enjoys eating humans.

The '''Nuckelavee''' (or '''Nuckalavee''') is an hybrid fairy creature from the Northern Scottish (Orkney) folklore from the Fuath family. ...type, is completely evil and monstrous rather than simply mischevious. The creature's home was in the sea but it ventured on land often to feast upon humans or

'''Jack Frost''' is an [[:Category:Elves|elfish]] creature who personifies crisp, cold, winter weather; a variant of [[Father Winter]] ...at he is a much more recent import into Anglo-Saxon culture from a Russian fairy tale. In the Finnish eposKalevala Canto number 30, translated from Finnish

The '''Black Dog''' is a creature in British [[folklore]]. They are described as being the size of a calf, mo ...', and other names. These are not individual names but are attributed to a creature living in certain areas. This type, more commonly known as '''the Barguest

The series has revolved around a conflict between title character, [[fairy|faerie]] princess Meredith NicEssus, and her cousin, Cel. Cel's mother, Qu ...ht'', left off, Meredith and company are still holed up in the underground fairy mound of the Unseelie Court, with the princess still trying to get pregnant

A '''fairy''' (sometimes seen as '''fairie''' or '''faerie''') is a [[spirit]] or supe ...ightening, or invisible. Modern English inherited the two terms "fae" and "fairy," along with all the associations attached to them.

...rish folklore, the '''Bean Sidhe''' ("woman of the mounds") is a spirit or fairy who presage a death by wailing. She is popularly known as the '''Banshee''' ...or possessive case of "fairy" which means a female dweller of a sidhe, or fairy mound). In east Munster and Connaught she is called a "bean chaointe" (a fe

...r at which point in time Koreans began viewing the Kumiho as a purely evil creature, since many of the ancient texts mention benevolent Kumihos assisting human ...gy, thus making it the container of the working force/life of a human. The fairy tale ''The Fox Sister'' depicts a fox spirit preying on a family for livers

The '''asrai''' is a type of water fairy from the Lake Country (the Northwest of England) which was exceptionally be ...aw that he had caught an '''Asrai'''. It was a wonderful beautiful, gentle creature to look at. He had heard old people say these fairies only came up from the

The '''Púca''' is a fairy creature of Celtic folklore, notably in Ireland and Wales. The Púca is considered b ...e folkloric depictions of the Catholic devil as a horned and cloven-hoofed creature that appears as half-human and half-goat. In many ways this countenance is

In Scandinavian folklore, the '''huldra''' is a seductive forest creature. Other names include the Swedish '''skogsrå''' or '''skogsfru''' (meaning ...and by showing physical strength, often by straightening a horseshoe. Some fairy tales leave out this feature, and let the couple live happily ever after.

...or '''crone''') is a kind of malevolent, wizened old woman, or a kind of [[fairy]] having the appearance of such a woman, often found in [[folklore]] and ch ...ale counterparts to [[ogre]]s. They are the annis (named from an analogous creature from the British folklore), the green hag (a green-skinned version of the S

...nd from this cocoon the imago (adult) Mothra emerges, a gigantic moth-like creature with brightly-colored wings. Mothra's life cycle—particularly the tendenc ...any Toho daikaiju, she is almost always portrayed as a kind and benevolent creature, causing destruction only when acting as protector to her worshipers on Inf

A '''tomte''' or '''nisse''' is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore, believed to take care of a farmer's home and barn ...h century, the tomte would gain popularity. In the English editions of the fairy tales of H. C. Andersen the word ''nisse'' has been inaccurately translated

...is known to appear. This powder will usually break the spell and drive the creature away, and any gifts it may have given the victim, such as jewelry or fine c [[Category:Fairy animals]]

..., also known as the moss folk, wood people, or forest folk, are a class of fairy folk described in German folklore as having an intimate connection to trees ''"According to certain tales of the peasantry, a demonic creature dwells near Leutenberg and on the left bank of river Saale, called the Busc

[[Image:Leprechaun.jpg|thumb|250px|The Fairy dance.]] ...yed working on a single shoe. Originally coined by Thomas Keightley in The Fairy Mythology (1850)

...ervilles, though the name is likely to have been derived from stories of a creature similar to Black Shuck called the Church Grim. *[[Cu Sith]], the fairy dog;

...odern inventions and have no connection with the original story around the creature. While the creature appears harmless, perytons are hunters of humans, swooping down on victims

...Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'', a faun named Mr. Tumnus is the first creature Lucy meets in Narnia [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060598247/qid=11519 [[Category:Fairy creatures]]

...e point in the past). They also fit the description of certain types of [[fairy]], which may or may not have originated as human souls. ...t (s)he could come to take the treasure back. Finns also believed that the creature guarding the treasure used fire to clean precious metals bright again. Yet

A [[fairy|faerie]] princess turned private investigator in a world where faeries are ...ed Shadowspawn behind his back. Fears being regulated to being the Queen's Creature, similar to Killing Frost and Darkness. Has made deal with Merry to form al

...ling''' is the offspring of a fairy, [[troll]], [[elf]] or other legendary creature that has been secretly left in exchange for a human child. The motivation f In another Swedish fairy tale (Bortbytingarna) (which is depicted by the image), a princess is kidna

...the Prince knew nothing of all this, and little thought that the beautiful creature who caressed and fondled him was an impish and foul beast that had slain hi "I will go to the creature's room, as if nothing were the matter, and try to kill her; but in case she

Queen '''Mab''' is a fairy referred to in Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet''. ...tio written in iambic pentameter, in which she is described as a miniature creature who drives her chariot into the noses and into the brains of sleeping peopl

A '''gnome''' is a fairy creature that is characterized by its very small stature and subterranean lifestyle. Often featured in Germanic fairy tales, including those by the [[Brothers Grimm]], the gnome often resembles

...classifies dragon as a type of creature, simply defined as "a reptilelike creature, usually winged, with magical or unusual abilities." The dragon type is br Steel, Mercury, Pearl, Amber, Cloud, Mist, Fairy, Drakes, Landwyrms, and many more.

...game, ''Magic the Gathering''. It is classified as a Goblin Assassin type creature. It is aligned with the colors Black and Red. ...'' features a card by the name of Murderous Redcap, in which a goblin like creature is depicted complete with a blood-covered dagger and blood-soaked hat.

...a frog, a snake, a bat, or a large black bird such as a crow or raven. The creature also takes on more unusual forms for a road bogie, such as that of a tree, [[Category: Fairy creatures]]

A '''mermaid''' is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and torso of human female and the tail of a fish. The male ve Other related types of [[mythology|myth]]ical or [[legend]]ary creature are [[water fairies]] (e.g. various [[Nymph|water nymphs]]) and [[selkie]]s

*Abumi-guchi - a furry creature formed from the stirrup of a mounted military commander *Akashita - a creature that looms in a black cloud over a floodgate

A '''gremlin''' is a fictional mischievous creature. Gremlins are depicted as mechanically oriented and extremely devious. ...ster" sense, as William Shatner was a passenger watching helplessly as the creature attacked the plane. This episode was remade as a segment of 1983's ''Twilig

*This mythological creature also appears as an enemy in Lufia 2, however in the English version its nam * Charles Welsh. ''Irish Fairy and Folk Tales''. In Irish Literature, ed by Justin McCarthy. Volume III, p

* [[A Bao A Qu|Á Bao A Qu]] - A creature that lives on the staircase of the Tower of Victory in Chitor. It may only * [[The Ass with Three Legs]] - This massive creature is said to stand in the middle of the ocean. It has three legs, six eyes, n

An '''elf''' (pl. ''elves'') is a creature of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of mi ...correct translation is "feer". In a similar vein, the ''alf'' found in the fairy tale ''The Elf of the Rose'' by Danish author [[Hans Christian Andersen is

...is broken, they lose their mythological qualities and evolve into folk or fairy tales <ref>{{cite book|last=Simpson & Roud|title=Dictionary of English Folk ...t the concepts may overlap. Notably, during [[Romanticism]], folktales and fairy tales were perceived as eroded fragments of earlier mythology (famously by

...ta Romanorum, and ''The Goblin of Adachigahara'' (Japanese) are just a few fairy tales depicting goblins. Also see Brothers Grimm. ...ferred to call them Orc (Middle-earth)|Orcs in order to distance them from fairy tale characters, explaining such a change in name was due to "goblin" being

Meredith NicEssus is a [[fairy|faerie]] princess turned private investigator in a world where faeries are ...ed Shadowspawn behind his back. Fears being regulated to being the Queen's Creature, similar to the Killing Frost and the Queens' Darkness. Has made deal with

...etimes spelled "homonculus," plural "homunculi") usually refers to a small creature constructed (often by way of mystical means) from numerous organic componen ...had created a false human being that he referred to as the homunculus. The creature was to have stood no more than 12 inches tall, and did the work usually ass

...by several stages through the meanings "underworld, hell", "devil", "evil creature" and at last "ogre". "Orc" is also present in Old English and in other lang ...bbit, used the word "goblin" instead of "orc" to describe the same type of creature, with the smaller cave-dwelling variety that lived in the Misty Mountains b

...es, knights and ladies, who appear temporarily in beast form in the German fairy tales, or ''Märchen.'' See ''Snow White and Rose Red'', where the tame bea ...rewolf lore is based on documented events. The [[Beast of Gévaudan]] was a creature that reportedly terrorized the general area of the French former provinc] o

In writing ''Dracula'', Stoker may also have drawn upon stories about the [[Fairy Creatures|sidhe]]; some of which feature blood-drinking women and the Dracu *Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon all appeared in a 1980s movie called ''The Monster Sq

...w historians believe, this was just a folks tale, based on some ridiculous fairy tales. * In the book "Kappa" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the Kappa (mythical creature) inpart to the narrator that when Kappas lose their jobs, instead of living