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Fairy (disambiguation)

A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore.

fairy (faery, faerie or faÃÂ«rie) may also refer to:

Tradition and mythology

Fairyland
The Faerie faith, a neopagan tradition
The Fairy Flag, a Scottish heirloom
Feri Tradition, a neopagan tradition
Diwata, Fairies and minor gods in philippine mythology
Xian, Fairies and immortals in Buddhism and Taoism in East Asian culture

Animals and plants

Calypso (plant) or fairy slipper, a species of orchid
Fairy hummingbirds, in the genus Heliothryx
Fairy tern, a bird
Fairyfly, a wasp
Little penguin, formerly known as "fairy penguin"

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Faerie (DC Comics), comic book fictional place
The Shobijin, the little sisters, or the name of the moth they ride in Mothra

Music

The Fairies, translation of Die Feen, opera by Richard Wagner
The Fairies (British band), a 1960s British R&B band
Fairies (Japanese group), a Japanese girl group
Fairies (album), 2014

Other uses in entertainment

Faeries (1999 film), a 1999 animated film
Faeries (1981 film), a 1981 animated special
Faeries (anthology), an anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories
Fairy chess piece, an unorthodox piece in a chess variant
The Fairies (TV series), an Australian live-action children's television series
Faeries (book), by Brian Froud and Alan Lee
Faeries (Ars Magica), a supplement for the role-playing game Ars Magica

Homosexual context

Fairy (gay slang), a slang term for gay men
Radical Faeries, an organization composed mostly of gay men

Other uses

Fairy (brand), a detergent brand owned by Procter and Gamble
Fairy (steamboat), a small wooden sidewheel-driven steamship
Fairy, Texas, an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Texas
Fairy, codename of Special Operations Executive Agent Yvonne Cormeau (1909Ã¢ÂÂ1997)

See also