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Symbolism A fairy is a small, supernatural
creature that dwells in a magical place. In folklore fairies are usually
in human form but they are known to disguise themselves well when
needed. There are a wide variety of earth spirits, from the elves
and gnomes of the deep forest - to the pixies and fairies of flower
gardens and meadow lands. Undines, nymphs and sprites are water creatures
and sylphs are air spirits.
Belief in fairies is universal among almost all
cultures. Scholars attribute fairies to the sirens of Homer, the nymphs
of the Iliad, celestial singers in Sanscrit poetry, spirits of the
Pacific Islands, and Hathor of ancient Egypt. In more recent folk
culture, you will find leprechauns - wee folk of Ireland, the brownies
of Britain and the kobold from the faerie realm of Germany.
Fairies live in their own enchanted realm -- The
pathway to Faeryland is the 7-pointed Fairy Star --but they also have
been sighted among the flowers, woodlands, hills and streams - sometimes
riding on their fairy steeds or flitting from flower to flower. When
fairies gather together to sing and dance, you might find a fairy
ring of toadstools / mushrooms after they have left.
Thomas Croker (1789-1854) in his collection of
Irish Fairy Tales, described fairies as being
"a few inches high, airy and almost transparent in body; so delicate
in their form that a dew drop, when they chance to dance on it, trembles,
indeed, but never breaks." Shakespeare wrote of Oberon, a fairy
King in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and told of the fairy
Queen Mab in "Romeo and Juliet." An English folk song, Tamlin,
tells of a young knight bewitched by a Fairy Queen.
In folklore, fairies are mainly felt to be charitable
to humans. They are known however to be playful and love to play tricks
on mere mortals. They must be spoken well of and treated with respect,
or you may rouse their anger. Folklore speaks of leaving small trinkets
as gifts to fairies, such as small beads and dainty deserts, to gain
their favor.
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