Sídhe
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Sídhe are otherworldly fairy-like beings from Irish and broader Celtic folklore, often associated with ancient mounds, parallel realms, and powerful, sometimes perilous magic.
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy-like being
ⓘ
figure in Celtic mythology ⓘ supernatural being ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
festival times
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night ⓘ twilight ⓘ |
| associatedBelief | changeling folklore ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beltane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celtic folklore ⓘ Irish folklore ⓘ Otherworld NERFINISHED ⓘ Samhain NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient burial mounds ⓘ ancient earthworks ⓘ certain lakes ⓘ certain trees ⓘ crossroads ⓘ fairy forts ⓘ fairy mounds ⓘ liminal places ⓘ prehistoric barrows ⓘ raths (ringforts) ⓘ sacred wells ⓘ |
| canAbduct | adults ⓘ |
| canAbduct | children ⓘ |
| canAppearAs |
human-like beings
ⓘ
radiantly beautiful figures ⓘ shapeshifters ⓘ |
| canBe |
benevolent
ⓘ
malevolent ⓘ neutral ⓘ |
| canCause |
abduction of humans
ⓘ
bewilderment ⓘ illness ⓘ misfortune ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Christian angels ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th-century folklore collections
ⓘ
works of W. B. Yeats on Irish fairy lore ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
magical
ⓘ
often invisible to humans ⓘ otherworldly ⓘ powerful ⓘ sometimes perilous ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Old Irish word "síd" or "síde" ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | "mound" or "fairy mound" in Irish ⓘ |
| hasPower |
control over fertility
ⓘ
control over health ⓘ control over luck ⓘ control over weather ⓘ enchantment of humans ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary neopagan beliefs
ⓘ
later fairy lore in the British Isles ⓘ modern fantasy literature ⓘ |
| inhabits |
Otherworldly realms
ⓘ
hollow hills ⓘ sí (fairy mounds) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Irish language ⓘ |
| modernIrishForm | "sí" or "aos sí" ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| oftenEquatedWith | Aos Sí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pluralForm | "síde" in Old Irish ⓘ |
| receives |
offerings left at thresholds
ⓘ
offerings of butter ⓘ offerings of drink ⓘ offerings of food ⓘ offerings of milk ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aos Sí
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuatha Dé Danann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | respect from humans ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedAs | Tuatha Dé Danann dwelling underground ⓘ |
| survivesIn |
folktales
ⓘ
legendary narratives ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| taboo |
cutting certain fairy trees
ⓘ
disturbing fairy mounds ⓘ interfering with fairy forts ⓘ |
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