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

fairy (faery, faerie or faërie) 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 (1909–1997)

See also

  • Fairey (disambiguation)
  • Fairy tale (disambiguation)
  • Fairyland (disambiguation)
  • Ferry (disambiguation)
  • Fay (disambiguation)
  • Fey (disambiguation)
  • List of beings referred to as fairies