The most common names for them, aos sí, aes sídhe, daoine sídhe (singular duine sídhe) and daoine sìth mean, literally, "people of the mounds" (referring to the sídhe). The aos sí are generally described as stunningly beautiful, though they can also be terrible and hideous.

2022年7月13日 · The Bean Sidhe (Fairy woman) is prevalent in Irish mythology. Some of more fanciful ‘Celtic Mythology’ will tell you they are the spirits of people who have died and whose souls have not yet crossed over into the Otherworld, or that they were once human beings but they became immortal by eating a magical herb, or that they were women who ...

The Aos Si, also known as the Sidhe or the daoine maithe, have played a significant role in Irish folklore for centuries. These supernatural beings are believed to inhabit a parallel universe that coexists with the world of humans.

2022年6月4日 · There are two main theories in Irish mythology regarding the origin of the Aos Sí. According to one interpretation, the Aos Sí are fallen angels – heavenly beings of divine origins that lost their divinity and were cast down to Earth.

2024年3月15日 · This mythological hound can be seen across Irish and Scottish folklore. Daoine maithe. This is a collective term used to describe fairies in Ireland. Daoine maithe means “good people”. Dobhar-chú. This deadly Irish mythological creature can be found widely in Irish folklore.

The Aos Sí (pronounced [eːsˠ ˈʃiː]; older form Áes Sídhe [eːsˠ ˈʃiːə]) also known as Sidhe and daoine maithe is the Irish term for a supernatural race in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology (where it is usually spelled Sìth, but pronounced the same), comparable to the fairies.

Aos sí (pronounced [iːsˠ ˈʃiː]; English approximation: / iː s ˈ ʃ iː / eess SHEE; older form: aes sídhe [eːsˠ ˈʃiːə]) is the Irish name for a supernatural race in Celtic mythology— daoine sìth in Scottish Gaelic—comparable to fairies or elves.

2018年12月22日 · Known in Irish by many names and circumlocutions, they are not usually named directly for fear of insulting or invoking them. Typically know as Aes sídhe or daoine sídhe (the people of the mounds), they could also be referred to as na daoine maithe (the good people), na daoine úaisle (the noble people), the fair folk, the other crowd, the ...

2005年7月18日 · daoine maithe "good people." A modern Irish-Gaelic euphemism, one of several, for fairies.

2024年11月3日 · In the Irish language, aos sí means "people of the mounds" (the mounds are known in Irish as "the sídhe"). In modern Irish the people of the mounds are also called daoine sídhe in Scottish mythology they are daoine sìth. They are variously said to be the ancestors, the spirits of nature, or goddesses and gods.