Whispering Woods Faery Course
Lesson Eight
Faery Kings and Queens
While some faeries are solitaire and live off to themselves, there are thosewho live in faery communities. As the title suggests, following are some of the Kings and Queens of these faery gatherings.
Abundia (Wandering Dame) – She is known as the queen of the Normandy faeries in Northern France. She appears as a beautiful woman with dark hair, wearing a tiara with a star in the middle.
Kubera (Dhanapati) – The king of Alaka, the magickal kingdom of the Himalayan faeries (Yakshas). He is also known as the Hindu God of Wealth. He often appears as a pot-bellied dwarf.
Alba (Turanna) – She is the queen of the Tuscan faeries of central Italy.
Bebo – According to Irish legend, Bebo was the wife of Iubdann and the faery queen of the realm of the Faylinn (Fairyland).
Queen summer – She rules the Native American faeries known as the Elves of Light.
Breasil – According to Irish legend, Breasil is the King of the world and the ruler of the faery island of Hy-Breasil (Otherworld).
Iubdan – He is the husband of Bebo and King of the realm of the Faylinn.
Ana (Nourishment) – She is the Roman gypsy queen of the Keshalyi faeries. Legend has it that she was forced to marry the King of the underworld demons known as Locolico. She eventually was granted her freedom and now lives in a secluded castle. She makes rare appearances as a golden toad.
Basadone – Is a Lord of the Northern Italy faeries. He is known as the “woman-kisser”, because he rides the noonday breezes and steals kisses as he passes by.
Raja Jinn Peri – He is the King of the Fairies who reside in Malaysia.
Mucalinda – King of the Hindu water faeries known as the Nagas. He appears as a giant serpent and is accredited with saving the life of the Buddha.
Dagda – He is known as the first King of the Irish faery race known as the Tuatha De Danann.
Musail – He is the Russian King of the Forest faeries who are themselves associated with the Rowan trees.
Oonagh – She is the Queen of the Daoine Sidhe in county Tipperary. She is the wife of King Finvarra.
Donn – He is the faery King of “Knockfierna” in county Limerick. He is also known as the ancient Celtic god of the Dead who rules the rocky islands to the south west on the Atlantic coast.
Cliodna – She is known as the faery Queen of South Munster Ireland. She is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She is the sister of Aoibheall. She is often accompanied by three magickal birds. The O’Keefe clan claims Cliodna as their family banshee.
Gyre-Carlin – She is the Queen of the fairies in the Fyfe area of Scotland.
Fand (Pearl of Beauty) – In Celtic myth Fand is a faery queen, who was once married to the sea god Manannan. Fand appears in the Ulster Cycle tale, Serglige Con Culainn (The Sickbed of Cúchulainn). She is also mentioned in the Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley).
Snow Queen – She is the faery Queen of Denmark who travels in the blizzards blown from the Arctic wastes. The Snow Queen will entice mortal men to follow her, but to be loved by her means instant death.
Quiz:
1. Iubdan is the husband of _____.
2. Abundia is known as the queen of the __________ faeries.
3. The first King of the Tuatha De Danann was _______.
4. Cliodna is often accompanied by three magickal _______.
5. Mucalinda is King of the Hindu water faeries known as the ______.
6. Kubera is the King of ______.
7. Ana is the Roman gypsy queen of the _______ faeries.
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