A few posts ago, ATS member
Rikku, raised a good point.
But first I will clarify a point of my own. When I was planning this thread I was choosing between the words "fae" and "fairy" for use in the title.
The word "fae" is of Scottish origin and means "foe". A broad catchall for these Beings big and small, yet not well known. The word "fairy" is known
the world over, yet associated with smaller Beings.
Suffice it to say; the audience of ATS is global and English is often not a first language - therefore the word "fairy" was chosen.
fairys never had wings before victorian literature.
An interesting coincidence. It is said by folks who would probably know, that the 'Grey Aliens' first appeared in literature in the twentieth century.
Yet people encounter 'grey aliens' often enough to make the 'grey's' appearance a mystery. I wonder if the 'greys' are actually fae.
So let's deconstruct a fairy.
In my opening posts I described the fairy wood-nymphs as both dragonfly and human girl appearance wise. I also said they were able to change their
appearance between the two. There are three of them that I have seen, I have not seen
all of them.
In regards to the dragonfly aspect, it plain to see these particular wood nymphs love the little creatures very much. It is also plain to see that
they have spent a great deal of time with the little insects. They know the insect behavior.
I think it important to note, that dragonflies are predators, they eat their prey alive.
The other aspect is a female human form.
This says to me that these fairy wood nymphs have spent a lot of time with human girls as they did the dragonfly. In the near future I will explain
what happens when a young girl has an accident with a fairy in the forest.
So we have two aspects and behavior learned over time.
So take away the two aspects of the fairy; the girl and the dragonfly.
What is left?
What is left is the original fairy. I have no idea what that original is. My suspicion is they take form in order to have a presence here.
Now what would we have if the fairy, instead of a dragonfly, took a different form? A wild pole cat for instance. That fairy would have a very
different appearance.
I would suggest that size does not account for much with fairies, they can change their appearance at will. If people sat by the pond and watched the
dragonflies, How would people know which ones were insects and which ones were fairies?
So let's take another example. Let's use the Sumerian goddess
Ereshkigal, pictured below.
(Burney Relief. Photo courtesy British museum. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain
Dedication. No copyright.)
What is Ereshkigal?
A human girl, and an owl.
Could Ereshkigal be a similar variety of fairy to the wood nymphs? Simply just a different animal?
Ereshkigal is said to be a goddess of the underworld and passed judgement on the dead.
The association of fairies and the dead is well known. Author Joshua Cutchin had a lot to say about this in his books. I can vouch for it too.
Perhaps the gods of Sumer are actually fae, and let's not forget the greys.
edit on 28-4-2021 by NobodySpecial268 because: typo