List of folk tale fairies, please?

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Who has not heard of Tinkerbell, the "spritely" little fairy from the movie Peter Pan? Literally one of the quietest fairies of them all, she is also the most famous of them all. Thoughts of Tinkerbell conjure up images of magical fairy dust accompanied by the magical sound of tinkling bells. Her penchant for getting herself into trouble is legendary.

Tinkerbell – Perhaps the most recognized fairy, created by James M. Barrie, she is the jealous fairy that glowed brightest for Peter Pan. She was called Tinker Bell because she mended the pots and kettles (a tinker is a tin worker). Her magic wand led Peter Pan through the ins and outs of Never Never Land. She has very naughty streak like wanting to pull hair, pinching savagely and using offensive language, so beware, as she can cast off all disguise of friendship.

Walt Disney, the creator of Tinkerbell was a man of magic; so much so one wonders if he himself wasn't some kind of fairy disguised in mortal wrappings. His movie "Peter Pan", based on the story of the boy that never grew up just wouldn't be the same without this precocious tiny little fairy with all the big personality. Tinkerbell may not be a historical fairy, but she sure is a famous one. She is the one all little girls look for when they are in need of some of that magical fairy dust.

The Queen of Fairies: Titania

Titania, the Queen of the Fairies, was created in the mind of William Shakespeare. As Queen of the Fey in his work A Midsummer Night's Dream, she was beautiful, powerful, jealous and cunning. Shakespeare "birthed" Titania after reading a book about the Titans, brothers and sisters of the Greek god, Zeus.

Since her first appearance, Titania has become the symbol for women everywhere who love to have a good quarrel with their husbands. Titania isn't just known for her role in Shakespeare's work, she has also made debuts in the American animated television show "Gargoyles" and the motion picture, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", with none less than the gorgeous Michelle Pfeiffer playing Titania.

An Irish Legend: Aoibheal

In Irish legend, fairies are as old as the land itself. Children of the goddess Diana or the Tuatha di Daanan, they are the very breath and life of the Emerald Isle. Fairies are rumored to live among the people within hills known as Fairy Mounds. Every mound or kingdom has a king and a queen. One particular mound north of Munster is ruled by the beautiful and famous Queen Aoibheal (pronounced Ah'veel). As legend goes, Aoibheal foreknew the outcome of a vicious battle at Clontarf and tried to warn her people about it.

In more popular media, Queen Aoibheal is a key character in the Highlander series of books by author Karen Marie Moning. Here, she is depicted as a beautiful, ancient, powerful and vain queen that does all she can to uphold the treaty between the races; mortal man and immortal fey. Although she has a king, she would rather dally with her super hunky jester, Adam Black.

PUCK– From Shakespeare’s “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, this mischievous imp of English folklore is also known as Robin Goodfellow. Puck shows up as a silent figure in Clayton Emery's 1988 novel “Tales of Robin Hood”, now retitled “The Beasts of Sherwood”. And, in Parke Godwin's “Sherwood”, Robin takes his name from the forest sprite. His mother even calls him Puck-Robin. (The Irish call him Pooka, the Welch call him Pwca). One of Uranus’ many moons is named Puck.

OBERON– Best known as a character in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, he is the Fairy King who lives in a wood full of strange and magickal things. He is deformed; only three feet tall with a crooked shoulder, but with a face so handsome no mortal man could remain unmoved by his beauty. Oberon will speak to anyone who comes to his woods, but anyone to whom he speaks is lost forever. Those who remain silent and won’t speak, are beset by terrible storms. Oberon is said to be the son of Julius Ceasar and the Lady of the Secret Isle.

ARIEL - From Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, Ariel is bound to serve the magician Prospero, who rescued him from the tree in which he was imprisoned by Sycorax, the witch who previously inhabited the island.

6. The Fairy Godmother – there are over 1500 versions of the Cinderella -type “fairy godmother”.

Sugar Plum Fairies - Very rarely seen, and then only at dawn, these fairies were the inspiration for Peter Tchaikovsky and his “Nutcracker Suite”. The best time to see these fairies is early spring at blossom time and at harvest time, for they enjoy the sweet ripe fruit.

FLORA, FAUNA and MERRYWEATHER – the three good fairies of “Sleeping Beauty” fame.

MALEFICENT – the evil fairy from “Sleeping Beauty”, who creates the spinning wheel on which the princess, Aurora, pricks her finger.

12. The Tooth Fairy – An example of American mythology, this fairy leaves a gift (often, money) in exchange for a baby tooth left under their pillow while the child sleeps. While originating in th