The Faerie Dog (or Coin-Sith) is a mythological hound that can be found in Scotland and the Hebrides. Said to be the size of a young bull, the faerie dog has a wolf-like appearance.
The Cù-Sìth is a spectral hound from Scottish folklore that haunts the Scottish Highlands, its name essentially means Fairy Dog. The creature is said to almost be the size of a bull with dark green shaggy fur and a coiled or braided tail – a very intimidating creature to see while roaming the moors of the Highlands!
Urban fantasy often uses quasi-archaic spellings like Fay, Fae and Faerie, especially to conjure images of Fae creatures of a more archaic and scary sort, while Fairy has come to mean the children's creature or the romantic Victorian concept of the tiny winged Pixie.
Bran and Sceólang ("raven" and "survivor") are the hounds of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. The dogs are described as being mostly white, with purple haunches, a crimson tail, blue feet, and standing as tall as Fionn's shoulder. Bran is male, while Sceólang is female.
Scientifically speaking, there really isn't much evidence of fairies themselves. Mainly just the belief in fairies has been around for many years. There is talk that dogs can sense things such as spirits or fairies, that you simply don't see. This might be because dogs are very good at studying routines.
Fairies have a curious relationship to dogs. They have their own breeds, known as the cu sith in Scottish Gaelic whilst, separately from this, some supernaturals appear in dog form- primarily the black dogs and yeth hounds of English folk tradition.
In modern day, fairies have been associated with children's books, resulting in the moniker, “fairy tales,” according to Live Science. Though the belief in fairies still exists to present day, there is no concrete proof for or against the existence of fairies.
Greece. In Greek mythology, Cerberus, often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
Dogs were closely associated with Hecate in the Classical world. "In art and in literature Hecate is constantly represented as dog-shaped or as accompanied by a dog. Her approach was heralded by the howling of a dog. The dog was Hecate's regular sacrificial animal, and was often eaten in solemn sacrament."
Nodens was the Celtic god of hunting, dogs and, most commonly, healing. For this reason, he is often associated with the Classical god of healing, Asclepius.
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The Fairies came in several distinct types. The most feared and malicious were the Unseelie Court who would often attack and harass mortals without cause or reason. They consisted of Redcap, Goblins, Hags and other malicious spirits.
The word “fairy” derives from “Fair Folk” which referred to any member of the “Fae” races. As such there are exclusively male Fae, exclusively female Fae, and Fae of mixed gender, or no gender.
In Irish folklore it is spelled cú sídhe, and it also bears some resemblance to the Welsh Cŵn Annwn. The cù-sìth is thought to make its home in the clefts of rocks and to roam the moors of the Highlands. It is usually described as having a shaggy, dark green coat and being as large as a small cow.
The Faerie Dog (or Coin-Sith) is a mythological hound that can be found in Scotland and the Hebrides.
The Black Dog is the name given to a being found primarily in the folklores of the British Isles. The black dog is essentially a nocturnal apparition, often said to be associated with The Devil or a Hellhound. Its appearance was regarded as a portent of death.
Anubis is the Greek name for the god of death, mummification, afterlife, tombs, and the underworld in the ancient Egyptian religion. It is usually depicted as a dog or a man with a dog's head. Archaeologists have concluded that the animal that was revered as Anubis was an Egyptian canine, the African jackal.
Many ancient Egyptians, because of this dog-god Anubis, had a spiritual and reverent association with their dogs. It is well known that many Egyptians buried some of their dogs at Saqqara in the catacombs at Anubieion. It was common for Egyptians to consider dogs to be highly sacred animals.
The best-known dog from Norse mythology is Garm (also given as Garmr), who, according to mythologist Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 CE), guarded the gates of the afterlife realm of Hel.
THE KUON KHRYSEOS (Golden Dog) was an animal set by Rhea to guard the infant god Zeus and his nurse, the goat Amaltheia, on the island of Krete (Crete). When Zeus reached maturity he placed the dog amongst the stars as the constellation Canis Major.
Deities like Rudra, Nirriti, and Virabhadra are associated with dogs. Shiva, in his aspect as Bhairava, has a dog as a vahana (vehicle) (mentioned in the Mahabharata). Khandoba, a deity, is associated with a dog on which he rides. Dattatreya is associated with four dogs, considered to symbolise the four Vedas.
Fairies love shiny things, particularly things no one else seems to want, like old buttons, charms and paperclips. They don't however like human money. That is why they like to give it away when they collect your teeth.
They often carry off children, leaving changeling substitutes, and they also carry off adults to fairyland, which resembles pre-Christian abodes of the dead. People transported to fairyland cannot return if they eat or drink there.
Iceland is a country riddled with stories of elves (smaller, human-like creatures with pointy ears), 'hidden people' (interdimensional human-like beings, called huldufólk in Icelandic) and fairies (if you're thinking Tinkerbell, you're not far off).