What is the difference between sidhe and banshee?
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Mythical hills of Irish and Scottish folklore, home of the sidhe race; fairyland, faerie.
* 1906 , , Columcille: The Friend of the Angels of God,
Alternative capitalization of sidhe.
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* 2001 , , Spirits White as Lightning ,
In Irish folklore, a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
(derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman.
* 1936 , , Steps Going Down , page 15:
Banshee is a related term of sidhe.
Sidhe is a see also of banshee.
As nouns the difference between sidhe and banshee
is that sidhe is supernatural creatures of irish and scottish folklore, who live in sidhe; fairies while banshee is in irish folklore, a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.sidhe
English
(wikipedia Sidhe)Proper noun
(head)- Even Nera from the Sidhe could not do it; he is not made much of now; our learned one is not the light of our life now he is hidden away from us.
- Their reign has never ceased, but only waned in power a little, for the Sidhe still pass in every wind, and dance and play at hurley, and fight their sudden battles in every hollow and on every hill; but they cannot build their temples again till there have been martyrdoms and victories, and perhaps even that long-foretold battle in the Valley of the Black Pig.
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- “‘Fun,’” Ria echoed. “You want to invite me to one of the Sidhe ’s High Holy Days—me —and you think it'll be 'fun'?”
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* * * English proper nounsbanshee
English
(wikipedia banshee)Noun
(en noun)- Where's this old banshee that runs the place?
