Wraith vs Sidhe - What's the difference?

wraith | sidhe |

As nouns the difference between wraith and sidhe

is that wraith is a ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death while sidhe is .

wraith

English

Noun

(en noun)

A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death.

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Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* wraithish * wraithful * wraithlike

sidhe

English

(wikipedia Sidhe)

Proper noun

(head)

Mythical hills of Irish and Scottish folklore, home of the sidhe race; fairyland, faerie.

* 1906 , , Columcille: The Friend of the Angels of God,

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.

Alternative capitalization of sidhe.

* 1914 , ,

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.

* 2001 , , Spirits White as Lightning , page not numbered,

“‘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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