A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore. fairy (faery, faerie or faërie) may also refer to: Tradition and mythology Fairyland The Faerie faith, a neopagan tradition The Fairy Flag, a Scottish heirloom Feri Tradition, a neopagan tradition Animals and plants Calypso (plant) or fairy slipper, a species of orchid Fairy hummingbirds, in the genus Heliothryx Fairy tern, a bird Fairyfly, a wasp Little penguin, formerly known as "fairy penguin" Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities Fairy (Artemis Fowl), from the series Artemis Fowl Faerie (DC Comics), comic book fictional place The Shobijin, the little sisters, or the name of the moth they ride in Mothra Music The Fairies, translation of Die Feen, opera by Richard Wagner The Fairies (British band), a 1960s British R&B band Fairies (Japanese group), a Japanese girl group Fairies (album), 2014 Other uses in entertainment Faeries (1999 film), a 1999 animated film Faeries (1981 film), a 1981 animated special Faeries (anthology), an anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories Fairy chess piece, an unorthodox piece in a chess variant The Fairies (TV series), an Australian live-action children's television series Faeries (book) Homosexual context Fairy (gay slang), a slang term for gay men Radical Faeries, an organization composed mostly of gay men Other uses Fairy (brand), a detergent brand owned by Procter and Gamble Fairy (steamboat), a small wooden sidewheel-driven steamship Fairy, Texas, an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Texas Fairy, codename of Special Operations Executive Agent Yvonne Cormeau (1909-1997) See also Fairey (disambiguation) Fairy tale (disambiguation) Fairyland (disambiguation) Ferry (disambiguation) Fay (disambiguation) Fey (disambiguation) List of beings referred to as fairies