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Fairy Queen. Prince Arthur and the Fairy Queen by Johann Heinrich Füssli, c. 1788. In folklore and literature, the Fairy Queen or Queen of the Fairies is a female ruler of the fairies, sometimes but not always paired with a king. Depending on the work, she may be named or unnamed; Titania and Mab are two frequently used names.
Mar 12, 2000 · Úna. The queen of the fairies, wife of King Finnbheara, and mother of seventeen sons. Úna is said to be the most beautiful of all women, with golden hair sweeping to the ground. Her residence is Cnoc Sídh Úna (Knocksheegowna in County Tipperary, a hill that once was the site of Lughnasadh activities).
The Queen of the Fairies, unable to bear punishing her any longer, recalls Iolanthe and all rejoice at the reunion. An Arcadian Landscape Strephon announces his intention to marry Phyllis – though, as she is a Ward of Chancery and therefore under the protection of the Lord Chancellor, she will need his permission to do so.
Mab, in English folklore, the queen of the fairies. Mab is a mischievous but basically benevolent figure. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, she is referred to as the fairies’ midwife, who delivers sleeping men of their innermost wishes in the form of dreams. In Michael Drayton’s mock-epic fairy poem Nymphidia (1627), she is the ...
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(Sullivan: Iolanthe). Cont. Banished Iolanthe from Fairyland for marrying a mortal, but forgives her and sends her son, Strephon, into Parliament to cause chaos among the peers.
The queen of the fairies in early English folklore and poetry is Mab, or Queen Mab, who rules over dreams. She is usually shown as a mischievous but basically kind and generous figure. In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Mab is referred to as the fairies’ midwife, who reveals people’s innermost wishes to them, in the form of ...
The King and Queen of the fairies fight over a little boy. Puck muddles up the lovers and causes havoc with a love potion. Bottom gets the ears of an ass and Titania falls in love with him.
