What are moon fairies?

What are moon fairies?

When they arrive on the moon, they discover a race of beings called the Selenites, insectoid beings that look quite like Unseelie fey. The astronomers escape and return, but they bring a Selenite captive with them—moon fairies on earth.

What does a fairy symbolize?

Fairies are often associated with plants and springtime, depicted as pure figures who possess magical powers. Fairies in these myths may be of the more cartoonish variety and signify simply love, magic and springtime, but most signify things like death, sexual depravity, abduction and general immorality.

What is the name of the fairy living in the moon?

goddess Chang’e

Why is the rabbit on the moon?

When the other animals teased the rabbit, he offered himself as a meal and hopped onto the old man’s fire. Deeply touched, the old man — who turned out to be a god — gave the rabbit immortal life by placing him on the moon.

Is Oshun a ISIS?

Oshun is the Mother of the African sweet or fresh waters. Like Egyptian Isis and later Greek Diana, Osun is the goddess of love and is widely beloved. She is known for healing the sick, cheering the sad, bringing music, song and dance, as well as bringing fertility and prosperity.

What are the 7 Orishas?

Another common initiation is the intitiation into the Seven African Powers (Elegua, Obatala, Oggun, Chango, Yemaya, Oshun, and Orunmilla). Devotees from Cuba often replace Orunmilla with Babalu-Aye. The Seven African Powers are consecrated into one eleke.

What Orisha day is Friday?

Calendar terminologies

ȮSĖ in Yoruba calendar	Day in Gregorian calendar
Ọjọ́-Ìṣégun	Tuesday
Ọjọ́-rú	Wednesday
O̩jọ́-Bò	Thursday
O̩jó̩-Ẹtì	Friday

What is elegua used for?

Elegua (Yoruba: Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára, also spelled Eleggua; known as Eleguá in Latin America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands) is an Orisha, a deity of roads in the religions of Santeria (Santería), Umbanda, Quimbanda, and Candomblé.