How many types of fairies are there?

Merpeople: a type of water fairy seen worldwide. Commonly called mermaids or mermen and are half human-half fish creatures who reside in the oceans and seas throughout the world. Appear to be very beautiful creatures, both the men and the women. read more

Truth be told there are hundreds, if not thousands of different types of fairies. A number of reference works have attempted the thankless task of cataloguing different fairy types, but it is, make no mistake, hopeless. read more

Nymphs: a type of fairy from Greece, said to be very seductive and are more of a classification of fairies. There are wood nymphs, water nymphs, tree nymphs, grove nymphs, etc. Have a reputation for being obsessed with sex, hence the term for someone addicted to sexual activity - nymphomaniac. read more

Common Types of Fairies Below, we’ve listed some of the more common types of fairies that people are likely to encounter but this is by no means an all inclusive list. Most of the residents of the fairy realm will fall into one of three categories, neutral fairies, the Seelie, and the Unseelie. read more