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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Leanan sídhe is based on the Celtic fairy that had vampiric tendencies. These fairies choose human lovers who live short but inspired lives. The name is based on the Gaelic terms for a lover, sweetheart, or concubine and the mounds where the fairies lived.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Leanan_sídhe|Wikipedia page of Leanan sídhe]]</ref> | * Leanan sídhe is based on the Celtic fairy that had vampiric tendencies. These fairies choose human lovers who live short but inspired lives. The name is based on the Gaelic terms for a lover, sweetheart, or concubine and the mounds where the fairies lived.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Leanan_sídhe|Wikipedia page of Leanan sídhe]]</ref> | ||
** [[Wikipedia:Aos_Sí|Sith]] (alternate spellings are Sídhe and Sí depending on region) is a name attached to creatures that were often associated with the supernatural. It can be loosely understood to mean "fairy" but it is more closely translated to "of the mound" as the "sidhe" were the name of the mounds that dot Irish landscape and were often believed to be the the entry way to a different world. | |||
*** Leannan Sidhe's name could be loosely translated to "Fairy Lover"; in a similar manner to {{Transient icon|Cait Sith}} (Fairy Cat) and {{Transient icon|Cu Sith}} (Fairy Lover). | |||
** Her overall theme of music and her ability to draw out the talents of the ones she fell for is based on the idea that these fairies were muses who exchanged inspiration for love and devotion, though it often leads to madness and death of the artist. | ** Her overall theme of music and her ability to draw out the talents of the ones she fell for is based on the idea that these fairies were muses who exchanged inspiration for love and devotion, though it often leads to madness and death of the artist. | ||
* Her charge skill "My Lagan Love" is in reference to a traditional Irish song of the same name which uses Leanan sidhe as a metaphor for all-consuming love.<ref>[[Wikipedia:My_Lagan_Love|Wikipedia page of the song My Lagan Love]]</ref> | * Her charge skill "My Lagan Love" is in reference to a traditional Irish song of the same name which uses Leanan sidhe as a metaphor for all-consuming love.<ref>[[Wikipedia:My_Lagan_Love|Wikipedia page of the song My Lagan Love]]</ref> | ||