We all have spent our childhoods listening to stories of beautiful angels, who looked upon us as messengers of god, fantastic man-animal hybrids like vampires,centaurs, Minotaur, mystic creatures like phoenixes and unicorns and other humanoid creatures such as goblins and leprechauns. So what is the truth behind these stories? Were there actually such creatures whose stories man has handed down his generation or were they mere figments of man's imagination? My friend Apratim Das helps me peer into the past. In this chapter we will delve into the truth behind fairy tales..
FAIRY TALES
The fairy tales were the most amazing stories told and heard around the world, these stories are most famous in children. Now the tales are in many shapes like some tales are based on Legends, some tales are based on deceptions and some tales are based on truth.
Now in fairy tales some tales are based on true fairies which were once existed but not exactly mentioned in tales on magical creatures. For example: Angels
Angels are said to be messengers of God from Heaven according to Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of מלאך (mal'akh) in theHebrew Bible (Tanakh); a similar term, ملائكة (Malāīkah), is used in the Qur'an. Now there are different names given to the angels in different religions which matter in fact based on both deception and truth.
The Angels are known for there holiness and kind hearted among the magical creatures send by the God to help the weak and innocent one, which shows the roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God's tasks.
Angels in theology , including both specific angels (e.g. Gabriel) and types of angels (e.g. Seraphim).
- In many children story book and in bibles there is a common angel mentioned
known as Gabriel also known known as "ARCHANGEL GABRIEL:MESSENGER OF GOD" (Saint Gabriel Archangel, Angel Gabriel).
The Archangel Gabriel is the exalted Messenger of God, whose name means "The Strength of God" and whose deeds are recorded in the Jewish scriptures, where the spirit aided the Prophet Daniel in the interpretation of his dream-visions. Although an important Jewish angel. In the Christian Bible, it is Gabriel who brings important news to Zachary and the Virgin Mary concerning their children-to-be, and many Christians believe that at the Last Judgement Gabriel will blow a sacred trumpet horn. Furthermore, according to Muslims, Gabriel dictated the Koran to Mohammed over a period of 23 years and also accompanied the Prophet on his Night Journey.
- Now in another word Angel were also called Fairy. Fairies are infect based on truth. In many Science Fiction and Fantasy movies, Fairies has been showed in their original and correct form as mention to books and real evidence. These fairies ere specially found in Furoin Creatures for example "Tooth Fairies".
But the deception is these tooth fairies are small angels who takes away the fallen teeth of small children and keeps a gold coin in stead of the teeth and the truth behind the deception is that these tooth fairies are carnivals lived in the middle of 2nd to 5th century habitant of dark forests in all over the world, they used to live in swarm like bees, very aggressive in nature as they have very destructive nature, they specially feed on teeth first for their interest in calcium hence they are known as Tooth Fairy.
- Fairy Tales also includes mythical and paranormal creatures too. There was a Mythical creature known as "The Legend Of The Gryphon creature" which was a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle which was also called as Hippogriff .
As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin was also thought of as king of the creatures. Griffins are known for guarding treasure and priceless possessions.
- There also Mythical creatures mention in magical tales:
One of the best known mammals in Greek mythology. It was said that this mammal was the best served by the Hercules son of zeus & son of Poseidon. White Horse with big white powerful wings. This horse was once existed in ancient times of Hercules but because of Man's brutal and ruthless nature this horse was disappeared.
(B) Unicorn :
The unicorn is a legendary animal commonly portrayed as a white horse with a goat's beard and a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. It was this mammal once existed and to be the most purest creature among all mythical and Fairy tales creatures. This Horse was first mentioned in the ancient Greeks, it became the most important imaginary animal of the middle ages and Renaissancewhen it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace. There are still some evidence of this creature can be found as it still exists in reality and in children stories. Unicorn's blood is said to be as liquid silver as like cure to those who are inch of death.
(C) Phoenix :
A phoenix is a pure mythological creature. A bird which has colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet. This bird were looked the same as it has been mention in Tales. This bird said to be immortal as it has a life-cycle of 500 to 1000 years, once the bird dies it re-borns form its own ashes. A phoenix bird was said to have great healing cure in its eye tears and has the capacity to carry twice of its own weight. It was also said that the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of its old self in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis.
(D) Faun :
The faun is a half human - half goat, manifestation of forest and animal spirits which would help or hinder humans at whim. Romans believed fauns inspired fear in men traveling in lonely, remote or wild places. They were also capable of guiding humans in need as it was quite a deception, but the truth is that fauns were sexually hungry creatures, always in a mood to have sexual relation to human women. but they used to be very powerful soldiers in war of very ancient times. (Picture 7: Faun)
(E) Centaurs :
The most common theory holds that Centaurs came from the first reaction of a non-riding culture, as in the Minoan Aegean world, to nomads who were mounted on horses. The theory suggests that such riders would appear as half-man and half horse. They have come to live North of Settlestone and West of the Dwarven Citadel. These are a peaceful people but will fight when cornered. In children stories this creature is a good and peace loving creature and also they were proud warriors. And they fight in the land to support the Gods.
The Minotaur, the Greeks
(10) Goblin :
A goblin is a legendary evil or mischievous illiterate creature, described as a grotesquely evil or evil-like phantom. In some cases they were described as small little creature of constantly annoying behaviour which are somewhat related to the brownie and gnome. they usually looked as depicted as small sometimes they were described as the size of dwarfs. They often belong as magical creatures because they possess various magical abilities. temperaments and appearances depending on the story and country of origin. They are originated in Hinduism religion and mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana as servants and attendants of God Hara-Bhava, lord of the sub-region, Vitala, one of the seven sub-regions of Patala. Goblins were also known as treasure watcher. (Picture 10: Goblin)
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