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Female characters in fairy tales (8 C, 255 P) M. Male characters in fairy tales (8 C, 91 P) S. Sleeping Beauty characters (1 C, 2 P) Snow White characters (2 C, 3 P, 1 F)
Catnip - a Siamese cat actress who often portrays villains in plays and is also a trickster outside of acting. She is a Sanrio character who only appeared in Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater (1987). Cegorach - the trickster god (and one of the few survivors from their pantheon) of the Eldar in the Warhammer 40,000 setting.
Fairer-than-a-Fairy (Caumont de La Force) Fairer-than-a-Fairy (Mailly) Fairy godmother; The Falcon Pipiristi; The Fan of Patience (Pakistani fairy tale) Feather O' My Wing (Irish fairy tale) The Fire-Fairy; The Fisher-Girl and the Crab; The Flea (fairy tale) The Flower Queen's Daughter; The Forgotten Bride; The Fox Sister; Frau Holle; The Frog ...
Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, [1] is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a ...
Stock characters of fairy tales, whether culturally specific names often used for heroes and heroines, or more general roles found in fairy tales. Subcategories This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 total.
A handsome, courageous fairy tale stock character who comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress and must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell. Often charming and romantic, these characters are essentially interchangeable, serving as a foil to the heroine; in many variants, they can be viewed as a metaphor for a reward the ...
Folklore and fairy tale villains can also play a myriad of roles that can influence or propel a story forward. In fairy tales, villains can perform an influential role; for example, a witch who fought the hero and ran away, and who lets the hero follow her, is also performing the task of "guidance" and thus acting as a helper. [11]: 81
The false hero is a stock character in fairy tales, and sometimes also in ballads. The character appears near the end of a story in order to claim to be the hero or heroine and is usually of the same sex as the hero or heroine. The false hero presents some claim to the position. By testing, it is revealed that the claims are false, and the hero ...