The term Aes Sidhe refers to the "people" or "folk," and literally translates as the "people of the hills." It was a name that was given to the ancient Irish Gods who dwelled within the hollow hills. Another name by which they were referred were the Aes Dana - but this was used ore specifically to refer to a learned class within the Aes Sidhe who excelled within their art or craft. These would have included poets, judges, leeches (doctors), smiths, and wood-workers. The Aes Sidhe was also a term which was used to refer to the Wild Hunt in Ireland. A similarity can be found between both the phonetics and societal placement of the Aes Sidhe in Ireland and the Aesir of the Northern Europeans.

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Ellis, Peter Brresford. A Dictionary of Irish Mythology. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1987). Page 23.