In Cambodia and other parts of Asia some beings that are similar to faeries, as they are known in the west, are the apsaras and ghandarvas. The apsaras are sacred celestial dancers and they also make beautiful mystical music. Apsaras are female and have a supernatural beauty that most mortal men are unable to resist. In Cambodia these apsaras can be found depicted in stone carvings all over the sacred temples in Angkor Wat. Here is an example of how they appear at Angkor Wat: