A genie, also spelled jinn or djinn, is a supernatural spirit or magical being from Middle Eastern, Arabic, and Islamic mythology, popularized in Western culture through Arabian Nights and Disney's Aladdin. In original Arabic folklore, jinn are invisible spirits made from smokeless fire, created by Allah before humans, capable of free will, both good and evil, living in parallel world, able to possess humans and shapeshift. They are not necessarily wish-granters in original myths. In Western popular culture, especially after 18th century translation of One Thousand and One Nights, genie became magical being trapped in lamp, bottle, or ring, forced to grant wishes to whoever frees it, usually three wishes with twists. Genies are depicted as powerful, blue or smoky, able to manipulate reality, fly, and grant almost any wish except killing, making someone love you, or raising dead in some stories. Disney's Aladdin Genie is friendly, comedic, large blue being voiced by Robin Williams. So exactly, genie is mythical spirit from Arabic folklore, originally jinn made of fire, but in pop culture, magical wish-granting spirit bound to lamp that grants wishes with moral lessons about greed and consequences.
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