Alexandra Beaumont 🌿folklore fantasy & the gothicさんのイラストまとめ

As punishment for being rebellious, Prometheus was sentenced with eternal torment by Zeus. He was bound to a rock by chains and visited each day by an eagle who fed off his liver.

#MythologyMonday #WritingCommunity

Some Selkies draw their roots to Irish/Scottish folklore while some say it came from the Norse & Celtic mythology. They are said to be half-human and half seal.

They can shed their seal skin and transform into humans. They also sing beautifully in the water.

#FolkloreThursday

In English folklore passing by a marsh on a misty evening means risking an encounter with Jenny Greenteeth, a sharp-toothed crone-like creature who pulls unwary wanderers into the depths and devours them.

#SwampSunday #amwritingfantasy
#FolkloreSunday #writing #ttrpg

Some Selkies draw their roots to Irish/Scottish folklore while some say it came from the Norse & Celtic mythology. They are said to be half-human and half seal.

They can shed their seal skin and transform into humans. They also sing beautifully in the water.

#MythologyMonday

The Scottish ban nigheachain (little washerwoman), also known as Bean Nighe, is said to be seen washing the clothes in rivers and brooks of those doomed to die. She is a bad omen for any who see her on their travels.

#FairyTaleTuesday #ttrpg #GothicAdvent #gothic #sff #Folklore

The Ijiraq in Inuit lore is said to be the spirit of folks who wandered too far into the frozen wastes and got caught between life and death. They’re said to be a shape-shifters who cause delusions, but can never disguise their blood-red eyes.1/2
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Merrow in Irish folklore are similar to mermaids, seducing their prey into following them into the sea with their song.

A Cohuleen druith is a magic hat that Merrow wear so they can dive beneath the waves, without it they lose their power to return to the water.

#FaustianFriday

Skadi: Norse goddess of winter and hunting. She is strong and longs for mountains, saying:

Sleep I could not
on the sea beds
for the screeching of the bird.
That gull wakes me
when from the wide sea
he comes each morning.

#FolkloreThursday #poetrylovers #poem #WritingCommunity

Cerridwen, goddess of rebirth, transformation and wisdom. She is said to be a shapeshifter, and transformed into many animals to chase down the thief of a potion imbued with her powers.

She turned into a chicken and ate the thief, who had turned into a seed.

#FolkloreThursday

Yeh-Shen is one of the world’s first Cinderella stories. Written in the 9th century, it follows the story of a girl with a magical goldfish. The fish helps Yeh-Shen go to the festival despite her evil stepmother. She loses her slipper & marries the King.

#FairyTaleTuesday #book