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According to Celtic legend, the púca is a shapeshifter that can take on a human or animal form. As a human, it will often have animal features, such as ears, horns, or a tail. It is capable of both good and evil.

#WyrdWednesday

Running Eagle (Pi'tamaka) was a female Blackfoot war chief. She led several successful invasions against the Crow. On a Vision Quest, she claimed the Sun had told her she could only keep her warrior skills if she never slept with a man, to which she complied.

#fairytaletuesday

In 12th c England, a maiden was accused of #witchcraft by Joshua Linnet. He bound her up & threw her in Blakemere Pool. The woman turned into a #mermaid & vowed revenge. Linnet's corpse was later found floating in Blakemere Pool, shredded by her sharp claws.

#FairyTaleTuesday

"And we fairies, that do run
By the triple Hecate's team,
From the presence of the sun,
Following darkness like a dream."

- A Midsummer Night's Dream 5:1

#SummerSolstice #Shakespeare #FairyTaleTuesday

According to #medieval #Folklore, a woman who could not choose between two lovers should make a powder of marigold, marjoram & thyme, then rub it on her body while chanting a prayer to Saint Luke. The man she dreamed of was meant to be her husband.

#FolkloreThursday #Flowers

In Korean #mythology, when a fox lives to be one thousand years old, it becomes a gumiho. This spirit appears as a beautiful woman with 9 tails and fox ears. But beware! The gumiho will seduce a man, then eat his heart & liver.

#FairytaleTuesday #Folklore

In Baltic #mythology, Ragana is a #witch who rarely walks anywhere, but instead transforms herself into a crow and flies. She is the ruler of night, winter, birth, death, fertility and menopause, which begins with the touch of her red wand.

#FairyTaleTuesday #witches #birds

After Queen Guinevere had an adulterous affair with Lancelot, she was condemned to burn to death. Lancelot saved her from the fire.

#FairyTaleTuesday #ValentinesDay #love

"Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time."
-- #Beatles

Greek #mythology described it as "theia mania" (madness from the gods) caused when Eros shot his arrow into the heart of a mortal.

#FairyTaleTuesday #ValentinesDay #love

In "The Emperor's New Clothes" people were under the curse of pride. Two con artists claimed to clothe the Emperor in garments "so rare only superior beings could see them". No one except a young child dared admit the Emperor was actually naked.

#FairyTaleTuesday #Folklore