//=time() ?>
I am the Queen of Elphame. My domain is the #Fairy Hill. I protect the healing crystals of the earth. Each day I am awakened by harp music.
#FaustianFriday #Folklore https://t.co/k6nwSyOkyX
I start my quest at the Dark Mirror of Duplicity. I travel through the looking glass, to the land of Deception and Damnation. I face Mendacium the Deceiver. I bring back the Book of Truth to liberate those with Eyes to See and Ears to Hear.
#FaustianFriday #Folklore https://t.co/yRHP0WGQtT
I am Bibliophilla, Giantess of the Library. I dwell in the Bodleian where I protect ancient books. My would-be slayer is censorship.
#FaustianFriday #book #Reading https://t.co/K7DdVmv1FU
The Porte des Morts, or "Door of the Dead" is a turbulent strait in #Lake Michigan near Door County, Wisconsin. It has been the home of 24 ship wrecks and a battle in which 600 Potawatomi warriors were thrown up against the rocks and killed during a storm.
#FaustianFriday
Slavic #fairytales are steeped in dark #myth, wild legends, #witchcraft and sorcery. To the Slavs they were more than entertainment; they were a way of life, providing a bond of the community’s values, beliefs and traditions.
#FairyTaleTuesday #Russia #Ukraine #Romania
#Mermaids have gifts of prophecy and the ability to grant wishes. In "The Mermaid, The Ring and The Wish", a young fisherman is rejected by his crush and, in shame, runs away to a desert island. There a mermaid helps him find true love.
#FairyTaleTuesday #fairytale
In Arthurian legends, Morgan Le Fey is both a #Fairy and a #witch, able to shape-shift, cast spells, fly with wings and perform healing.
#FairyTaleTuesday #KingArthur #mythology @EnchantedEzine
In Slavic #mythology, the Domovoy is a spirit that lives within the hearth, protecting the humans and pets of the household. Although invisible, it reveals itself in noises and footsteps. If a #cat gets restless during the night, he is playing with the domovoy. #mythologymonday
In #Polish #Folklore, the Wawel #Dragon terrorized Krakow during the reign of King Krakus. He demanded meals of live cattle, thus depleting farms. Krakus' sons tricked him by feeding him calf skins stuffed with smoldering sulfur, which caused his fiery death.
#FairyTaleTuesday
The splintercat is a legendary flying #cat of the Pacific Northwest. It soars through the air at night, bumping into trees and splintering them. The cat is fond of honey and often attacks bee hives within the trees
#FolkloreThursday #folklore #CatsOfTwitter