Corvus corax ホタルさんのイラストまとめ

@avalonbalcony 🤣

Mister Newt & his underwater friends 💚🐾 #SwampSunday

🎨 Illustration by Margaret Tarrant

Artemis / Diana 🏹🖤

Artemis, Greek Goddess of wild animals, the hunt, Moon and childbirth. She was identified by the Romans with Diana.

“Artemis of the wilderness, the lady of wild beasts.”
– Homer, Iliad
#FaustianFriday

🎨 Diana the Huntress by Guillaume Seignac

Maruxinhos are small in size and wear red clothes and hat ❤️, even so apparently inoffensive to humans they are described as highly tricksy.
The Portuguese Maruxinhos or Trasgos are part of the North of the country Folklore, specially Trás-os-Montes and Douro. #FaustianFriday

🌿Thyme🌿

In Medieval times, the scent of this plant was associated with bravery. Thyme was also linked with Fairies, that supposedly adored thyme. So, bring thyme to your house: great scent, inspires courage and attracts Fairies 😈! #FolkloreThursday
🎨Illustration C.M. Barker

🌿Honeysuckle🌿

It was once believed that if this plant grew around a home’s entrance or garden, it would bring good luck and protection from evil. It was also regarded as a symbol of fidelity and affection 😊. #SuperstitionSat

🎨Illustration by Cicely Mary Barker/Walter Crane

May Day ~ Beltane 🔥🌿Fom the Winter to the Summer season

The collection of flowers as an important custom: flowers picked before dawn on May Day (or before dusk on May Eve) were believed to bring good luck and protection. #SuperstitionSat

🎨 Windflowers 1903 by J.W. Waterhouse

The Raven played many roles in different mythologies (Norse, Celtic, Greek...), throughout the ages. This black-feathered bird was seen as a messenger between the worlds, capable of balancing Light and Dark, Life and Death 🖤.
#FairyTaleTuesday

🖼️ Raven Study by Michael Pape ©

Lavandeiras are beings from Galician Folklore, which also appear in the North of Portugal. They ask for help to twist their towels stained with blood, if help is denied, for fear or lack of solidarity, the outcome could be death. Seeing them isn't a good omen... #FaustianFriday

"There were three ravens sat on a tree,
Downe a downe, hay downe, a downe,
They were as black as they might be."
"The Three Ravens" ballad

In a Scots ballad called "Twa Corbies", the Knight's luck is a little different 😈#FairyTaleTuesday

🖼️ "The Twa Corbies" by Arthur Rackham