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Sea shanties (or chanteys) are a type of maritime work song which were sung while accompanying rhythmic manual labor aboard a ship. They were usually sung without instrumental accompaniment & had a fluid form allowing singers to adjust the length & content of the songs. 2/

Time for a thread on sea shanties! Were you one of the many people who got into sea shanties during covid (or before!)? Or are you unknowledgable about them but want to learn more? This thread will talk about their origins & characterization & give categorization & examples 1/

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In a Kashmiri fairy tale, "The Chinese Princess," a Kashmiri governor marries a Chinese princess & then falls ill. After being kind to a yogi, he & his guru decide to help the governor, & discover that his wife is actually a Lamia. They then help him defeat her. #FairyTaleTuesday

Jarilo was the Slavic god of vegetation, fertility, and Spring. He was the son of the thunder god Perun, but was stolen as a baby and raised by the god of the underworld, Veles. Jarilo returned from the underworld in Spring, bringing fertility & Spring with him. #FolkloreThursday

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The "princess and dragon" trope is a common one in fairytales & folklore. In this trope we see a brave hero who rescues a princess (or noblewoman) from either a real dragon or similar danger. This trope is commonly a feature of folktale type 300, the dragon slayer #FaustianFriday

In Greek mythology, Antheia is the Goddess of flowers, gardens, blossoms, swamps, marshes, vegetation, and human love. The island of Crete was her center of worship. She is a part of a trio of goddesses known as the Graces who were servants of Aphrodite. #MythologyMonday

In Scandinavian folklore, draugr are undead beings that were mean or greedy in their lives and continue to spread misery to the living. Originally they were thought to haunt burial mounds, but in more recent folklore they have become associated with the seas. #FaustianFriday