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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
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
Spent far too much time on this, also did it in picsart on my phone lol https://t.co/ZtpeoLBEJ5
The number one thing keeping me from being a furry is the aesthetic. If it was like Beatrix Potter illustrations I'd be so into it