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In Inuit mythology an Ijiraq is a shape-shifting creature that is said to kidnap children, hide them away and abandon them. The inuksugaq (or inukshuk) landmarks allow these children to find their way back if they can convince the Ijiraq to let them go. #MythologyMonday

The Hecatoncheires was the collective name given to three monsters(Briareus, Cottus,and Gyges)who were the children of Gaia and Uranus. They were not only known for their frightful enormity,but also for their ghastly arrangement of hundred arms and fifty heads.
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In Finland the jackdaws who lived in the church towers were seen as the omens of death. If the bird landed on roof of the house, it meant that somebody living in the house would die. #FaustianFriday

Mary Mary quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells
And pretty maids all in a row.
#FairyTaleTuesday

Athanasius Kircher, depiction of the “fire canals,” or volcanic system, of a subterranean world (1665).
#WyrdWednesday

The Tlingit believe that some otters are actually shape-shifters that look like men. These creatures have an evil purpose - to trap their victims souls and prevent them from reincarnating.These shape-shifting otters are called "Kushtaka" or "Kooshdakhaa." #FairyTaleTuesday

Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree (Craobh-Oir agus Craobh-Airgid): a Gaelic tale from Scotland. A king had a wife, Silver-Tree, and a daughter, Gold-Tree. One day they walked by a pond, and Silver-Tree asked a trout if she were the most beautiful queen in the world.
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Snaefrid: Norway. Snaefrid, or snow-fair, was the wife of King Harald. When she died, she remained as rosy and beautiful as she had been in life. The king believed she would come back to life and sat by her bier for three years. #FairyTaleTuesday

The tale “Lasair Gheug, the King of Ireland’s Daughter” is a version of the international wonder tale most commonly known as “Snow White,” but it contains many elements which identify it as specific to Gaelic Scotland. #FairyTaleTuesday

Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella.

I reckon ye heard o' Cinderella, but lemme tell you a story 'bout a sweet li'l thing named Rose? Set in the Appalachian Mountains and told in a lilting dialect that just begs to be read aloud.
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