TalesFromTheEnchantedForest Podcastさんのイラストまとめ

A recent favourite of ours is East of the Sun and West of the Moon. A Norwegian fairy tale that starts like Beauty and the Beast but then becomes an epic quest to save the prince from long nosed false bride
#FairyTaleTuesday #animalbridegroom #savetheprince #quest
🖼Shannon Lamie

Zeus from Grecian Mythology was the sky and thunder god. As such he was able to throw lightning bolts at his enemies. But we all know his real powers were angering Hera and being an all-round jerk.
#MythologyMonday #thunder #Zeus #GreekMythology
🖼 Gianluca Rolli

Having Bridesmaids in matching dresses comes from the superstition that a bride may be taken away by evil spirits/ scorned lovers on her wedding day. Having ten bridesmaids in similar attire would trick the ill-intended until the vows were over! #SuperstitionSat
🖼️ Both Anonymous

There are also so many visually stunning picture books, including this one by @MercerMayer who is the illustrator of the LittleCritters books that we loved growing up! Interestingly, if our protagonist had just gone to bed, the quest would not have happened! #Folklore #booktwt

@JRRDunlop One of the most iconic versions of the kappa in modern media, is Kapp’n from the Animal Crossing series. Kapp’n ferries players across the sea in his boat while serenading them with his songs.
#FairyTaleTuesday #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch
🖼@FinniChang

As a punishment, or as a way to return her to the otherworld, the sea diety, Manannán MacLir, had his minstrel play a song to lull her to sleep and then sent an enchanted wave to bring her back into the ocean from Cork. In some stories, she drowns. #FolkloreThursday
🖼️ Sven Bybee

Disney's #Encanto has some whimsically fantastic concept art! Here are some of our favourite scenes from the art book now available online! You can see the amount of time, love and care the entire Encanto team put into the little details! #WeDontTalkAboutBruno

Similar stories to this Afghan tale include the Nordic 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon,' and 'Beauty and the Beast.' #storytelling at its core is a fundamental part of all cultures & it's interesting to see the diversity! Happy #storytimethreads!
🖼 James Rattray

...her portrait for not being pretty enough. Eventually, she volunteered to travel north and marry the Chanyu (Supreme leader) of the Xiongnu Empire, Huhanye, in lieu of a Princess. Only when she was brought to court was her true beauty revealed...
🖼️Yu Yige
#MythologyMonday

Wang Zhaojun is one of the four beauties of ancient China. She was selected to be a concubine for Emperor Yuan but refused to bribe the portrait painter to enhance her looks so he altered her appearance to add warts. The Emperor dismissed...
🖼️ Unknown
#mythologymonday