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Indra, god of thunder and war, and Agni, god of fire and rituals, are twins, a kind of duality that appear in the Rigveda. In earlier Indian belief Indra was King of the Deva, a troublemaker much more like Zeus, while Agni represents one of the elements. #MythologyMonday

The Valkyrie ride the skies, looking for the souls of the worthy to join them in Valhalla and Folkvangr. Their queen is Freyja herself, choosing the slain for her army and Odin's, and many ate the maidens who ride with her. #FaustianFriday

🖼: W.T. Maud

Death changed Izanami, creator of the ten thousand spirits of Japan. She continued to create, her body writhing with new evil spirits tainted by death. She swears to kill more each day, and her husband swears to create more each day. #FaustianFriday

🖼: O. Kuznetsova

Hel looks like death: half of her body is alive, the other half in decay. She reigns over the vast majority of the dead in Norse cosmology, giving them respite from a life of hard work and toil or misfortune; but she holds resentment in her heart. #FaustianFriday

🖼: IrenHorrors

The Hiyoribō (日和坊) is an obscure weather yōkai of Ibaraki Prefecture, wandering the mountains and rarely seen. He brings good weather, and is said to resemble a little Buddhist monk. If you can find him, he may yet bless you with sunshine. #FolkloreThursday

🖼: M. Meyer

In Penobscot and Abenaki lore the Pamola is the Snow Bird, large enough to carry off a moose (and has a moose head) bring deadly snowstorms. It lives on mountains in Maine and the surrounding areas, and no soul should climb those peaks in winter. #FolkloreThursday

🖼: S. Centore

Though Ceridwen is called a white witch she is prone to very human reactions, seeking revenge on Gwydion for accidentally ingesting the only drop of her magic brew to help her son. After consuming Gwydion, she gave rebirth to him as Taliesin. #FairyTaleTuesday

🖼: Y. Leitch

Witches in Japan are most commonly accused of utilizing foxes to do their bidding. Of these the most common category is the tsukimono-suji, who come from hereditary lines that work with foxes. These can help or harm others, and families are wealthy. #FairyTaleTuesday

🖼: J. Todd

Watching the #virgingalatic flight, Richard Branson is giddy af, I assume for the fact he survived as for the fact he did it. Congrats!

So when do I get to go up top?

Talkies continued this trend and gothic horror remained in the public imagination, evolving with works like Gormenghast, the Universal Horror films, and countless horror comics: but the black and white of the pre-Technicolor age left its mark