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"Sergeant Molly Pitcher" aka Mary Hays followed her husband to the Continental Army like many women. At the Battle of Monmouth her husband collapsed from exhaustion (despite myth that he died) and she took his place loading cannons, earning an honorary position. #FourthofJuly

Tales sometimes portray Bilquis, the Queen of Sheba, as a bad influence, a dark foreign queen who influences Solomon negatively: but read the tales. She grows too. She finds love in her soul, and replaces material pleasure with devotion. #FaustianFriday

🖼: MoishPain

Daji was not officially queen but she acted like one, ordering her subjects to do bizarre and outlandish things for her amusement. To deny her whims or fail was death for you and your loved ones, and for that reason, she was hunted down and killed. #FaustianFriday

🖼: QCreator

Those who make a deal with the Devil I Dominica gain a bacá, not quite a familiar but more like an observer and reminder of Satan's presence. Sometimes they are a dog with hellfire in their eyes, or maybe chicken that feeds on travelers' souls. #FolkloreThursday

🖼: A. Smith

The Four Symbols are the guardians of the four cardinal directions and masters of the major constellations in China. Each is represented by an animal: Black Tortoise-Snake of North, Azure Dragon of East, White Tiger of West, and Vermilion Bird of South. #WyrdWednesday

In the ancient pine forests on thr Caribbean isle of Andros, tread carefully: Chickcharney live here. Trickster spirits that resemble owls with fingers, toes, and a prehensile tail, if you treat them kindly, they bless you with good luck. If not? Run faster. #FairyTaleTuesday

Eagles hold a high esteem in Mongolian culture in part because of Chinnghis Khan's pet eagle, Garid. The hunting bird was his constant companion and thus his descendants revere the eagles; in Mongolian wrestling, garid is a title given to victors in recent years #FairyTaleTuesday

Journey to the West is the first fantasy adventure novel, featuring semi-historical Tang Sanzang and his "disciples," including Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, taking Buddhist sutra from a decadent Tang China to Vulture Peak in India, and facing countless evils. #MythologyMonday

Voyage-prone Sinbad had a habit of finding trouble on the seas, troubles that made him rich beyond compare. Yet each time he would lose it and have to go on a new voyage: meeting giants, massive birds, cannibals, jinni, and more. #MythologyMonday

🖼: C. Folkard

Inti, God of Creation (but not the Creator), was central to the holy city of Cusco, and thus the whole Incan Empire. Represented by a solar disc, the sun god survives in the symbols of many Andean nations and cities, and continues to illuminate to this day. #FolkloreThursday