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Tengu are wrathful, tengu are wise: these Buddhist-infused yōkai are the bird-men of the mountains, sometimes appearing as long-nosed men, others as full raptors. They can curse families for generations or offer enlightenment-granting wisdom. #WyrdWednesday

🖼: K. Kyosai

Baldr was trapped in Hel because one soul chose not to weep for him: Loki, disguised as a crone. Yet he will escape, once Hel is emptied for battle at Ragnarok: he will gather the surviving gods and humans and rebuild the worlds. #LegendaryWednesday

🖼: residentsmooth

To ward off evil on the summer solstice, wear garlands of flowers to prevent evil spirits from overtaking you, and especially St. John's wort. Adapted to Christianity, this superstition supposedly has pagan origins. #FairytaleTuesday

🖼: L. Garland

Indo-European pantheons are wide and regionally diverse, but each has echoes of the original core, the most obvious being the presence of the Thunderer: whether Thor, Vudra, Zeus, Perun, or Taranis, gods of sky and weather take a central part in their pantheons. #WyrdWednesday

Clouds in the winter sky may be more than they seem: in some versions of the Wild Hunt, their ride manifests as a massive, quick, and violent storm across the sky, the horns of the Valkyrie and howls of the dead carrying across the sky. #WyrdWednesday

🖼: P. N. Arbo

We often think of bears in folklore as strong warriors and terrible gluttons, but they are also healers, too. Among the Oneida, among many others, the Bear Clan are the keepers of medicine, history, and herbal lore, which all go hand in hand. #FairytaleTuesday

Irish Otherworlds are often islands west of Ireland, portrayed as mist-covered islands filled with fabulous beauty and majestic landscapes, silver towers and mythical beasts loyal to their lords, like Manannan mac Lir, the Son of the Sea. #WyrdWednesday

No god of Vodun is more modern than Baron Samedi and Maman Brigitte. Gods who lead the dead and aimless to a place they will be safe, the two are incredibly popular in both religious and pop culture depictions, staying true to themselves in crudeness and kindness #MythologyMonday

Coyote is god of the wild spaces, the wide open desolation of the North American West, and the god of travelers, of solitude, and of humor good and bad. Sometimes he resembles you; sometimes he looks like me. #MythologyMonday

Aine is the goddess of sovereignty, of a people's right to decide for themselves how to be governed and by whom. Just as in the past, those who abuse power face the goddess' wrath, and just as in the past, Aine defends the defenseless fiercely. Sinn Fein. #MythologyMonday