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Many Chinese fairytales contain tales of animal shapeshifters capable of taking on human form. One is the huli jing, a fox spirit which usually appears as a beautiful young woman who is sometimes dangerous, but in some stories is the heroines of love stories. #FairyTaleTuesday

Ares assigned Alectryon to keep watch for other gods during his affair with Aphrodite, but Alectryon fell asleep, leading to their discovery & humiliation that morning. Instead of killing Alectryon, Ares turned him into a rooster, who crows to signal the morning. #FaustianFriday

Greek legend says that one day while Venus was sleeping Eros/Cupid cut her fingernails and left the clippings scattered on the ground.  Because no part of a heavenly body can die, the gods turned them into stone which later became known as onyx. @FolkloreThurs

Vila from Slavic folklore could transform into any animal—falcon, wolf, swan or mare. She’s seen riding horses or elks in hunting & often could be seen dancing in circle with other Vile. She could seduce heroes in fairytales or sometimes heal wounds in battle. #FairyTaleTuesday

In Greek mythology it was said that red-haired people turn into vampires after they pass. Red-haired mummies have been found in different parts of the world, including Egypt & Peru. Some say redheads expanded across the globe after residents left Atlantis. @MythologyMonday

Vila in Slavic lore is a young nymph who stays eternally youthful. Dressed in white & sometimes winged they live in clouds, mountain woods or waters. Vila turns into a horse, wolf, snake, falcon & swan. At night, they roam the clouds & emit a terrible sound. #FairyTaleTuesday

In Yorkshire, housewives used to believe that bread would not rise if there was a corpse in the vicinity, and to cut off both ends of the loaf would make the Devil fly over the house! @SuperstitionSat

Black diamonds symbolize eternal, flawless & unchanging love. Black diamonds are associated with passion, action & energy. Legend says if a married couple touched a black diamond, it would bring good fortune & all of their worries & troubles would dissipate. @MythologyMonday

13 ghost acupuncture points are part of an obscure tradition in Chinese medicine developed in 6thC by Sun Si Miao to address issues attributed to demonic possession. 13 ghost points were said to transcend time & space & help a soul find their place in the cosmos. #body #health

The spectral Gloson is said to be a white pig with a horrible razor-sharp saw for its back. Sometimes she appears accompanied by several piglets. A person carried away by the Gloson will be gradually sawn in half from the razors on its back. @MythologyMonday