Icy Sedgwickさんのイラストまとめ

A vampire-like creature apparently stalked the streets of Alnwick, England in 1196, spreading plague in its wake. Two local men dug it up and attacked it with a spade before destroying the monster, thus ending its reign of terror #FaustianFriday [My AI Image]

In Greek myth, Chiron the Centaur mentored heroes, including Hercules, Achilles & Jason! He also trained Asclepius in the healing arts. Some think he became the Centaurus constellation, others Sagittarius. [img by Hendrik Goltzius Workshop] #FolkloreThursday

In the 1670s, Peter Banks, a Newcastle-based cunning man, sold year-long ‘leases’ for 20 shillings. These paper charms prevented the holder from dying in that time. They were popular with sailors who bought new ones every year #FolkloreThursday [Image by Jan Porcellis]

Shipwrights tried to affect the vessel's luck by using ash or rowan as part of the boat, building a gold coin into the framework and a silver coin under the mast and tying a red ribbon around the first nail to guard against accidents #FolkloreThursday [Image by Joseph Vernet]

I did a talk last year about why people like to tell ghost stories at Christmas/Midwinter. It became a podcast episode, so if you've been wondering that very thing, you can find out here! https://t.co/tBGl69z5rk #GothicAdvent #YuleFolklore

When Eurydice dies from a snake bite, Persephone persuades her husband Hades to release Eurydice back to her husband, Orpheus. Sadly Orpheus proves incapable of following instructions & she ends up back in the underworld (image by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) #FolkloreThursday

As today's #FolkloreThursday is all about writing, here's my article on floriography for @FolkloreThurs - The Victorian Language of Flowers: Hiding Secret Messages in Plain Sight! https://t.co/HS5lgGNmFg [image by Charles Lemaire]

In Greek myth, Chiron the Centaur had quite the hero-mentoring pedigree, educating Hercules, Achilles & Jason! He also trained Asclepius in the healing arts. Some think he became the Centaurus constellation, others Sagittarius. [img by Hendrik Goltzius Workshop] #folklorethursday

In Greek myth, Aries was the golden ram that saved Prince Phrixas from being sacrificed on his stepmother's orders. Aries took Phrixas to safety in Colchis. His fleece went on to become the Golden Fleece, sought by Jason and the Argonauts! [img by Sidney Hall] #folklorethursday

People used to believe in the Easter Hare before the Easter Rabbit, and children left out nests to get Easter eggs. Good children got eggs, but bad children didn't. More Easter lore ➡ https://t.co/76WmNjwa8c #folklorethursday [public domain image]