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Host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast/blog. Researcher & writer for hire. Dark fantasy & #Gothic author. Doing a PhD in haunted house films. She/her #Folklore
icysedgwick.com/start-here/

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In Northumberland folklore, a fairy couple hired a doctor to deliver their baby. But the father struck the doctor blind when he realised the doctor had spotted him stealing from the stalls at a local market!

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2021-03-23

In Greek myth, Gemini represents Castor and Pollux. They shared a mother, but only Pollux was the son of Zeus. They became the patron saints of sailors, apparently able to avert a shipwreck. More air signs -> https://t.co/itBouu8yTW

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2021-01-21

Aries is considered the first sign in the zodiac because the spring equinox originally occurred during the sign. (It's now moved to Pisces). Find out some Greek origin myths for Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius here 👉 https://t.co/UmFZcmehff [img: Sidney Hall]

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2021-01-07

When Eurydice dies from a snake bite, Persephone persuades her husband Hades to release Eurydice back to Orpheus. Sadly Orpheus proves incapable of following instructions & she ends up back in the underworld https://t.co/IvLMue2I7B (img: Dante Gabriel Rossetti)

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2020-10-15

The constellation Ophiuchus represents Asclepius, the healer of Greek myth & son of Apollo. Ophiuchus is called the Serpent Bearer as Asclepius healed a snake, earning the gratitude of Athena. She gave him the means to resurrect the dead (image: Sidney Hall)

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2020-06-25

The Fabulous Folklore podcast goes on with its aim to entertain and educate even in difficult times (hope it's a good distraction!) About to post the bonus episode for Patreon supporters and it's about banshees! https://t.co/r1AXZje9Dy

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2020-03-29

Roman deity Fortuna, goddess of luck & chance, was sometimes known by other names to reflect different types of luck, such as Fortuna Dubia (dubious fortune), Fortuna Brevis (fickle fortune) and Fortuna Mala (bad luck). More Fortuna -> https://t.co/y4BVAp7j5Z

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2020-03-12

Why are fiction and folklore a match made in reader heaven? Find out in this post: https://t.co/fu3w8pO4rb

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2020-01-20

In the typical legend, St Nicholas and Krampus work together. St Nicholas leaves sweets for good children and twigs for naughty ones, and Krampus beats the extra naughty ones or hauls them to his lair. -> https://t.co/zstTAcWqEs

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2019-12-06