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Because the painting was so popular, Fuseli did more variations of the original. This is my favourite other one.
#MythologyMonday
The Alder Fairy by Cicely Mary Baker
In #CelticMythology alder trees are symbols of balance between male and female because they have both catkins on the same branch.
In #Irish Myths the first man was made of the 🌳 and it was protected by #fairies
#SuperstitionSat
"Divination" by Hans Weiditz (1519 - 1532)
During the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe there was a resurgence of hermeticism and neo platonic ideas of ceremonial magic which lead to various prints exploring these ideas, such as this one.
#WyrdWednesday
I remembered a Greek/Albanian #folktale that also fits #WyrdWednesday today.
"How the Dragon was tricked"
I can't find an illustration for it so I used a sketch of a dragon by @jeffchendesigns (Honestly, amazing fantasy art. Check them out and follow to support!)
#FolkloreThursday theme is food so my dark self couldn't choose a simple picture. Instead, I offer Erysichthon, the Thessaly King who was cursed with insatiable hunger by the Goddess Demeter.
Erysichthon tormented by insatiable hunger by Antonio Tempesta, 1606
Sistersong by @silvanhistorian . I love myth retellings and can't wait to see how this one will play with British folklore. I read a bit before work and it was beautiful!
Also what an amazingly gorgeous cover. #FridayReads