Irish Arts Centerさんのイラストまとめ

Revisit spéirbhean, bibsach, reabhradh, dreolín, et al (contributed by @darachos, guest curators Fadilah Salawu and @olamajekodunmi1, and artists @Selkies__, @EoinWhelehan, @Amylouioc and @FionaaMcDonnell) at https://t.co/GLWrACsWDE.

See you again later this summer ✨☠️♊️🐦

Illustration, by @FionaaMcDonnell, inspired by the ancient Irish druids' brand of magic, in particular the ritual of cutting sprigs of mistletoe with a sickle and transforming others/themselves into animals. https://t.co/GLWrACsWDE @theirishfor @olamajekodunmi1

Súmaireacht, the verb for "sucking" (tantalizingly close spelling to súmhaireacht, which means "juiciness" or "succulence"), is the root of súmaire, which describes a leech—but also a bloodsucking monster. And although in Irish mythology...

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Swans, like butterflies, often represent dramatic transformation, as their recurrence in folklore reflects. The best known Irish tale w this motif is the "Children of Lir," in which King Lir's jealous new wife wants her stepkids out of the way https://t.co/GLWrACsWDE @theirishfor

Cú Chulainn wants to win the hand of Emer, but her father insists he first become a warrior. He achieves this goal by traveling the distance to Scotland's Isle of Skye, where he studies under the legendary warrior woman Scáthach.

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In our current chapter, we're exploring Irish mythology and beyond via words like púca—for the mischief-making shape-shifter—and ríastrad, or “warp spasms," as experienced by the mighty Cúchulainn in battle.

Back with more in two weeks' time! https://t.co/GLWrACsWDE @theirishfor

In the Irish epic the Táin, Cúchulainn entered warp spasms—ríastrad—in battle, making "a terrible, many-shaped, wonderful, unheard of thing of himself.” His hair became spikes, jaw extended and limbs contorted until he was a fierce creature https://t.co/GLWrACsWDE @theirishfor