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Uncegila was a mighty water snake in Native American (Lakota) mythology. She polluted rivers and subsequently flooded the land with salt water so nothing could grow. According to myth twins that hit the only fragile spot on her body eventually killed her.
#SwampSunday

"My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that."

~Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland. Illustration: HsiuYu Chang.

"And if you are to love, Love as the moon loves; It does not steal the night, It only unveils the beauty of the dark."

~Isra Al-thibeh, 🎨Ivan Konstantinovich.

"The worst thing in the world can happen, but the next day the sun will come up. And you will eat your toast. And you will drink your tea."

~Rhian Ellis, After Life.🎨Jed Dorsey.

"No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and artists. You cannot value him alone; you must set him, for contrast, among the dead."

~T. S. Eliot, 🎨Sara Lathan.

Mélusine is a figure of European folklore, a female spirit of fresh water in a holy well or river. She is usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down (much like a mermaid). She is also sometimes illustrated with wings, two tails, or both.
#SwampSunday

In Spain on New Year's Eve, it's said that you should eat a dozen grapes one by one at the stroke of midnight to symbolize each month of the year. If the grape is sweet,that particular month will be a good one.If sour, it's going to be a bad month.🎨Noah Verrier.
#SuperstitionSat

"Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.”

~Jeremy Bentham, 🎨Randy Burns.

In Greek mythology Naiads were friendly creatures that helped sailors fight perilous storms. They also had the power of foresight, and were said to make prophecies.They were depicted as beautiful young women,holding a water-jug (hydria) or a frond of lush foliage.
#FaustianFriday

"Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.”

~Erol Ozan, Illustration:Adam Oehlers.