Jane Hoodlessさんのイラストまとめ

Great play is made of seeing or hearing the first cuckoo of Spring (c. Lady Day 25 March), but what happens to it in Winter? Some say it hides in a log, others, that it disguises itself as a hawk preying on the adults of the birds it had cuckolded… #FolkloreSunday

The sun once moved across the sky too fast for people to complete their tasks, so the demigod Māui laid ropes to capture Tama-nui-te-rā (a Māori sun god) & make him travel more slowly. The sun's rays are said to be remnants of these ropes. #MythologyMonday

"…the candle in the alcove suddenly went out, and the black shadow sprang back to its place there. I did not see the candle go out; I simply turned and saw that the darkness was there, as one might start and see the unexpected presence of a stranger." ― EF Benson #WyrdWednesday

The ax struck deep into its marrow. The tree sighed as it fell to the ground. It felt faint with pain. Instead of the happiness it had expected, the tree was sorry to leave the home where it had grown up. – Hans Christian Andersen: Fir-Tree #FaustianFriday

Henry Fuseli [& the Modern Woman: Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism] drew fashionable women of the period as powerful figures of dangerous erotic allure, & regarded them with a combination of fascination & mistrust. He was also somewhat obsessed with complex hair-dos… @TheCourtauld

Prices varied depending on what type of corpse was for sale. Males were preferable to females, & 'freaks' were valued more highly still. The body of Charles Byrne (the Irish Giant) fetched about £500, & was bought by John Hunter, his skeleton is still on display @HunterianLondon.

"The ringmaster of the circus has left the tent, and the lions are eating the acrobats one by one." – Christopher Hope, @DailyTelegraph
#ConservativePartyConference

The son of Hypnos, the god of sleep, Morpheus had the power to enter the dreams of mortal men to deliver messages from the gods. Among his siblings, he was best at disguising himself as a human, though his true shape was a demon-like figure with huge black wings. #MythologyMonday

Richard 'Dickie' Doyle (1824-83): Teasing a Butterfly #FolkloreSunday

John Dickson Batten (1860-1932) initially studied law before realising he'd chosen the wrong career. His subsequent paintings contained mythological & allegorical motifs which ultimately steered him toward illustrating fairy tales, nursery rhymes & nonsense tales. #FolkloreSunday