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@ChthonicLibrary @FolkloreThurs I wonder if there's a connection to the Isle of Man. Similar iconography. 🙂

A Mare is a malicious entity in Germanic & Slavic folklore that rides on people's chests while they sleep, bringing about bad dreams or "nightmares".
#FolkloreThursday 🎃 #Halloween

"Tonight, upon your pillow
Close your eyes & hide your head,
For the fairies & the goblins
Will be hovering round your bed."
🧚👻

#vintage #Halloween #WyrdWednesday

Trolls dwell in mountains or caves, & live together in small family units. Rarely helpful to human beings, it's said that Troll women had the power to change themselves into Maras (nightmares), & could torment anyone they pleased. #FolkloreThursday

In some Jewish folklore, Lilith appears as Adam's first wife who was created at the same time as him & from the same clay, contrasting with Eve, who was created from one of his ribs. 👉 Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him. 😊 #fierce #FolkloreThursday

In #folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp is an atmospheric #ghost seen by travelers at night, especially over bogs, swamps, or marshes. Also known as a jack-o'-lantern, it's said to mislead travelers via flickering lights. 👻🕯️ #FairyTaleTuesday

The aos sí (Sidhe/Sith), is an Irish supernatural race, comparable to fairies or elves. They are variously said to be ancestors, the spirits of nature, or goddesses & gods. 🧚 A Banshee (bean sí, "woman of the fairy mound") is sometimes described as a ghost. 👻 #FairyTaleTuesday

The Wild Hunt is a folklore motif from various Northern European cultures. Wild Hunts involve a 'soul-raving' chase led by a mythological figure, escorted by a ghostly or supernatural group of hunters passing in wild pursuit.
👻🐎 #FairyTaleTuesday

"Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furr'd gowns hide all."

King Lear #ShakespeareSunday

"Perserverance keeps honour bright:
To have done is to hang
Quite out of fashion,
Like a rusty mail in monumental mockery."

Troilus and Cressida - #ShakespeareSunday