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In Hindu #mythology, Agni, god of fire, needed to burn down the Khandava #forest to satisfy his hunger. 🔥 Each time he built one, Indra made it rain & the fire was put out. The Mahabharata states that Indra was protecting the deity (deva) of forest. 🌳
#MythologyMonday

Bleeding-Heart, against the wall,
Told her woes to one and all,
Live-Forever said, "Forget it;
Life treats you the way you let it."

#FloweringFriday #wisdom 💗

Flower Children, The Little Cousins of the Field and Garden, by Elizabeth Gordon, 1911 public domain

Nicneven, (Scottish Gaelic meaning "daughter of the divine") is Queen of the #Fairies in Scottish #folklore:

"Nicnevin with her nymphes, in number anew
With charms from Caitness and Chanrie of Ross
Whose cunning consists in casting a clew."

#FolkloreThursday 🧚

"Now put me into the barge, said the king. For I will into the vale of Avilion, to heal me of my grievous wound. And if thou hear never more of me, pray for my soul."

- Le Morte D'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory
#ClassicLitSaturday #Avalon

"And near Merlin stood the Lady of the Lake,
Who knows a subtler magic than his own,
Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful.
She gave the King his huge cross-hilted sword,
Whereby to drive the heathen out."

- Idylls of the King
#Tennyson #Arthur #ClassicLitSaturday

@ElliottBlackwe3 The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck. 🦆🙂

Oberon, Titania & Puck, with Fairies Dancing. From #Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Wonderful art by William Blake, c. 1786
(Public Domain)

#FairyTaleTuesday

Nandi is the gate-guardian deity of Kailash, the home of Lord Shiva. He is usually depicted as half-bull half-human. 🐂 The worship of Shiva & Nandi can even be traced back to the Indus Valley Civilization time-period. (Comparative to the later Minotaur myth?) 🤔#MythologyMonday

A will-o'-the-wisp is a ghost light seen at night, especially near bogs, swamps or marshes. The phenomenon, also known as jack-o'-lantern & hinkypunk, is said to purposely mislead travellers by resembling a flickering lamp or lantern. 🕯️ #SwampSunday

The philosopher's stone is a mythical alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold or silver. 🪙 It's also called the elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation, & for achieving immortality enlightenment, & heavenly bliss.

#FolkloreThursday