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Selkies were thought to be able to shapeshift into a human form every seven years.
The number seven frequently appears in Selkie mythology, as it was thought that their bodies housed condemned souls. Some believed them to be fallen angels. #FaustianFriday
🌊 A.M. Sartor
Daffodils were the harbinger of Spring in the distant past. It was once believed that if you looked at a daffodil and it drooped, it was an omen of death. #FairytaleTuesday #Superstitiology #GothicSpring
He heard the desperate scrambling and skidding of heavy feet, the boom of bronze wings, and Rukh's interrupted scream.
"He ran," the unicorn said. "You must never run from anything immortal. It attracts their attention."
-The Last Unicorn
Art: Alex Snelgrove
On the Isle of Man, it was once tradition to leave water out at night for the fairies. Failure to do so would anger them, and they would drink the blood of those sleeping in the house instead.
Sometimes they would bake the blood into a cake. #FaustianFriday #Superstitiology
Salamanders were once thought to both create and extinguish fire.
When firewood was brought inside someone's home and burned, the sudden appearance of the hibernating animal escaping the flames contributed to the myth that they are elemental spirits.
#mythologymonday
Wulver is a Scottish werewolf that lives alone in the woods and enjoys a peaceful life fishing. It is known for helping lost travelers find their way to nearby towns and villages.
The Wulver does not shapeshift and has the head of a wolf and body of a man. #WyrdWednesday (1/2)