🇵🇸 Sarah Nour 🇱🇧さんのイラストまとめ

The mythic Hindu warrior Aravan chooses to be ritualistically sacrificed to ensure victory in war, but wants to marry first to ensure a proper funeral. The god Krishna turns into a woman, Mohini, to marry him, then back into a god after mourning his death. #MythologyMonday

In the German fairy tale "The Fisherman & His Wife," a poor fisherman meets a magic talking fish that can grant wishes. His greedy wife demands he keep wishing for more & more wealth until they're back where they started, just as poor as before. #FairyTaleTuesday

Yacatecuhtli is the Aztec god of commerce & business travelers. His symbol is a bundle of sticks. To honor him, merchants would travel with sticks. At night they'd tie them together & sprinkle them with blood from their ears. This guaranteed success in sales. #FolkloreThursday

In the Sicilian folktale "Saint Oniria," two lost hunters take refuge in a cottage in the woods, where they find the heart of a dead saint. They take it with them to an inn. The innkeeper's daughter steals it, eats it, & gives birth to a reborn Saint Oniria. #WyrdWednesday

In Chinook mythology, the first humans hatched from eggs laid by the thunderbird T'soona on the mountain Kaheese. Some versions say a giantess broke some & was punished for it. Others say the giantess just rolled them down the mountain, where they hatched. #FolkloreThursday

Meng Po, the goddess of forgetfulness in Chinese myth, resides in Diyu, the realm of the dead. When a soul is ready to be reincarnated, she serves them the Five-Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness, which erases memories of their previous life & lets them begin anew. #FolkloreThursday

The Palestinian tale "Zerendac & Abu Freywar" is about a flesh-eating ghoul, Abu Freywar, who convinces a woodcutter to give him two daughters in marriage, then holds them hostage in his cave. The third sister, Zerendac, finds her sisters & frees them. #FairyTaleTuesday

The Ozark Howler has been sighted in the Ozark Mountains since the early 1800s. Described as bear-shaped with stocky legs, horns, shaggy black fur, & glowing red eyes, it emits a cry that sounds like a mix of a wolf's howl, an elk's bellow, & a hyena's laugh. #WyrdWednesday

In Italian lore, the witch Befana visits homes on Epiphany Eve to fill children's stockings with gifts if they've been good, or coal if they've been bad. According to legend, she tried to follow the Three Wise Men to see baby Jesus, & is still searching today. #FairyTaleTuesday

A Chinese water god called Gonggong, upset over losing a fight to the fire god Zhurong, smashed his head against Buzhou Mountain, one of eight pillars holding up the sky. This tilted the heavens, disrupting river flows & creating the solstices & equinoxes. #MythologyMonday