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People who labor outside should avoid conversation with Lady Midday (or Polednice). Appearing from a cloud of dust at the hottest part of the day, she causes heatstroke and madness. Beware--if you can't answer her questions, she may cut off your head! #FolkloreThursday
🖼️Demidov
Our Christmas Special is here! We discuss Dr. Seuss’s ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ and where it fits in the legacy of Dickens & Clement Clarke Moore. Plus a dive into the history of Christmas with the Roman Empire & real-life Grinches, the Puritans. https://t.co/0lqp73bCuR
Gwydion, a skilled and cunning enchanter, used his magic to defeat Pryderi, the beloved King of Dyfed. He and Math also created the flower maiden Blodeuwedd out of the blossoms of oak, broom, and meadowsweet.
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🖼️: Wallcousins
Hanging with a four year old watching clips of the Neverending Story (at her insistence!)— there’s hope for the future yet!
Me when I finally leave work today to go home and watch Gargoyles:
The #FairyTaleTuesday theme is Sleeping Beauty! We discussed the story's origins & the Disney adaptation on the podcast this summer: https://t.co/IwkgVXAWqh
🎨: Edward Burne-Jones
"prophet still, if bird or devil!—" Poe writes of the titular Raven. Ravens, as carrion birds, are often depicted as psychopomps, connecting our world and the next.
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Art: Arthur Rackham
My mother she killed me,
My father he ate me,
My sister, little Marlinchen,
Gathered together all my bones,
Tied them in a silken handkerchief,
Laid them beneath the juniper-tree,
Kywitt, kywitt, what a beautiful bird am I!
Illust. Warwick Goble
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Cerridwen, an enchantress from Welsh mythology, is the stirrer of the cauldron of poetic inspiration. Goddess, mother, shapeshifter, she symbolizes rebirth and transformation. #MythologyMonday