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#FolkloreSunday - Celtic Balor & the Fomorians mean the powers of darkness, evil & death. Balor was the king of the Fomorians. Like the Cyclops, he had only one magical eye ("the evil eye,") & it was his greatest weapon. One glance from his eye could kill.
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#BookChatWeekly - "I looked from that highest of all gable windows… I saw no city spread below, and no friendly lights gleaming from remembered streets, but only the blackness of space...
The Music of Erich Zann - H. P. Lovecraft
#BookChatWeekly - 👻👻👻"It is absurd asking me to behave myself. I must rattle my chains, and groan through keyholes, and walk about at night if that is what you mean. It is my only reason for existing." the ghost says...
"The Canterville Ghost" - Oscar Wilde 📚😱😱😱
#FolkloreThursday - The raven - is one of the most intelligent birds. Unlike the eagle, ravens work together for the benefit of the group, symbolizing the benefits of teamwork. Considered a prophetic bird of dawn & a symbol of knowledge & omniscience.
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#FairyTaleTuesday - In ancient Slavic beliefs, the water spirit Vodyanoi is a demon, who jealously guards his waters & punishes those who disrespect it. The guilty ones can be drowned or mutilated. He likes to make fun of those who approach his domain. https://t.co/dVLH3mhglm
#FolkloreThursday - God Ukko in beliefs of Native Finns & the Sami people ca. 2,400 BC. Ukko was driving his sky chariot sending thunderstorms, frost, snow, hail, wind, rain, sunshine, with ax, lightning, a magical hammer, a flaming sword. https://t.co/9hzbk8d5J8
#BookWormSat - "From that chamber, and from that mansion, I fled aghast. The storm was still abroad in all its wrath as I found myself crossing the old causeway. Suddenly there shot along the path a wild light..."
- The Fall Of The House Of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
#FairyTaleTuesday - Adarna Bird (or Ibong Adarna) is a beautiful legendary bird of the Philippines. It can easily change its form. It knows seven songs that could enchant anyone to sleep, turn into stone, or heal a deadly sickness. https://t.co/fh0m8EtjzU
#MythologyMonday - For the gods, Idun's disappearance became fatal. She and her apples kept them young forever, but they quickly became old and powerless without them. https://t.co/JnWibXN4fI