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Considering they can be very viscous, this is a handy thing to know. If you need to escape from a kappa stand & bow deeply. Out of politeness, the kappa will bow in return, causing the water on top of their head to spill. This will leave them powerless & allow you to escape.
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Kappa are a type of #yokai (supernatural creature) in #JapaneseFolklore. They are goblin-like water demons and the source of their powers is found in the bowl-shaped dip filled with water on top of their heads. If this water spills, they quickly lose power.
#MythologyMonday
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At this point the monkey said he had left his liver back on Monkey Island, so the jellyfish turned around so they could go back and get it. On arrival, the monkey ran to safety up a tree and the jellyfish realised he had been tricked. He returned the to palace emptyhanded.
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In #JapaneseFolklore there is a folktale that explains why jellyfish have no bones. The story begins with the Dragon King who lives in his beautiful palace beneath the sea. He is lonely and so he sent his fish retainers out to find him a dragon princess, which...
#SwampSunday
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In #JapaneseFolklore, kijo are female demons. They appear as hideously ugly woman often with sharp horns, long claws, red eyes, wild hair and dressed in rags. These #yokai are women who were transformed into monsters due to jealousy, crimes or hatred.
#WyrdWednesday
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Hecate is a Greek goddess known for her associations with witchcraft, however she originally ruled over sky, earth and sea, and was linked to fertility. She carried flaming torches & was considered a bringer of light and a powerful guardian deity.
#FolkloreThursday
🎨Mythic Tarot

In Greek mythology, Iris is a sky goddess and the personification of the rainbow. She is also a messenger of the gods, travelling from one end of earth to the other at the speed of wind, connecting the gods to humanity.
#FolkloreThursday
🎨'Iris' - Arthur Rackham, 1921.

Two more illustrations of the tale of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl to add to my thread above, these ones are by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law.
#MythologyMonday

In Greek mythology Hermes is the god of speech, eloquence, trade & travel. He was known as a trickster god, is the patron deity of thieves & was a psychopomp guiding souls to the afterlife. He stole his brother Apollo's prized cattle when he was only a day old
#FaustianFriday
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...battle and remained unburied. The built-up anger of these spirits grows over time & they roam around at night grabbing victims & biting off their heads to drink their blood. Sometimes they are silent & even invisible. Because they are so large & powerful, they cannot be...
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