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Chione was the goddess of snow in Greek mythology. She was a daughter of Boreas, god of the wintry north wind. She was also the consort of Poseidon, god of the sea, & mother of Eumolpus who she threw into the sea (it's ok, Poseidon rescued him)
#FolkloreThursday
🎨Jen Hallbrown
If you are visiting the mountains of Japan, beware, for there are #yokai lurking. The ferocious karasu (crow) tengu waits in treetops ready to swoop and snatch away unsuspecting victims. Hanataka (long-nosed) tengu are less dangerous but they can conjure...
#FairyTaleTuesday
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'Psyche Opening the Golden Box' by John William Waterhouse, 1904.
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Two modern witchy tarot decks are The Everyday Witch Tarot (left) illustrated by Elisabeth Alba and The Modern Witch Tarot (right) created by Lisa Sterle.
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The Greek god Hermes (or Roman Mercury) was generally associated with the Magician card. Two decks that depict Hermes as the Magician are The Mythic Tarot (left), which is based on Greek mythology, and The Alchemical Tarot (right) by Robert Place.
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'Echo and Narcissus' by John William Waterhouse (1903) illustrates the myth of Echo and Narcissus from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
#SwampSunday #preraphaelite
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