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Akashita is a #yokai appearing as a dark cloud with sharp claws, a beast's face and long red tongue. If rice farmers divert and steal water from neighbours during droughts, akashita punishes them by draining their water & snatching them with its long red tongue.
#FolkloreThursday

In Norse mythology, Freyja is the owner of Brisingamen, a necklace made of gold and gemstones that was crafted by four dwarfs. She offered to pay for the necklace but the dwarves would only give it to her if she spent one night with each of them, which she did.
#MythologyMonday

'Echo and Narcissus' - John William Waterhouse, 1903.
#MythologyMonday #preraphaelite

Art credits and full ukiyo-e images:
1. 'Iemon and the Ghost of His Wife, Oiwa' - Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1832.
2. 'The Manor's Dishes' - Katsushika Hokusai, 1832.
3. 'The Peony lantern' - Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1902.
4. 'The Ghost of Kasane' - Utagawa Kunisada, 1852.
#ukiyoe #yokai
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In Japan there are many gothic tales about yurei, or ghosts, particularly involving women who return to seek revenge on those who hurt or betrayed them. Some of the most famous tales are: 'Oiwa: The Ghost Story of Yotsuya', 'Okiku: The Manor of the Dishes'...
#FaustianFriday
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Arianrhod is a Welsh goddess of the moon and stars. Her name means ‘silver wheel.’ She is believed to carry souls to the afterlife to await rebirth. Her palace is 'Caer Arianrhod,' a title also used in Welsh for the constellation Corona Borealis.
#FolkloreThursday
🎨Anne Stokes

'Ophelia' - John William Waterhouse, 1910.
#preraphaelite #art

Art for #OwlishMonday by Taupe Syuka via https://t.co/o5VLbL2GHF

One of the more unusual cats I've seen in a Japanese #ukiyoe print.
'Birds, Cat and Dog' - Jakuchu, orig. Edo period, re-printed early 1900s.
#Caturday

@Irishblessingst Or this one:
'Magpie with Pink and White Magnolia Blossoms' - Ohara Koson, ca. 1931.
#ukiyoe #art #Japan