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'A White Cat Playing with a String' - Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1863.
#Caturday #ukiyoe #cat #Japan

When jealous Hera discovered her husband Zeus had taken the mortal Semele as a lover, she tricked her into making Zeus promise to reveal himself in his true divinity thus killing her instantly.
#WyrdWednesday #mythology
Image: 'Zeus, Semele and Hera' - Jan-Erasmus Quellinus.
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'Peach Blossoms in Bloom at Nonaka Kannon Temple' from the series 'One Hundred Views of Osaka' - Utagawa Yoshitaki, 1860.
#ukiyoe #art #Japan #birds

Some delightful Victorian Christmas cards to fill your heart with terror this festive season.
#wyrdwednesday #GothicAdvent

In #JapaneseFolklore, kijo are female demons. They appear as hideously ugly woman often with sharp horns, long claws, red eyes, wild hair & dressed in rags. These #yokai are women who were transformed into monsters due to jealousy, crimes or hatred.
#MythologyMonday
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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

I am the moon rabbit, I live on the moon pounding the elixir of immortality in my mortar and pestle. I quite fancy rice cakes, but will nibble on anything green.
#WyrdWednesday #ukiyoe
Art: 1. Shoson Ohara, 3. Hokugen. My photo of rabbit statue from Meigetsuin temple, Kamakura. https://t.co/YrLN1abH3k

Scottish artist @stewartbremner has created a serious of animal (beasties) prints with Scots names. What's your favourite? I can't decide between the Corbie or the hoolet. See the whole collection at https://t.co/ggJqHD16DI
#FairyTaleTuesday https://t.co/3xWbHUx2Dv

It is said that Xiwangmu is accompanied by a collection of supernatural creatures in her garden in the mythical Kunlun mountains. Two of special note are the magical 9-tailed fox & a 3-legged crow. The garden is where she grows her peaches of immortality.
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🎨Larry Vienneau Jr.

Xiwangmu is also associated with the moon & is often shown in art alongside the moon rabbit pounding the elixir of immortality in a mortar & pestle, & also a dancing frog or toad, which alludes to the myth of Chang-e, the moon goddess.
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🎨1-Wolfberry Studio, 2- Shoson Ohara