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In Irish Mythology 'The Children of Lír' are transformed into four swans by their stepmother Aoife, only regaining their human form in extreme old age. Pic: by John Duncan

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2020-10-01

In the old Irish tale 'The Labour Pains of the Ulaid & The Twins of Macha', Macha daugther of Sainrith son of Imbat hreveals herself as a human manifestation of the Horse Goddess.

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2020-09-15

In Irish legend Oisin journeys to the fabled land of youth or Tir na nOg in the company of Niamh of the Golden Hair.#FolkloreThursday

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2020-09-10

In certain parts of Ireland it is considered bad luck to disturb a Fairy Bower or a so called 'Sceach Gheal', usually a Hawthorn, where Fairies are supposed to congregate.

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2020-08-13

In Scottish Folklore the 'Each-uisge' is a mythological water horse akin to a Kelpie with supernatural powers that inhabits the coastal waters around the Highlands & Islands.

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2020-07-23

Whilst Homer's 'Iliad' recounts the overthrow of King Priam of Troy by Agamemnon of Mycenae, his 'Odyssey' documents the latter's murder by Aegisthus, the lover of his wife Clytemnestra.

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2020-07-13

The Faerie Queene appears to Prince Arthur in 'Prince Arthur and the Faerie Queen' by Henry Fuseli, circa 1788, based on an episode in Spenser's epic poem published between 1590 and 1596.

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2020-06-09

In Chinese mythology the Universe came into being when the god Pangu cracked the egg that he was sleeping in.

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2020-04-13

Peter Nicolai Arbo's 'Wild Hunt of Odin', an artist's impression of the legendary Wild Hunt which took place during the Zwölften or Twelve Nights at the turning of the year!

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2020-01-02