Olivia Armstrong - Storytellerさんのイラストまとめ

When building a new ship, shipwrights would tie a lucky red ribbon around the first nail they used, to prevent accidents befalling the craft
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Boat-Building near Flatford Mill - John Constable

Selene drives her silver (or golden) moon chariot pulled by two white horses. She is represented with a diadem and wings on her shoulders. There are other goddesses associated with the moon but only Selene is regarded as the actual moon itself #mythologymonday

Endymion GF Watts

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If you want to sneeze but can't, it's a sign that someone loves you but dares not tell of it...

(american superstition)
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In Christian mythology, magpie was not allowed in the ark. It had to perch outside on the roof as its incessant chattering proved unbearable for some
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Hans Andersen's Little Mermaid is believed to have been inspired by his love & longing for Edvard Collin. Lovely, lonely, biromantic, asexual Andersen sent Collin his story along with a letter, in which he described his soul as being a fathomless lake...#FairyTaleTuesday
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Sam Henry -Irish folklorist believed #mermaids were fallen angels. He wrote about a Dunluce mermaid with whom a Rathlin islander fell in love. The mermaid's tail was hidden and the couple married. But the mermaid discovered it and returned to the wild Atlantic #FairyTaleTuesday

Greek Goddess Dike or Dice represented human justice - her mother Themis ruled over divine justice. She lived on earth during the Golden and Silver ages but despairing of humanity, left and took up residence in the sky #mythologymonday @mythologymonday

To find a mouse nest foretells luck in business

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If you hear anything new on a Friday, it gives you an extra wrinkle and adds a year to your age. Friday's only luck comes if you wear new clothes or make a new acquaintance.
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🎨Samuel Beckett by Hugo Jehle