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Ubir or obur (vampire) is a folkloric creature in Northwestern Turkic languages who blood drinker undead person or witch. Famous Turkish traveller Evliya Çelebi (writer of Seyahatname-Book of Travels, 17th century) tells obur stories.

Illustrated by

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The Nuckelavee or "devil of the sea" was a terrifying Orcadian sea creature, part horse, part man with no skin, and black blood. Its breath could cause droughts, spoil crops or bring about a plague. The only way to escape its wrath was to step into fresh water.

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In Circe Invidosa the sorceress is painted in luminous sea greens & blues depicting jealousy.
In this scene from Ovid’s Metamorphoses she is poisoning the ocean to transform her love rival Scylla into a sea monster.
(🎨 Waterhouse)

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The Bregdi is a from the seas around Shetland which wraps its long fins around ships and pulls them down into the depths. However, it can be scared off by the touch of steel or by throwing an amber bead at it

Art & info from: https://t.co/BiwXf01pNn

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“Be thou here again
Ere the leviathan can swim a league.”
Oberon, Act 2, Sc 1, AMND
Img: Arthur Rackham, 1908, detail.

A leviathan is a sea monster, originally referred to in the Hebrew bible. In Rackham’s time it was thought of as a dragon/crocodile hybrid.

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We're so excited! 🌊🦭⛵️🧜🌊
NEW book is released today from :
'#TreasuryOfFolklore –  &
by and , illustrated by !
https://t.co/r1bztZv2CT

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2021-03-04

Along with many other sea-birds, Irish fishermen believed seagulls held the souls of dead mariners and so should not be harmed in any way...

🎨Segantini

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2021-03-04

This week’s theme is So here are a few of the aquatic dragons I’ve worked on in recent months. The 2nd and 4th images were private commissions, the 1st and 3rd are from the new book. 🐉

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2021-03-04

Japanese printmakers of ukiyo-e were fascinated by waves. In a different image to the classic wave Koga Kano shows the divers looking out at the wild churning rocky sea, watching the changing water-hills of the land of luck.

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Illustrations for Sadko, the adventurer of Slavic bylinas, who visits the underwater kingdom, by Gennadii Spirin 2014

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2021-03-04

Created by my friend , I adore this image called “The Forest Bride” inspired by his love of the Robin of Sherwood TV series. Some serious folkloric wedding inspiration here

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2021-03-01

Pan smashed the reeds into pieces in a moment of rage but was soon struck with remorse. As he wept and kissed the reeds, he discovered that his breath could create sounds from them, thus he created a musical instrument in honor of his beloved.

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2021-02-26

Does Plato’s cave count for ?
Asking for a friend.
Imaginary friend.
Real person, not my friend.
Ok, me..

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2021-02-26

I didnt have time to do any prompt-specific work for today’s so I’ll just share some pieces from a zine I’m doing for college! Drawin’ some famous witches in an art-nouveau inspired style.

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The origins of the "Teddy Bear" came when Roosevelt went on a hunting trip. Guides clubbed a bear, tied it to a tree & invited the president to shoot it. Instead, Roosevelt declined, saying it would be unsportsmanlike to kill a defenseless animal that way.

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This theme is games! Some of these motifs in our tales include A1495: Origin of outdoor games, A163.1.1: Gods play chess, E577: Dead people play games, and H14433: Fear test - playing game with reassembled dead man.
Artist unknown.

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Happy those early days! When I shined in my angel infancy.
Before I understood this place
Appointed for my second race,
Or taught my soul to fancy aught
But a white, celestial thought.

Henry Vaughan, ‘The Retreat’.

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Booking is open for Online Conference 8-11th April. Featuring over 70 papers & 8 keynotes including Chair of Folklore Soc. Prof Owen Davies. Full Programme & links to registration here RT https://t.co/C6jsdmgu4q

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2021-02-25

“Wallflower, Wallflower, growing up so high. We great ladies don’t wish to die.” A C19th game. When your name is sung, you keep holding hands in a circle but turn to face the other way. This goes on until all are facing the other way, thus escaping death. (CMB)

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Danger from magical creatures, animals, beastly humans + a moral lesson: Charles Perrault's fairytales may have inspired moralistic Victorian children’s tales like Struwwelpeter & The Tribulations of Tommy Tiptop:beastly behaviour in children leads to a bad end

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