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Scylla & Charybdis (Greek mythology). Two monsters dwelling on either side of the Strait of Messina, Scylla represented the dangers of the rocky shore, Charybdis represented a deadly whirlpool. 

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2022-08-25

The September's edition of is out now

It includes the monthly article on Cumbrian folklore by

This month, dwarves in Cumbrian folklore
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2022-08-25


GRIFFIN🦅
..of Greek Mythology, a magnificent creature, with a lion's body, and a bird's head, usually that of an eagle, that guarded the gold and other treasured possessions of kings, a very powerful and majestic beast..

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2022-08-25

Today’s pairing of book with an item on display in “From Book to Movie” Exhibit is: Robin Hood (1917) by Paul Creswick & illustrated by N. C. Wyeth (Lois Lenski Collection)

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2022-08-19

Today we are celebrating the birthday of author Diana Wynne Jones (Howl’s Moving Castle) our ✨THURSDAY THEME✨ is MAGIC IN LITERATURE✨Tag us for retweets✨

We will also be hanging out with the FABULOUS
for “hobbies, sports and recreation"✨

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2022-08-18

An early collection of fairy tales was described as "impossible to read without vomiting even on an empty stomach.”
The stories included... Cinderella. What was going on? , author of The Fairy Tellers, explains:
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2022-08-12


The xana is a fairy from Asturian mythology that lives in fountains. They are all female with long curly golden hair and lithe builds. Their beauty belies an ugly inside; they are vain, cruel, and greedy enough to exhibit hoarding behavior similar to dragons.

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2022-08-11

A CROOKED MILE - Selected Illustrated Nursery Rhymes by Rima Staines

New! Pre-order your copy here!
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2022-08-05

In Latin American lore La Patasola is a terrifying, one legged vampire-like creature haunting remote mountains and dense untamed forests and seen as a guardian of the wild animals and the jungle https://t.co/atGcyvv1tf

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2022-08-04

"The spirit thou lamentest is not gone;
Ye caverns and ye forests, cease to moan!" (Shelley)

🎨 San'Ok (2021)

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2022-08-04

The Celtic tree month of Hazel goes from 5th Aug to 1st Sep. Hazel is the tree of knowledge, wisdom & poetic inspiration, & its nuts bring prophetic power. It is good for magical wands & dowsing for water & ley lines, as it holds the secrets of the earth.

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SHERWOOD FOREST
..Robin Hood, folk hero outlaw, forms a gang, to fight the injustices, of the Sheriff of Nottingham, who levied unjust taxes, upon the local citizens, "robbing the rich, to pay the poor.." 🏹

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2022-08-04

Worn as talisman the branch of a willow tree is said to help aid in healing from a grievous death. The tree is associated with being the ‘tree of ghosts’ & has the ability to evoke souls & to touch a ghost.

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2022-07-29


If there’s any one thing that all Americans can agree on it’s folklore. This painting is done with acrylics on textured gesso.

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- The raven - is one of the most intelligent birds. Unlike the eagle, ravens work together for the benefit of the group, symbolizing the benefits of teamwork. Considered a prophetic bird of dawn & a symbol of knowledge & omniscience.
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The cats of born 28 July 1866. Here we have Miss Moppet, Tom Kitten & his sisters, & wicked Simpkin from the Tailor of Gloucester.

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An old Polish tale tells of a she cat crying at a river bank as her kittens were drowning. A willow tree at the river’s edge swept its long branches into the water & rescued them. Now at springtime the willow sprouts tiny furry buds where once the kittens clung.

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2022-07-28

Choctaw tale: Opossum bragged endlessly about his lovely bushy tail. Fed-up, Trickster Raccoon told Opossum his tail would be far prettier with stripes. If Opossum wrapped bark in bands around his tail & put it in the fire, he'd get stripes like Raccoon's...
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