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Selene, the "Shining One," was considered the personification & goddess of the moon. As the moon governs change & fate, passing through different phases, so does Selene as part of the Triple Moon Goddess, along with Artemis (waxing moon) & Hecate (dark moon).

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'There is a certain kind of wonder that comes from For silence is often expected, a right of passage, a necessity of living...'

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by Stasya Tu

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“So it was a mistake. Kisses, bites...
They sound alike, and those who deeply love
Can reach for one as well as for the other...”

In Kleist's version, Amazon queen Penthesilea misunderstands Achilles' amorous intentions and slays him. Quite messily.

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Many Chinese fairytales contain tales of animal shapeshifters capable of taking on human form. One is the huli jing, a fox spirit which usually appears as a beautiful young woman who is sometimes dangerous, but in some stories is the heroines of love stories.

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Thread: DAMSELS IN CHARGE!✨Warrior women, brave princesses, Strong Enchantresses & More! 🎨Ériu, Banba & Fódla ©Jane Brideson 🎨The Morrigan ©Ameluria ♀️ https://t.co/hibf9UWAB0

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The Lady of the Lake is often depicted as evil in medieval literature but in 'Le Morte d'Arthur' she has a very good reason to entrap Merlin under a rock. He has fallen in love with her and will not leave her alone.

🎨Rackham & Speed Lancelot

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Running Eagle (Pi'tamaka) was a female Blackfoot war chief. She led several successful invasions against the Crow. On a Vision Quest, she claimed the Sun had told her she could only keep her warrior skills if she never slept with a man, to which she complied.

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Edmond Dulac illustration for Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale"

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Upon its peak up high in the sky, Hindarfjäll hosts the enchanted wall of fire behind which the sleeping Brynhild lies and that Sigurd the Völsung does defy. 🖼️Harry George Theaker / Anker Eli Petersen

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Strange shadows took form beneath her, playing tricks on her mind, as they swiftly flew over the mysterious landscape.
Chpt 8 Phantasmagorical Night Flight

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'Deer in the Forest' - Eugen Kruger, 19th century.

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Escaping and conquering fairytale castles designed by Errol Le Cain (1941 - 1989): (c/w) “The Enchanter’s Daughter” by Antonia Barber (1932-2019); “Thorn Rose” (Brothers Grimm); “Molly Whuppie” (Joseph Jacobs)

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Perhaps one of the most magical things ever found in an enchanted forest was a house built entirely out of candy! Hansel and Gretel found it and had an unfortunate run in with the owner who wanted to eat them! -S

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The enchanted forest, Bluebeard graphic novel

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'There is no cockcrow in the dark,
No bleat from a far fold,
When the Forest Folk begin to stir
Under the starlight cold.

Rend your wild hair, you elfin things,
That peep from bush and tree...'
-Cicely Fox Smith, The Enchanted Forest

🎨Thomas Maybank

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