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Beneath the sea lies Ryūgū-jō (竜宮城), realm of the Japanese dragon kami Ryūjin (龍神). Its four gardens corresponds with the four seasons regardless of the season above the waves, and there is always plenty. Humans do not age here, and time passes differently.

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Sazae Oni are Yokai turban snails who can shapeshift. One story tells of a Sazae Oni who bit off the testicles of pirates and demanded that in exchange for their balls they give her all their treasures which they complied. Art

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The sea is as densely populated with fairies as any place on earth. These water sprites control the weather and the water, raise storms, and have the power to cause shipwreck, or keep a ship safe.

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The Solway Firth is reported to be haunted by a phantom ship that appears immediately before a wreck is to occur. The ship is said to be crewed by the ghosts of a bridal party who are visible on deck and were the victims of a wreck years before.

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It has been theorized that mermaid legends may have in part been based on dugongs: gentle sea mammals with expressive eyes who, perhaps, prompted sailors, long at sea and lonely as salt, to, ahem, fantasize about beautiful women arising from the sea.

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The Soucouyant is a shapeshifting Caribbean folklore character who appears as a reclusive old woman by day. By night, she strips off her wrinkled skin and puts it in a mortar. In her true form, as a fireball she flies across the dark sky in search of a victim.

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Thank you for accompanying us on the high seas. It is time for to sail off into the sunset, but the lovely will be back after the break with more fabulous lore. Have a great week!
Img: The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer

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Folkhero of nearly all Polynesian cultures, Maui is a trickster of the Pacific from New Zealand to Hawaii. He brings mankind many gifts at his own expense and often with negative side effects, yet humans are always thankful for his lessons and resources.

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The Inuit share a tale of a wicked mermaid named Qalupalik that had green skin and long, pointy fingernails. The tales say she lured children to the water’s edge by singing beautiful songs in hopes of kidnapping innocent youngsters.

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The Slavic believed that the Vodyanoy was born from the spirit of an unbaptised man who committed suicide, and thusis terrified of holy waters. As a result, people believed they could protect themselves from his evil ways by blessing any watering holes.

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Shallowing seas can be detected in the behavior of waves long before the waves break because shallowing waves are harder to sail thru than open-ocean waves.The change can also be felt and heard-different rhythm, sound. See Picture of a blind navigator from Tonga

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My Dutch mother gave me a treasured a copy of Sprookjes van Hans Andersen (1915). Dutch illustrator, Rie Cramer (1887-1977) was influenced by Beardsley, Rackham & Dulac. I always loved this poignantly naked figure of the Little Mermaid once she'd lost her tail.

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For the Norse Mythology, the Sea Serpent Jörmungandr was thrown into the depths of the ocean by Odin. Its body is so large that it encircles all the visible world & that is why it is called the world serpent & Sailors sometimes mistake its back for islands.

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Treasure Maps are a staple in pirate folklore, but the only known pirate to have actually buried treasure was William Kidd.
Can you find the "❌ marks the spot" on this map?

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2020-09-24

'The fox and the goat in the well'
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In the fable the goat was talked into helping the fox who then left the goat on his own.

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In 'Circe Invidosa'' the sorceress is painted in luminous sea greens & blues depicting her jealousy. In a 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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In Norse folklore, the kraken was a giant octopus that lay in wait under the waves. Unfortunates who sailed into its territory faced an ugly fate: their vessel dragged into the depths by giant tentacles and the crew devoured.

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The Blue men of the Minch are creatures of the sea in Scottish folklore. They can create storms and when a ship approaches they might challenge the skipper to a poetry contest. If the skipper fails they will keel over the ship.

🎨William MacTaggart

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Hydra is known as the guardian of the underworld & uses its razor sharp teeth & poisonous breath to murder sailors on the open sea. It also has a horrific power in that if one of its multiple heads is cut off, two will grow back in its place.

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Today’s theme is Harvests!
Lady Midday, or Poludnitsa, is a slavic demon associated with heatstroke. She appears before workers in fields, asks them riddles, and chops off their heads/drives them insane. Typical gal things.

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