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In Brittany, storms were attributed to Dud-a-Vor (Sea Men); little demons who roused storms and seen dancing on rocks before the most violent winds. Legends tell of other storm casters - Tud-Gommon (Seaweed Men); small beings clothed in kelp who walked on waves.

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The Salmon of Knowledge is one of the most popular stories from Irish mythology but how did it become so clever? It lives in a well surrounded by 9 mystical hazel trees. When nuts fell in the water, the salmon ate them & in so doing gathered the magical wisdom.

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King of Otters, the Dobhar-chú (water hound) is a ghoulish water creature. Five times the size of a regular otter, its fur has protective properties. It attacks unsuspecting humans and, if attacked back, gives off an eerie high-pitched whistle to warn its mate.

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In Cherokee lore, Dayunsi, the water beetle dived down to the sea floor and grabbed lumps of mud and returned to the surface. On the surface, the mud swelled in all directions becoming an island called land or earth. https://t.co/YpGXhB3ppp

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Selkies are a type of fairy that live in the sea. They have the forms if seals. When they shed their skin they become a beautiful man or woman. If someone steals their skin then someone will have control over them and they will not be able to return to the sea.#fairytaletuesday

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Alas, we must rejoin the ocean,
While those who wish shall bask upon the rocks.
Motionless, their skins will crystallize,
While splendid warmth fills and blesses them.
-Colleen Swan
🎨 The Renaissance of Venus, Walter Crane

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- Ancient Scottish legends tell of mysterious supernatural sea creatures called the Blue Men of the Minch. These odd beings were half humanoid and half mermen and used to frighten many sailors. https://t.co/Lptfd1Cl5x

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'When the hangman's noose slipped over the old woman's head, she stood steady and proud. It settled on her neck, and when the moment came...'
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by Tranifer Lovely

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Mermaid, an animated short film showcasing the paint-on-glass animation technique for which Petrov is known



Rusalka, 1996
dir. Aleksandr Petrov

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The beautiful nix of the mill-pond reaches up & draws down a miller’s boy underwater. A tale from the Grimm brothers. 🎨 Jiri Trnka.

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In the Solway Firth, a mermaid fell in love with a sailor whom she rescued when his ship ran aground. She slipped a gold ring on his finger and promised to return to him, but after many years of waiting, he died, alone.



Arthur Rackham

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The tale "Julnar of the Sea" tells of a Persian king who falls in love with a new concubine, described as having a face like the moon & long black tresses. The concubine, Julnar, reveals she's a mermaid princess from an underwater kingdom.

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Prince Bertram the Bad by Arnold Lobel.

A nasty little prince hits a witch with a slingshot, and she turns him into a dragon. But later, when the witch is frozen in the snow, Bertram redeems himself with his fire breathing abilities.

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Eventually his own daughter was selected. About this time Saint George passed by and learned of this dire situation. With the help of the princess, they tamed and vanquished the dragon. But not with out some questionable decisions along the way.
🖼️Reilly Brown

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The legend of Saint George features a Dragon that devastates a city. To keep the dragon satiated, the king decreed a daily raffle to offer a random youth to be a sacrifice to the dragon.
🖼️Ksenia Kaverina

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The Untold Stories of a Water is a magical tale about friendship, supporting one another and recognising the qualities in yourself and others. The story is written by Carmen Cardashian

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In The Last Unicorn, dragons and unicorns are mortal enemies, but what if it doesn't have to be that way? https://t.co/4HwSpPjjrV

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The kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk is a creature said to lurk in the Bering Sea. It is described as either as a orca that can transform that can turn into a wolf or a whale with wolf like features.

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Alice, the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle
by A E Jackson and Tove Jansson

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