Hoichi the Earless (耳なし芳一, Mimi-nashi Hōichi) is the name of a well-known figure from Japanese folklore. His story is well known in Japan
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It's based on a Hundun, a creature from the Chinese folklore. But in Shang Chi, he's called Morris.

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Hello I'm Katy and I love creating fantasy character art! My main inspirations are tt/rpgs and old folklore. Looking to open commissions later this year and really turn my passion into a full-time career✌🏻

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Mannananggal is an aswang from an old Philippine folklore... I'll leave the info and appearance from the pics itself.

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This is the way trolls looked in Norwegian folklore. They actually make figurines of them in Norway. However I first found in Disney World in Epcot Norway. I collect them.

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Today I have been re-watching the Studio Ghibli film Pom Poko. It's all about tanuki, which are real animals but also a shapeshifting trickster in Tanuki are well known for their curious talent involving their magically expandable...

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kallikantzaroi, Kallikantzaroi is a mythical, malevolent goblin-like spirit of Southeastern European and Anatolian folklore.
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the guardian of old stories, fairy tales and its old powers. the arch fae folklore.

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Illustration based on the Japanese Yokai, Yuki-Onna. are supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore.⁠
雪女 (Yuki Onna) 'Snow Woman' is an immensely beautiful ghost, whose eyes can strike terror into mortals who get lost traveling across snow-capped mountains ❄️🏔️🌨️⁠

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Our global theme for March is FOLKLORE. It was chosen by our Guatemala City chapter and illustrated by Sara Ortega. https://t.co/uKT7h6PEMZ Share your epic tale with the hashtags

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Žaltys (the grass snake) is a household spirit of healing and fertility from Lithuanian folklore. It protects the home, brings happiness and wards off disease. People would keep Žaltys in their home as a pet and feed it or give it offerings.

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One last thread for ~ I'm just going to post images related to some of my favorite bits of flower folklore...starting with foxgloves. They're sacred to the goddess Flora, who touched Hera on the breast and belly with them, to impregnate her with the god Mars.

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Cabaltide, Inspired after the Marine Horse from Chilean Folklore. It is said they kow how to ride trhough dangerous tides. Would you surf with it?

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I wrote and Illustrated for the latest issue of Arktic Lime Magazine! On the theme of folklore. Edited by Margarita Louka. Read it here: https://t.co/AdhAlCHcBB

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I have a short story collection featuring my stories which were previously published in The Friend. All set in Norfolk :) There are also local wildlife and landscape pictures and a glossary for Norfolk dialect/folklore.
A free preview can be found here:
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Leshy is another important creature of Ukrainian folklore.

In some tales, hunters offer their souls to this forest spirit, and in return, he lures animals into their hands.

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Kappa are a type of (supernatural creature) in They are goblin-like water demons and the source of their powers is found in the bowl-shaped dip filled with water on top of their heads. If this water spills, they quickly lose power.

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Challenge completed.
Inspired by the Hag in Witcher 3, Face of Momo, Yama-uba in Japanese Yokai folklore, Oni-baba in Japanese Yokai folklore, and Kuchisake-onna in Japanese Yokai folklore.
Scary, no?

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