Honey

A substance that has retained its sacredness in Kazakh folklore.⠀
In the fairy tale "Zhelkildek" childless parents receive a silver bowl fell from the sky, filled to the brim with honey. The woman then becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child.

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Forever in love with caffeine, femininity and folklore.

“Sultana of Koh-e-Kaaf” - Queen of the land of the fairies and the jinns.

Digital art submission selected for the gallery💜✨

coming soon!

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Duhwheel is based off of Wanyūdō, a yōkai from Japanese folklore. Wanyūdō takes the form of a burning oxcart wheel bearing the tormented face of a man. They are said to originate from Kyoto, Japan.

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Meet our Emirati Amal Al Remeithi who is inspired by her own experiences, feelings, culture and especially mythology and folklore.

Don’t miss out on her space themed collection of art from 9-12 March 2023 Buy your tickets now online at https://t.co/8ztAyD1BEf

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The great vampire bat is the largest of the “true” vampire bat family to have existed, it’s Latin name Desmodus draculae is in honour of -you guessed it- Count Dracula, the greatest vampire of folklore.

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Baba Yaga is a grotesque supernatural forest spirit who comes from Slavic folklore. She lives in the woods in a house that stands on chicken legs surrounded by a fence of human skulls. She cooks & eats her victims.

Collectors of Monsters & Madness will receive a free airdrop.

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Slurpent is based of off "Yamata no Orochi", a creature from Japanese folklore. "Yamata no Orochi" is an eight-headed serpent, and is the Japanese equivalent of a hydra. Slurpent has eight tongues to represent this, along with an eight on his chest, head, back, and tail.

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should i make this guy an oc of mine?
is a character inspired by Brazilian folklore...

I'm going to comment on a mini thread about this folklore in here just to give context

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Nezha

A popular guardian deity in Chinese folklore. Because they travel on fire wind wheels, they are regarded as the god of professional drivers like truckers, taxi drivers or bus drivers. It is not uncommon to see a small statue in vehicles for a safe drive.

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BUTO IJO & TIMUN MAS.
A character design based on a local folklore.

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Hi! My name is Loles, I'm a concept artist and illustrator working as freelance while developing my own pieces of fantasy and folklore.

Happy

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With the end of 2022, let's check the most visualised articles on Surreal and Creepy. The top one is again "Horror Games Inspired by Asian folklore." Originally wrote in 2018, the article is always expanded, including 14 games from Indonesia to Taiwan.

https://t.co/JYQCXX1ZvE

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PUSS IN BOOTS Often seen in panto, is the most renowned animal trickster in folklore. Popularised in Perrault (1628–1703) as Le Chat Botté, in English in Mother Goose, 1780 & Blue Fairy Book, 1889🎨Ills. Doré c.1870; Robber Kitten,1887

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2. Not exactly my OC, but this is my interpretation of El Silbon, the Urban legend from South American folklore.

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The Akkorokamui is an octopus-like monster from Ainu folklore. While she is often presented as a benevolent kami with powers to heal and bestow knowledge, she is fickle and has the propensity to do harm. It is nearly impossible to escape her grasp without permission. https://t.co/MoGQ85idzW

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brownies are a fairy in Scottish and Irish folklore. They are basically closely related to the leprechaun, but just like do house chores for ya.

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Another look at my finished Krampus mask. For those who don’t know already, Krampus is a half-goat / half-demon creature from Austro-Bavarian folklore. 🌲

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Thank you for a fun filled hour! This is signing off, but the wonderful will be back after the break for more winter folklore. We wish you all fabulous holidays however you celebrate.

Img: The Four Seasons: Winter by François Boucher

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Lucia Day on December 13 is a Scandinavian festival of light that is rooted in Norse winter solstice celebrations, and was originally associated with Lussi, a troll-like creature of folklore. Nowadays the celebration centers around the Sicilian St. Lucia.

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