There are a lot of beliefs about mavkas, nyavkas and rusalkas in Slavic folklore.

One of them is that rusalkas can steal the bodies of unbaptized babies from their graves.


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Dropping Friday 8pm UTC.

x2 stepped auctions and a 1/1.

Part of an ongoing exploration of the Oni mask culture and folklore.

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Fiz um digi inspirado no saci.
I created a digimon based on saci pererê. A creature from Brazilian folklore.
Sacimon.
Criança/Rookie.
Vírus/Virus.
Pequeno demônio/Small devil.
Nightmare soldiers-Wind guardians.

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The woman in the illustration is Empress Jingu. She descends as "Princess Sakita". The skeletal warrior in the back is "Hyakki Nyudo". He is a manifestation of Taira no Kiyomori as a vengeful spirit. The name "Princess Sakita" is taken from the above-mentioned folklore.

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Marvel announces 'DEMON WARS: THE IRON SAMURAI', a new limited series written and drawn by Peach Momoko this July.

The comic will serve as a sequel to Momoko's 'DEMON DAYS: X-MEN' and will reimagine the story of Civil War in a universe inspired by traditional Japanese folklore.

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In these days fictions, girl Tengu is popular.
Touhou Project, Genshin Impact, and so on.
But they are not from folklore. Otaku loves to make girls.
(sorry for long letters)

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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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Read hoichi’s story on

https://t.co/SAIY3Rl4Le

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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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Its time. My names Delyth and I'm a freelance artists and web comic creator. Who loves fantasy and creating fantastical creatures and delving into folklore. Here's some of my work.

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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.
https://t.co/OEvFoEPLQI via

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the guardian of old stories, fairy tales and its old powers. the arch fae folklore.

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Some fun details bc I like discussing design:
The triangle on her hat is meant to invoke a Hitaikakushi, a triangular paper head covering for ghosts in Japanese folklore.

(Ex. A Meiji painting and Nora from Noragami)

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This is the Caipora, an entity of Brazilian folklore.
She'll be a character in a series I'm creating.

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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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