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The old archetype of the Green Man was long seen by ancient cultures as symbolic of spring & fecundity. In British cultural history, he can be linked with the Gawain Poet’s Green Knight, Bath’s Romano-British hot springs, medieval churches, & Jack in the Green 🍃#FolkloreSunday
Legend tells the beautiful, mythical Adarna bird has a long tail with many shiny metallic colors which surprisingly change to even more lovely shades and hues after each of the seven sweet songs it sings. More: https://t.co/iaSotcZF1j
#FolkloreSunday
Watercolour and pastel, Silbury Hill moonrise
25cm x 25cm, acid free paper
For sale, £70
#hauntology #folklore #britishfolklore #senseofplace #avebury #silburyhill #wiltshire #oilpainting #paintings #canvas #oilonpaper #oiloncanvas #ontheeasel #art #artist #contemporaryart
In English lore if the first butterfly of the season you see is white then it foretells a rainy summer. If the first butterfly is dark in colour there will be many thunderstorms. But if the first butterfly is yellow then it will be a summer full of sunshine. #FolkloreSunday
🗡 BLOOD TO POISON by Mary Watson
• in this house we stan Angry Girl Fiction™
• generational trauma, curses and folklore
• when I say this is the kind of book you don't want to put down what I mean is "reading over 100 pages by 10am because you can't put it down"
Subfusc, in England, is the dark clothing worn on formal occasions at the old Universities. The black robes of the scholar recall the habits of the religious orders who founded the first institutions of study. #DarkAcademia #FolkloreSunday https://t.co/aEOq0N2z3w
The Origins of the Laoich digital card game is being created by Blackdog Games from the @AbertayUni! Once we have a playable demo, we’ll open it up for you to play! #scotland #scottish #celtic #folklore #indiegames #IndieGameDev #mythology #cardgame #monsters #fantasy
👑OK samurai some of you have seen a sneak peek of this legendary beast from our 100 1/1 collection soon to drop - I know EPIC
❓Who can tell me what he is known as in Japanese folklore
💎Correct answers get a spot in prize draw tomorrow
#NFTGiveaway @BushidoApes @jessew_art
Щезник - гірьский дух Карпат
👹сaprate mountain spirit👹
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#украрт #УкрТві #Ukrainian #artistsontwitter #illustration #folklore #art
#ฟังนิทานกับคุณมะเขือ
A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoehttps - Dee Dee Chainey
Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland - Lisa Schneidau
#SuperstitionSat #Folklore #Lore #PlantLore
Christmas rose was considered a protective plant, able to drive away evil spirits
For example, I recently learned about the qasoǵonaǵa, which is drawn from folklore of the Toba people of Argentina. Look at this cute little thing! It can summon storms!
#Faeries steal babies. But maybe that isn't always a bad thing? #FolkloreThursday #fairytaletuesday
I found these old original roughs from back in 2022 when we first started playing around with the concept. I think its safe to say that @MangakaChan has really improved!
LITERATURE: THIS WEEK! Manchester's not-for-profit publisher Fly On The Wall Press @fly_press is back @BlackwellsMcr to launch Of Myths And Mothers, a new collection of short stories, with five writers exploring folklore and futurism. Read more here… https://t.co/w1lkRImM5b
Really proud to be launching story anthology 'Of Myths and Mothers' today, showcasing talent across the UK and redefining #motherhood with #folklore and futurism. Big thanks to authors @AkhtarSascha @Jonzeywriter @KenzieMillar @ClaytonLister & Helen N-F
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Snakewoman by Ray Harryhausen
The Naga in Harryhausen's film "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" is a dancer with four arms and is just called the Snake Woman.
In #indian #folklore and #mythology nagas are snake human hybrid beings who can assume either form.
#FaustianFriday
@F2Palltheway Mannananggal is an aswang from an old Philippine folklore... I'll leave the info and appearance from the pics itself.