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Posting this spread which captures the Winter Sun beautifully ☀️ Taken from The Woodcutter's Tale by Carol Florence & illustrated by Emily Ford

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In archaic religions sacred rivers, ponds, wells were believed to lead to the underground womb of Mother Hel, also known as Dame Holle, the mother of all the children on earth. (Barbara Walker's The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets)

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Vodenjak = water spirit and the Lord of water, resides in his crystal palace at the bottom of a river or stream. Male, with shapeshifting abilities which he uses to lure victims. Found in folklore of most Slavic nations (Vodnik/Vodyanoy). Image: Ivan Bilibin

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In Serbian & Slavic mythology, all things water (rivers, streams, wells, watermills) hold a special mythical meaning, hard to know where to start! Let's begin with watermills = gathering places for spirits and demons during nighttime

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River Fae, watercolour on hotpressed paper🌿
For this week's theme, folklore of wells and rivers

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Momotaro is a hero of Japanese folklore. He was found by a childless couple, inside a peach, floating down a river. He grew up and embarked on a quest, defeating a band of demons with the help of a talking dog, a monkey and a pheasant.

Image: Wikipedia commons.

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Melusine of is a spirit of the daugher of a and a king, and leaver of her husband after he breaks his oath to never look upon her as she bathes. Where she goes is unknown, though there are
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water spirit the Kelpie, haunts rivers and lakes. Appearing as a horse with a wet mane, it lures people to ride on its back where they stick to it’s adhesive skin. The kelpie dives into the water drowns them then eats them.

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The River Neckinger swirls with stories. Is it named for a water spirit or the noose that hung here? Did Cnut change its course in 1016? Chaucer's pilgrims crossed it. Dickens took Twist to Jacob's Island, the rookery in the marsh where its waters met the Thames

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In Welsh folklore the Gwragedd Annwn (known as Lake Maidens) are female fairies of great beauty that live under lakes and

Part of their behaviour includes crying at weddings and laughing at funerals.

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According to Korean legend, the Gumiho is a nine-tailed fox spirit that disguises itself as beautiful maiden to attract a boy. Once they’re both in love, the Gumiho feasts on the boy’s organs and flesh. (Image: Unknown)

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"prophet still, if bird or devil!—" Poe writes of the titular Raven. Ravens, as carrion birds, are often depicted as psychopomps, connecting our world and the next.


Art: Arthur Rackham

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A few curious sea creatures complimentary of P. Gasparis Schotti's "Physica Curiosa" (1662). The work features entries on demons, monsters, human abnormalities, and bizarre animals.

Photo via Wikipedia; Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The pooka in Irish folklore brings bad luck. It causes blights after Samhain. Being a shapeshifter, it can be a goat, a white horse or a black dog. It assumes human form in British folklore & appears as Robin Goodfellow, half-goat & half-man, in Welsh folklore.

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Old post, but a good one for tonight: The Wild Hunt Rides Over Paris https://t.co/c19nTTeO6k

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the monk Raigō died with such rage in his heart that he transformed into a monstrous rat called Tesso and summoned a rat army that devoured every precious object in a rival temple

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The Draugr is an undead creature from Norse mythology, often found guarding treasure buried with them in their burial mounds. They are reanimated corpses - unlike ghosts, they have a corporeal body with similar physical abilities as possessed in life.

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🌖🌑🌔The Wild Hunt will ride out at Samhain - reaching its full dark power on the night of the Winter Solstice.

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