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The Orca or Blackfish is an important medicine animal to the Native American tribes of the Northwest Coast. Killer whales are considered a particular symbol of power and strength, and catching sight of one is considered a momentous omen.

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A familiar is a supernatural being that aids witches in their practice of magic. This toad-ally awesome familiar was created with and on Readi-Board.







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The etymology of Cerberus is uncertain though the "spotted" theory is popular. It could mean "growling," it could mean "evil from the pit" as the Greeks themselves suggested, we just don't know. What we do know is that Cerberus is the best boy.

🖼: L. Sejic

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Pirates & their pet parrots:lore that may have originated w/ Robert Louis Stevenson’s Long John Silver & pet macaw in Treasure Island But parrots were valuable commodities in the golden age of piracy & easily cared for pets on long sea journeys-truth in fiction?

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A strange tale of a witch and the many-colored cats that appeared at her death. https://t.co/49mBcUFOIq

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Sharing this again because it's and it seems appropriate 😁

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The Black Cat Of Killakee House. Back in 1968, a derelict building on the outskirts of Dublin was purchased by Margaret O'Brien with the intent of renovating it. Little did they know that it was already inhabited by a ghostly figment of a popular local legend.

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Revantulet is the Finnish word for the Northern Lights, it means ‘fire fox’. It was believed when artic foxes ran across the sky their bushy tail would either sweep up snowflakes or make sparks against the mountains creating the Aurora.
‘Revantulet’ by Rinkula.

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In Greek myth, Cerberus was Hades' three headed dog, who stood guard to the underworld. Cerberus. One of Hercules' labours was to capture Cerberus and bring the dog to the mortal world. Cerberus also might mean "spotted", a cute name for a scary beast! 🐶🐶🐶

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The Birds of Rhiannon are mysterious songbirds linked to Rhiannon, a Queen of the Welsh Otherworld. Their song is such that they can wake the dead from slumber, and no song is as beautiful as theirs. They have an open relationship with physics.

🖼: J.S. Weils

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The sun has many forms in Egyptian myth, and the emerging sun of dawn and morning is Khepri, the Sun Scarab. Each day he hoists the sun aloft for all to see, indicating that the sun has returned from the Duat and civilization will continue.

🖼: Yliade

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In Scotland dogs are seen as bringing good karma and serendipity. Throughout their country’s history, dogs have been given the utmost respect, often portrayed as the symbol of loyalty and companionship – this can be seen throughout their art and decor.

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Thor, mightiest of the gods, is served by twin steeds: twin goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, Teeth-barer and Teeth-grinder. The two have an ability that keeps Thor fed on trips: he slays and eats them, but so long as the bones are whole, so are they at dawn.

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Goats were thought to absorb evil so farmers across Europe often kept a couple of goats with their flocks of sheep or cattle to ensure any misfortune was attracted to the goats and not to the valuable livestock.

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Hound of the King of Tir na nOg Manannan mac Lir, Failinis served Lugh faithfully after his fostering as he saved Ireland from the wretched Fomorians. Failinis was silver or gold, with impenetrable skin and could turn water to wine: the best boy.

🖼: C. Bennett

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In the tale ‘The White Cat’, a prince is on a quest to bring his father the best gifts to inherit the kingdom. He arrives at an enchanted palace owned by a white cat who helps him & they fall in love. For the last task he beheads her & she turns into a princess.

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Today's ties in with so here's William Blake's depiction of Cerberus, the hound of Hades. The offspring of Echidna and Typhon, he guards the gates of the Underworld to stop the dead from leaving.

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Hello and thank you to the marvelous for hosting before the break. This is here for the folklore of pets!
Img: Cerberus by William Blake

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The modern practice of keeping originated in European courtly and aristocratic circles between 16th and 18th centuries. The favorite pet of Carlos III was the Balabac chevrotain (Tragulus nigricans) from Philippines. They are the smallest extant ungulates.

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Kind of explains a lot... Quoted in Sukie Colegrave's The Spirit of the Valley.

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