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Folklore Warriors '98 is a Manga that i did for the SilentMangaAward 14. And won a Excellence Runner-Up. 🏆🎌

All these characters are inspired by a legit Brazilian foklore creature/ mythos, and the designs are made to remind the concepts of a 90's Arcade Fighting Games. 🕹️🇧🇷

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2022-02-08

Ummm ok TEMPORARY pinned post.. My name is Viltė, I’m from Lithuania ‘n I create art and ocs based around my culture’s folklore and mythology
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I’m a huge fan of baltic and slavic cultures in particular and like to sprinkle in Eastern European motives into my work

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2022-02-08

"The púca, pooka, phouka is primarily a creature of Celtic folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune, they could help or hinder rural and marine communities. Púcaí can have dark or white fur or hair."

Art by:Eoghan Kerrigan

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2022-02-07

My contribution to Codex Obscurus titled "The Witching Tree". A book of witch lore and stories from . I'm glad I got to be a part of it. Colored pencil on acetate.

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2022-02-07

LEANAN-SIDHE The Irish life-giving fairy who inspires poets and singers, as opposed to the BAN-SIDHE who foretells death (Lady Wilde, Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland,1887) Image: Brian Froud

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2022-02-07

-"Drude" is a kind of witch in German folklore associated with dreams.
Drude were said to participate in the Wild Hunt and were considered a particular class of demon in Alfonso de Spina's hierarchy.

🎨"Nachtmahr"(Night-mare) by Johann Heinrich(1802)


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2022-02-07

“A nü gui is a female spirit that seduces men before draining their life force. She’s very similar to the succubus in Western folklore”

To celebrate Chinese (Lunar) New Year learn about ‘10 Ghosts from Chinese Folklore’ -

https://t.co/OCPHhw5W67

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2022-02-06

I'm currently working on it in a filmmaking class, so it might change! But I want to pull a lot from nordic folklore, and talk about lonliness! With refs being Over The Garden Wall, Night Is Short Walk On Girl and Mushishi! We'll see where it goes!

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2022-02-06

Beautiful illustrations by Edward Julius Detmold for Fabre's Book of Insects (1921) retold by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell a book of essays on insect life combined with mythology and folklore

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2022-02-05

CREDORIS: Lanterns are a big part of new year decorations! There's a bunch of different reasons why, some folklore says it's to scare away monsters of old, etc etc.

Lighting lanterns are very important, plus many of them have lucky rope knots tied to them as good luck charms.

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2022-02-05

creatures of non-existent folklore

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2022-02-05

In Chinese, Japanese and Korean folklore the crow is believed to inhabit the sun & is depicted as a three-legged god. Legends suggest that Sun crows descended upon earth from heaven to feast on grasses of immortality. They interfere in human affairs for guidance.

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2022-02-05

Inspired by javanese puppets motif’s, color’s and folklore.
1/1 The mystical creature can be collect on supported by

https://t.co/DMfW3230pO

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2022-02-04

In Turkish folk tales, lovers usually don't meet. This makes them more epic lovers. We use them as examples to describe great lovers in Turkish. Because they try everything to be together despite all the difficulties

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2022-02-04

Question on this

I understand that there’s something slightly different about werewolves in Poland, but having a hard time getting specifics about the actual mythology. Anyone able to clear it up a bit?

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2022-02-04

My short story, "Jenny Redcape," was inspired by a wish to reverse the helplessness of the Grimms'-Era Little Red Riding Hood and throw in redcap-inspired magic. https://t.co/GCZBz5lZtW

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2022-02-04

For spurring Apollo she was cursed, cursed with perfect prophecy that no one believed, cursed to watch her city fall to ruin all for lust, cursed to suffer the abuses of men who would not listen to her. The curse of Cassandra is one we all know well.

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2022-02-04