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Eos, is the Goddess of Dawn and patron of new beginnings in Greek Mythology.
She was the sister of Helios and Selene. She had wings, and a deep passion for adventure.
#FolkloreThursday #NewBeginnings
...birth, rebirth & resurrection feature prominently in the stories from my selection of five fave characters of the Mabinogion for #folklorethursday
A YEAR & A DAY @FolkloreThurs : https://t.co/CB5gGQj9Yh
new life, birth, beginnings & #HappyNewYear
Momotarō was born from a giant peach, found floating down a river by a childless woman washing clothes. She & her husband discovered him while trying to open the peach to eat it, which prompted the child to explain he'd been bestowed by the gods to be their son. #FolkloreThursday
Woodland animals & their young:
Badger – boar, sow & cub
Stoat – jack, jill & kit
Hare – buck, doe, kit
Otter - Dog, bitch, pup
Hedgehog – Boar, sow, hoglet
Fox – Dog, vixen, cub
Deer – buck, hind, faun
Squirrel – buck, doe & pup
#folklorethursday #beginnings
(🎨 R Sheppard)
In the begining, by his will power, Raja Entala, the supreme deity, created 2 giants birds, which in turn, created the sky, the earth, and Lupar River.
#CreationMyth
#DayakIbanFolklore #FolkloreThursday
Ellen from Folklore (PS3). Sucks that I can't get a physical copy of it as far as I know
#artph #art #ArtistOnTwitter
Alkanost is a mythological creature on Slavic folklore with the head, chest of a beautiful woman and body of a bird. Beautiful but dangerous, she would sing mesmerizing songs and men would forget everything on earth and follow her til they died. 🦉
#WyrdWednesday
vogeltje :) creature from my dutch folklore comic that i hope to release later this year
Sketch chibi comm for Ironymobile over on https://t.co/A5Qsz6pZlv of this cute cursed werewolf-like folklore character
Yae only has 5 tails in her burst as opposed to 9 that’s usually associated with Kitsune. Yae can’t be much older than 500 years old as she was only a child when Saiguu died 500 years ago. In folklore number of tails indicates an older and wiser Kitsune. #yaemiko #GenshinImpact
A little bird told us that Britain's Birds, a treasury of facts, fiction and folklore, is coming soon on 3rd March 🦢
In celebration of #NationalBirdDay, enjoy a sneak peek at its beautiful cover!
In #folklore the Cardinal is associated with watchfulness, protectiveness and said to be a weather diviner. A legend of the Choctaw people tells that the ‘red bird’ is a matchmaker who, unable to bear loneliness, unites a loveless maiden and a lonely young brave. #NationalBirdDay
#WyrdWednesday
In folklore & legend crows & ravens are often regarded as harbingers of doom, but they can also be the means of divination & prophecy bearing messages from the gods. The Celtic goddess Morrigan often appears in the form of these ambiguous birds.
🎨Jessica Galbreth
Hunter School, by Sakinu Ahronglong, tr. by Darryl Sterk.
Hunter School is a work of fiction consisting of recollections, #folklore, & autobiographical stories from the perspective of an #aboriginal #Taiwanese man aiming to reconnect with his lost tribal identity. #PaiwaneseLit
#FairyTaleTuesday
"A Vella" ( = 'the Old Woman') holding the standing stone called "Pena Molexa" (#Galicia) with her finger, as local folklore claims.
🖌️ Artwork by Carlos Afonzo.
Monsterfreunde! Pünktlich zu #Neujahr haben wir eine neue Folge unseres #Podcast|s aufgenommen. Wie Ihr aus den Posts der Weihnachtszeit vielleicht schon erkannt habt, geht es darin um Wintergeister und -dämonen in der europäischen #Folklore. Freut Euch auf Donnerstag (06.01.)!
In Scots Gaelic myth, faeries were regarded as either nature spirits or as spirits of the dead. They would exist in 'faerie mounds' awaiting reincarnation.
There's a similar belief regarding elves in N. Europe
#fairytaletuesday #scottishfolklore
The Fairy Raid by Noel Paton
#FairyTaleTuesday
GRIFFIN🦁🦅
..mythical creature of Middle Ages origin, half lion, half eagle. In legends, and folklore, they guard the gold of the Kings, and other priceless possessions, a powerful and majestic beast..#FairyTaleFlash