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Some terrifying details from ‘Witches at their Incantations’ (c.1646), by Italian artist Salvator Rosa. The painting, kindly loaned to @AshmoleanMuseum by @NationalGallery, is one of many chilling items in our #SpellboundExhibition: https://t.co/eDz3Kuzpw1 #FolkloreThursday
Hello #FolkloreThursday! This is @BenTheEpicure welcoming you to a spooktacular Halloween edition! Click on our account to see the best of the day's folklore.
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The Blackthorn rules the dark half of the year from #Samhain. It is dark moon magic, an "increaser of secrets." Its thorns are the pins in a poppet, its wands used for cursing. A tree protected by faeries, its berries are the sloe. #FolkloreThursday
Image - Cicely Mary Barker
while we're feeling spooky, #FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs, how about the story of Jan Coo, who clearly hasn't seen enough horror movies because a *something* in the river calls his name and he goes to investigate! You can read the tiny story here: https://t.co/aJeHXikRYc
#FolkloreThursday was brought to you today by @DeeDeeChainey @WillowWinsham @MythCrafts @HistoriumU and @ShanonSinn. Thanks for a terrifying day, and see you all next week! (Image: The Vampire, by Edvard Munch)
The Guajona is a blood-sucking nocturnal creature of Cantabrian legend. Her hands & feet are gnarled bird legs, skin yellow and wart-covered; she has a single sharp tooth to suck up blood. Her favourite victims are children. #FolkloreThursday
In the 1866 edition of 'The Ingoldsby Legends' we find an apparently more fashion conscious Death.
These 'Legends' were mainly humorous parodies of medieval folklore. #DiscoveringLiterature #FolkloreThursday
Buddhism, Sikhism & other: Preta are undead with a massive deficit of Karma. As punishment for leading horrid lives they roam the world searching for food & no way to eat it. Fire burst from their mouths when they try to eat charring the food. Always they hunger #FolkloreThursday
Greek myth: At least the frightful gorgon Medusa could be slain bur her sisters, Euryale with the loudest scream & Sthenno the most ferocious one were immortal.
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In traditional British folklore if you see an owl during the daytime it is an omen of imminent death. #FolkloreThursday #creepy
In Japanese folklore witches are often the spirits of women seeking revenge after losing, or being betrayed by, those closest to them. They become trapped in the spirit world as haunting ghosts.
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Image: 'Cat Witch of Okazaki', Utagawa Kunisada
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The site of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, St James Mount was once home to a witch #JennaGreen. A statue of her was found when excavations were taking place. She is also believed 2B the inspiration behind #JennyGreenteeth, child snatcher.
Art Alexandra Dawe
'The House in Athens' part of a letter by Pliny the Younger written in the 1st- 2nd century A.D tells of Athenodorus who's haunted by a spectre in chains (thought to have inspired Marley's Ghost) here's some images from mine and @MikeOB graphic novel adaptation #folklorethursday
the theme for today's @FolkloreThurs #folklorethursday is historical ghosts! here's one of my faves, The Cauld Lad, a sad little ghost boy who's also a bunch of other folkloric things at the same time. weird! you can read the tiny story here: https://t.co/zYOE0t96dK
#FolkloreThursday Procopius on 'Brittia' a ghostly isle off the Euro coast:"the souls of the dead are transported to that island. On the coast of the continent there dwell under Frankish sovereignty, but exempt from all tax, fishers & farmers, duty-bound to ferry the souls over."
Aboriginal legend: In Dreamtime, the Creator made mammals, fish & birds and gave each of them a gift: fur for warmth, gills to breath underwater, & eggs to protect the young. After he finished there were pieces left over, so the Platypus was made. 1/4 #FolkloreThursday
Droid Nipasu (ep. 62) is based on a yuki-onna (雪女; transl. Snow woman), a Muromachi pd. youkai. She is the spirit of a woman who died in the snow. Nipasu's name comes from the Greek "nifás" (Νιφάς; transl. Snowflake). #SailorMoon #FolkloreThursday #SailorMoonTrivia #雪女
Medieval beauty tip: Spread crocodile dung on your face until the sweat washes it off for a fresh look. [Bestiary of Anne Walshe: Crocodile hunter. The crocodile will weep after, but ion't be sincere.] #FolkloreThursday #animals @FolkloreThurs