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The Sandman was once a terrifying nursery ogre. He threw coarse sand into the eyes of children who would not sleep. When the screaming child rubbed its eyes, they fell out, bloody, upon the floor. The Sandman took the eyes to feed his children in the moon...
#FolkloreThursday
One of the most sinister monsters of Slavic mythology is Bezkost. Often described as a boneless vampire, its physiology resembles a meaty bag that fills up with blood like a water balloon while it is feeding. It can squeeze its body through tiny cracks or holes
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Raven may be credited as the creator of the world in Haida culture, but that's more accident than anything. Raven is a trickster, always up to mischief, and what happens with him is often less intentionally benevolent. #FolkloreThursday
At this time of year the soul stealer and sin eater will meet in the centre of #Newport at midnight; they play a game of chance for the immortal spirit of those that stumble by.
Who wants to hear a story of that encounter?
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#FolkloreThursday The Nutcracker & The Mouse King, a Christmas fairytale by ETA Hoffman, German fantasy writer of Gothic Horror, is a dark, disturbing tale in the tradition of folk tales told long ago. Its evil villain is the sinister, mutant 7 headed MouseKing.
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In Greek mythology, empusas are shape shifting beings with one copper leg and one leg of a goat. They take the form of beautiful young women who feed off the souls of men in order to become more powerful.
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Art: Aleksandra Waliszewska
Churn-Milk Peg is a traditional British hag who sat in nut trees smoking her pipe and waiting for kids to come and pick unripe nuts. When a child reached for a nut she would pinch them and chide 'Smoke! smoke a wooden pipe! Getting nuts before they’re ripe!' #folklorethursday
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still love the little folklore igor from rattober. very much inspired by watership down but i like the idea of ida's bedtime stories having this creepy weasel guy in them as a visual
Sinbad the Sailor is the protagonist of an ancient Middle-Eastern story cycle involving uncharted islands, sea monsters, giants, slave traders, hidden treasures, & other adventures. He's portrayed as clever, reckless, amoral, & ridiculously lucky. #FolkloreThursday
No.11 I created a two-page comic based on Icelandic folklore for a Finnish fairytale magazine. 12/15
A3! ont révélé la cinquième illustration de Monokuma et Monomi de leur série inspirée du folklore japonais.
Elle représente le conte de la princesse Kaguya et est disponible sous forme de support acrylique dans leurs magasins pour 1760¥ (13,79€).
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Vseslav Bryachislavich(Sorcerer)
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🌠today's galaxy character of the day is Seiran from Touhou !
she is based on the moon rabbit, a mythical creature from asian folklore that is said to live on the earth's moon. her dress has a pattern of crescent moons and stars.
#Faeries, with their free, joyous temperament and love of beauty, abhor the niggardly nature that spends grudgingly and never gives freely.
Indeed, they punish such people, and make them suffer for the sins of the hard heart and niggard hand.
#folklore
Art: #BrianFroud
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