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Sleeping in full moonlight was once said to impair or destroy the eye-sight - eyes should be covered to avoid this...
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In Karelian-Finnish mythology, Ukko was responsible for weather, lightning, thunderstorms. He controlled the clouds and the harvest of the year.
Powerful thunderstorms were heard when he was driving his chariot through the skies. More: https://t.co/NNvlkTbHai
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Hecate is a Greek goddess known for her associations with witchcraft, however she originally ruled over sky, earth and sea, and was linked to fertility. She carried flaming torches & was considered a bringer of light and a powerful guardian deity.
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In Greek mythology, Iris is a sky goddess and the personification of the rainbow. She is also a messenger of the gods, travelling from one end of earth to the other at the speed of wind, connecting the gods to humanity.
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🎨'Iris' - Arthur Rackham, 1921.
#FolkloreThursday Said Merlin, 'Uther, you are the star, and the fiery dragon. The ray over Gaul, portends a potent son who will rule all kingdoms the ray reaches. The other ray signifies a daughter, whose progeny shall enjoy the kingdom of Britain.' https://t.co/Gfl4cHYbOg
In Greek myth, Chiron the Centaur mentored heroes, including Hercules, Achilles & Jason! He also trained Asclepius in the healing arts. Some think he became the Centaurus constellation, others Sagittarius. [img by Hendrik Goltzius Workshop] #FolkloreThursday
🖤✨🖤English folklore says that the first star of the evening will grant a wish if this charm is spoken...
"Star light, star bright,
The first star I've seen tonight.
Would it were that I might
Have the wish I wish tonight."
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Thanks @FranconianExile for reminding me of this folktale!
Vollmer, the invisible guest at a castle was said to have hold but soft hands. 🐸
I drew this last year, because i have something planned with this folktale. 😊
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Today's #FolkloreThursday was brought to you by @CentreMyth @HerbalStorytell @MythCrafts @HistoriumU and @ShanonSinn. Thanks for a love-filled day, and we'll see you all next week! (Image: Chordboard via wikimedia commons)
Tristan and Isolde is about the illicit love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Isolde. Tristan escorts Isolde from Ireland to marry his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. They ingest a love potion on the journey and fall madly in love. #FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday On Friday of a waxing moon,take 2 candles representing you and your future partner.Write your name on the bottom of your candle and the desired traits of your future partner on the bottom of the other.Annoint both with attar of roses.Light.(&stop kissing frogs!)
Immortalized by Wagner, Tristan and Isolde is a medieval romance between a knight and a lady who fall for each other after drinking a love potion--even though she's already engaged to the king. #FolkloreThursday
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The Icelandic tale Djákninn á Myrká tells the story of a an unnamed deacon from Eyjafjörður, North Iceland, and of his love for a woman named Guðrún.
Even in death, the deacon came back as a ghost to reunite with his love on Christmas eve, as he had promised.
'Nature Folklore for Children: Capturing Their Curiosity and Inspiring Awe', by @NonFictioness for #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/sy7mfcx8R1
Legend has it that whilst imprisoned #StValentine miraculously restored the sight of his gaoler’s blind daughter. His last act was to give her a love letter. Upon opening it she found a yellow crocus, henceforth a symbol of #ValentinesDay. #FolkloreThursday #Valentines Img: CMB
In Somerset, honeysuckle inside the house foretold a wedding...
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The French #fairytale of Rosanella. Where fairies place a bet on #love. One with a man who women pine over; the other with a woman no man could resist. The losing fae is the one whose contestant falls in love. Whereas the winner got crowned Queen of the Faries! #FolkloreThursday
Cats and Valentine's Day lead to these delightful, if slightly mawkish, vintage cards. #FolkloreThursday
In 2019, a 2,000-year-old seal tooth pendant was found at an ancient site in Orkney where the seals still sing 🦭
Sound like a fairy tale? Find out how folklore can help us interpret the past and unearth new stories: https://t.co/dRtDsSoMO3
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