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In Aztec Myth the god Xochipilli is a personal fav! This artistic god's name literally means "Flower Child." A Twin god responsible for creativity, painting, writing, dancing &other pleasures of the soul. Statutes depict him in pure ecstasy with 'dream' flowers.

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In Irish/Scottish myth ''cohuleen druith'' is a magical cap worn by mer-people that enables them to breathe underwater. It is described as red with feathers. If stolen the merrow could not return beneath the waves. It is unknown who creates this garment...

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Famed & troubled artist, Edvard Munch painted "The Dead Mother" sometime in the early 20th century, since then, claims from owner to owner profess that it's cursed. There are even reports that the girl would emerge from the canvas, as an apparition of torment.

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Fraktur: a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of decorative folk art often used to illuminate milestone documents like birth certificates & marriage blessings.

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KELPIE

An evil water monster. It could be an old or young man, but preferred the form of a black/gray horse with sparkling eyes.

Would take riders into the loch, devouring all but the entrails.

📷 porcelianDoll

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The Red Cap or Bloody Cap is an unseelie fae Goblin creature from Anglo-Scottish folklore. The name comes from it's hat or cap made of human skin and soaked with the blood of travellers it kills; this must not ever dry out else the fae will grow sick and die

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In Malay folklore, Sang Kelembai is a tall, hulking figure known to live in the deep jungles of Peninsular Malaya. It is commonly known for its power to turn things; and humans into stone.

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According to late antiquity texts, the dead were always buried outside cities, because cities were dedicated to the gods who did not want contact with mortality. On the rare chance that a suicide decamped in the city, it became a ever flesh-consuming wight.

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According to JL Borges, Perytons lived in Atlantis until an earthquake destroyed it & the creatures escaped into the world. Other sources say that Perytons are incarnations of travelers who died far from their homes & had fallen out of favor with their gods. 2/3

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Wonder why Japanese bathrooms are so clean? According to lore, the Akaname is a long-tongued made out of your scum. They use their tongues to lick filth & grime from bathrooms at night. Their power is getting those hard to clean spots you can't!

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Perytons are magical creatures with the head, neck, forelegs & antlers of a stag & the wings, plumage, & hindquarters of a bird of prey. Because their bodies reflect their deeds, the creatures may look elegant or sinister depending on how good/evil they are. 1/3

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Creatures theme for Perfect! The Irish stray sod started it all for me. Depicted as a clump of grass or a mobile creature, stepping on this fairy will give instant disorientation or compel you to wander. Wearing clothing backwards may protect you. (Pic by me)

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The Celtic Pooka are shapeshifters, bringers both of good and ill fortune, usually benign but mischievous. They take the form of horses, goats, cats and dogs, and hares. They may also take human form, with telltale bestial features; eyes or ears, horns or tail.

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Whew, what a busy — some amazing stuff shared today! Keep it coming, as we'll be back in 60 minutes with , but for now over and out! [Img: John Bauer]

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CHANGELING

The fairy child left behind in place of the stolen human child. Putting it in a fire would cause it to jump up the chimney, thus returning the human child.

Best be sure it's a changeling.

📷 Enmi

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Norwegian nature has from old time created stories of many trolls & creatures. A runic inscription 250AD tells of a father that lost his son to ‘fladg’, a word for supernatural creatures. The placename the runes are from ‘Vettaland’ means ‘wight/creature-land’.

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A beautiful book about Finnish mythical creatures: The Forest God Tapio, The Dusk Daughter riding her hoarfrost horse, or one of the Helpers, The Pain Maiden who can roll pains into the deep waters so that they never return.

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Willow the wisps and other floating lights are common across world folklore. Here are the local variety of Hopeless, Maine. They are called Gnii, and they can float as long as thier candle is lit.

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