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Selkies - mythological creatures found in Scottish, Icelandic, Irish, and Faroe folklore.
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Not an island, but the Valkyrie Brunhilde was left to sleep in a tower encircled by fire until a fearless man woke her. #FolkloreThursday
Ynys Môn (Anglesey) is a Welsh Island that has long been associated with the Druids. In AD 60 the Romans attacked the Island destroying the shrines and sacred groves. #folklorethursday
Wren skins from Fladaigh Chain off w.coast Scotland: Righ Fhladaigh is Gaelic for King of Fladaigh https://t.co/pVskbAnJO6 #folklorethursday
Abbingdale Oss acrylic and oil on paper 18 x 12 inches #painting #folklorethursday
Here's a (gorgeous) look at the hundreds of different kachinas revered by the Hopi tribe.
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https://t.co/LoM3JlIdTs
Crocodile eating a hydra, followed by a person for dessert. Ants and bees. #medieval Bestiary of Ann Walshe additions for #folklorethursday
The creature that lives in the Bauhina. #inktoberday5 #inktober #illustration #folklorethursday
At last! A virgin shows some remorse! Monoceros != Unicorn. #unicorn #medieval #folklorethursday @folkloreThur https://t.co/QqMNf2WUnT
The #willow grows near water & is sacred to the moon. It is linked to letting go of grief. #FolkloreThursday. Image: Cicely Barker #1920s
7 sisters with the secret of fire; tricked by a crow, who brought fire to mankind; became the stars of Pleiades Cluster. #FolkloreThursday
Folklore of the #Welsh Lakes: #Faerie Brides, Drowned Towns, and the #Otherworld—@ztevetevans for #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/eaRfFqp4re
Nephelai were nymphs of clouds and rain. They bore water in cloudy pitchers & fed streams of River-God brothers with rain #folklorethursday
The scenes on the Gundestrup cauldron give a glimpse into a world of ancient myths, gods, and heroes now lost #folklorethursday 100BC- AD 1
Tanabata | Japanese tale. Princess Orihime & Hikoboshi fell in love but only met once a yr with the help of some magpies! #folklorethursday
Rainbows for @FolkloreThurs skies theme,
some say;
don't point 👉🏼
they're serpents 🐍
& there's a pot of gold at the end 🌈
#folklorethursday
Niroot Puttapipat's Illustration for "Myths and Legends of Russia" #folklorethursday #mythology #legends #Russia #beautiful #inspirational
Taking the auspices... Fantastic Menagerie Tarot based on drawings by French caricaturist J.J. Grandville (1803 - 1847) #FolkloreThursday