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Queen Elizabeth I decreed only the royal family could wear purple. In the early 19thc purple dye was made using (rather scarce) snake droppings later replaced by (more prevalent) cormorant guano. This murexide purple was lightfast but faded in coal-polluted air
#FolkloreThursday
Ever since ancient times, red was the colour of life and intense emotions. In some Slavic languages, red can replace the words beautiful, splendid, and colourful. Or in others represent evil.
#FolkloreThursday #SatanGirl #DCcomics
If the first butterfly of the season you see is white it will be a rainy summer. If the first is dark there will be many thunderstorms and if the first butterfly you see is yellow then it will be a summer full of sunshine. #FolkloreThursday
The colour Red, symbolising Power, Wealth and Purity in Indian culture.
#FolkloreThursday #RedSonja #AmandaConnorArt
The Baleful Head – Edward Burne-Jones
Perseus carefully shows Andromeda the Medusa's head reflected in water - to keep her safe from its petrifying power.
Later he will use his trusty Gorgon's head to turn his enemy to stone. #FolkloreThursday
Orange Kinkwa-neko or Golden Flower Cats have a demonic nature, in Japanese folklore. #FolkloreThursday
There were many examples of automata in Greek mythology, something the island of Rhodes was particularly renowned for: "The animated figures stand / Adorning every public street / And seem to breathe in stone, or / move their marble feet." #FolkloreThursday
'Colour in Fairytales' for #folklorethursday (and a version of this essay appears with others in my book 'Seven Miles of Steel Thistles'). https://t.co/tkNe4KlbHJ
'In addition to the many Pan-like figures ... there is one figure of interest who is wearing a cloak with a red jewel and holding a staff containing the hermetic double snake.' Mysteries of Poussin's art. @etinarcadiaego @panssatyrsfauns #folklorethursday https://t.co/DPXyEQZRgn
@Tapastry_TCC I've been researching Japanese folklore to connect with my heritage, and yokai were so deeply fascinating I had to write about them. Folk Remedy is set in the Taisho era because it was a time where Japan was beginning to reclaim the stories they almost lost to Westernisation.
I did my best #art #SixFanarts #danganronpa #kofxv #guiltygear #undernightinbirth #blazblue #folklore
@SAStudioADHD thank you for the artshare!!
I'm a digital artist working to bring my comic to life. I love drawing a lot of myth and folklore inspired stuff
@prinkidoodles thank you for the artshare!!
I'm a digital artist working to bring my comic to life! I mostly draw a lot of myth and folklore inspired stuff
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!
for September luck
#Folklore
#AliceinWonderland 🎨 by Italian illustrator Libico Maraja (1912-1983)
A 🧵thread about a Thai 🇹🇭 NFT
1) So in addition to Heroes of History, Yorick Yoh (@YBonkersdog ) also made an incredible NFT series named “Mysterious Creature”
The series includes this character, a Thai folklore/myth forest ghost known as “Lady of Tani” or Nang Tani:
GAME: Black Book
DEV: Morteshka (Russia)
Beautiful RPG with fun card mechanics, based on Russian folklore. Released on Steam this month.
https://t.co/aMJH6iQkmd
Day 3: Folklore and Fairy Tale. "Say Your Right Words" is probably the saddest thing I've ever written for gingerpilot. https://t.co/XTVKFeVkFb @GingerPilotBay @GingerpilotWeek
~ I can start ~
- halloo I'm Anorah, a norse folklore creature called a Huldra.
- Funf: I've lived though the last 38 decades 😳🥴
- I'm in the progress of starting to stream on twitch~
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