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Loch Iorsa on the Isle of Arran has it's very own monster myth.
The loch's name means 'loch of the serpents'. This serpent is perhaps a wurm: a dragon with no legs nor wings from folk tales
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Set based on Iara from Brasil folklore, releasing very soon in https://t.co/5ryBaw29p4

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Lupeux, creature of french folklore.
Art for Mitos y Leyendas.

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Slavic mermaids usually lack any tail and can live both in the salt water and lakes. They also much more vile by their nature, even if their stories are often tragic. Loved by Morteshka and Evdokia's story especially.

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hello
I'm Mar a Portuguese NB pal (they/she) who draws a lot of & well as 🇵🇹 Culture, Folklore&Myths!🌟

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Djeliya (2021)

“Inspired by West African folklore and stories handed over centuries, this unique graphic novel follows the adventures of Mansour Keita, last prince of a dying kingdom, and Awa Kouyaté, his loyal Djeli, or 'royal storyteller' "
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Would love to see your interpretation of a "Tikbalang". From Filipino folklore. Human body but with the head and feet of a horse. Or a "Manananggal". A bat-lady that can separate its torso from its legs and can re-attach them again.

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Rusalki laugh as they tie together willow or slender birch branches so they can swing by the river. They love to perform somersaults and sing and dance in the moonlight. Some people say that merely hearing Rusalki’s laughter causes death.#FolkloreThursday

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Folklore tells of two mysterious figures who appeared during The Hero of Time's mysterious disappearance, a master and student who protected the Hylian common folk from monsters and thieves. They disappeared following Ganon's defeat.

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Ayakashi in Japanese literally means, "strange phenomenon of the sea," and is a term used for yokai who appear in the liminal spaces between the surface of the sea/ocean and the air.

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Fear the righteous rage of a goddess: when Demeter discovered Zeus not just knew where their daughter Persephone was but signed off on her rapture, all plants stopped growing in rage and sorrow. Only then did Zeus return Persephone, for a time.

🖼: J. Tigner

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There are Serbian legends about people sacrificing young girls to a monster living in a lake. The monster was at the same time a dragon and a bull...Dragon = Burning summer sun. Taurus = Beginning of summer...From: https://t.co/NGKGKtUEBf
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In the past, during droughts, Serbs used to go to mountain lakes and pray for rain on their shores "to a dragon living in the lake who swallowed the rain"...Fire breathing dragon = Burning drought bringing sun...From:

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This bug, Fulgora lanternaria, is endemic to Central and South America. Locals call it the machaca and so the saying goes, if you are bitten by one then you must find and marry the nearest woman or else you will surely die.

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Welsh folklore says Pembrokeshire Corgis, (beloved dogs of Queen Elizabeth II) are gifts sent by fairies, who used them to drove their livestock, ride as ponies, pull their carriages, & of course, as playful, loyal, charming companions.

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According to Japanese folklore, a fox has the ability to into human form. Foxes & humans lived close together in ancient Japan; this companionship gave rise to legends of the Kitsune (kitsu-ne = 'come and sleep') & how they're a messenger. 🦊

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BOOK WORM
by Dan Tunnelly

🐉Some dragons you may meet on the way:
Orford Sea-dragon
Lyminster Knucker
Bignor Dragon
Bisterne Dragon
Kilve Dragon
Upholland Dragon
Loschy Dragon
Whitby Wyrm





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