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The biggest trickster among #Folklore would have to be the Raven. According to an old Haida tale; in the beginning, the world was in total darkness. With a mischievous plan, Raven succeeds in stealing the sun, moon, & stars! Spilling them across the sky for all. #FolkloreThursday
After the patriarch, Lot, & his family escaped Sodom,his two daughters inebriated&raped him in order to procreate. During the Renaissance,the story was often depicted in the artistic Weibermacht topos to warn men of women’s seductive powers&reverse gender roles #FolkloreThursday
Meet Susanna&the Elders.She just wanted to bathe without disturbances.The voyeuristic Elders tried to blackmail her into bed.She refused,got arrested,facing the death penalty 4 promiscuity until Daniel exposed the vicious lechers who were killed for their sins #FolkloreThursday
In Greek mythology, Hermes often plays the devious trickster. He is the patron god of #thieves & the inventor of #lying! The godly messenger is able to move freely between the mortal & divine realms. If any god was going to steal from you, it would be #Hermes!
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Amazonomachy, a mythical battle, drenched in theft and abduction, between the ancient Greeks and the all-female warrior Amazons that is perceived as the rise of feminism in Greek culture. #FolkloreThursday
A Sin Eater was a ritualistic figure in Europe from the 1600's to the 1800's.
Outcasts of their own village, their purpose was to appear at funerals, recite a prayer and eat a meal off of the body of the deceased, thus taking the sins upon themselves.
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The first sin was Angelic: Lucifer Morningstar refused to honour the Divine Image in Humanity, creatures of clay. He was cast forth from Heaven, taking a third of all angels with him. Ever after, as Satan, he has contended with God for human souls! Art: W. Blake #FolkloreThursday
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In English Folklore, Wicked Jenny or Jenny Greenteeth is a river hag that would pull children into the water to drown.
(Brian Froud Art)
A Grimm tale of four skilled brothers, a stolen princess and an angry dragon.
Sent away by their father to learn a craft, a #thief, a tailor, an astronomer, and a hunter, do they have the right skills to save the stolen princess? #FolkloreThursday 🐲 https://t.co/YXvhfZ5YeT
If you like my folklore illustrations you can buy various prints on my online store! I have preorders open for three new prints and I'll be releasing new prints throughout the year as I gear up to a book!
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Man goes to Confession.
"Father, I stole a straw rope."
Priest: "What harm is that?"
Man: "But it is."
Priest: "No, your sins are forgiven."
Man: "There was a pig tied to the end of it."
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The term ‘a murder of crows’ may originate from the folk belief that crows sat in judgment of those accused of crimes from among their flock. If a ‘defendant’ was found guilty, the flock would kill it. #FolkloreThursday
Art: The Twa Corbies by Arthur Rackham
A human child stolen by the fairies & replaced by one of their own; a changeling may display intelligence far beyond its apparent years, possess uncanny insight, & exhibit unusual behaviour when it thinks it's alone… #FolkloreThursday
If you are looking for good books about the history of ghosts and how they have developed over history, get yourselves of copy of Ghosts a Cultural History and a Natural History of ghosts #FolkloreThursday
The Ripley Scrolls (23 known copies) illustrate THE COMPOUND OF ALCHYMY by George Ripley(1415–1490) said to reveal how to make the legendary Philosopher’s Stone, the ingestion of which can confer #immortality (This copy: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library) #FolkloreThursday
In French folklore, lutins are hobgoblins who make food go bad and like to steal things. They also entertain themselves by cutting off the hair of sleeping humans. The naughty lutin can be frightened off with a liberal sprinkling of salt. (Image: Godo) #FolkloreThursday
Faeries would sneak into houses to steal away children & replace them with changelings who looked exactly the same. Their strange behaviour would indicate something was wrong, presumably the human children danced with the faeries...#FolkloreThursday
Incredible art by Ed Binkley
Not only it’s my birthday, but today is also when I created Loretta and Larry! 🥳🥳🥳 They deserve a well celebration with booze and a slice of cake! 🍺 🍰
Suyin as the bachelorette just so she could make this pun