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Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of Gold,
Ark of the Covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comfort of the troubled,
Help of Christians,
~ pray for us.
#LitanyOfLoreto #FirstSaturday #ImmaculateHeart
Spike being the great uncle he is.
Artwork is by Loreto, find them below.
https://t.co/jkw6riyq2N
Today on #WorldBookDay and #FolkloreThursday we've launched a new bilingual comic based on local Gaelic legends! ⚔️ The comic was made in collaboration with
@MagicTorchComix, @CallanderP, and @RPSinStirling! 🙌
You can read it online here: https://t.co/heCMuwR3qH
In a historic practice from Germany, pears were planted at the birth of a girl. (For boys? An apple tree.) 🍐 Pear, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
1891, via @metmuseum. #FolkloreThursday
VAMPIRIC BIRD WOMEN Folklorist & poet W. B. #Yeats wrote of a ghost ship of undead sailors near the world's end who discover an island of shadowless women who manifest as birds (The Shadowy Waters, 1904). Yeats read about #vampires during his occult phase #FolkloreThursday
I finally have something I can tweet about on #FolkloreThursday! Earlier this year I had great fun drawing a couple of strips for @MagicTorchComix and @CallandersLand, based on Gaelic folk stories, and you can read them online here: https://t.co/pqVlTBNLiy
The Akkadian princess Enheduana wasnt only the first poet in history, but the first to sign her name on her works. While her most known poems are of Goddess Inana, she called for female strength and discussed theological topics still argued to this day.
#FolkloreThursday
Through courage & her magical doll's help, Vasilisa moves from subservience to independence when she survives a visit to the witch Baba Yaga; her evil stepmother & stepsisters get their comeuppance thanks to the witch's infernal coals. Art: Kinuko Yamabe Craft #FolkloreThursday
Laima could also bring happy marriages, fertile fields, and healthy livestock and horses.
On the other hand, I once knew a woman named after Laima, and she was one of the unluckiest people I ever met. So go figure. #FolkloreThursday [Image: “God, Mara, Laima,” Jēkabs Bīne]
Hello, #FolkloreThursday! A huge thanks to @MythCrafts who hosted before the break. This is Crystal of @HistoriumU and I’ll be with you for the next 90 minutes to celebrate the folklore of women. Tweet some girl power now! (Image: PubDom) #FolkloreThursday #InternationalWomensDay
the Fifth on the Fifth! with 'Old Mother Anguish' as one of her Names, you know the Mother of Ants is not to be trifled with. she will unseal and unseam. you cannot deny her. #folklorethursday #cultistsimulator
The Rusalka, women who died of violent drowning deaths at the hands of another, lured & seduced young men into the depths of bodies of water, where she would tangle them with her long hair & submerge them. This would continue until her death was avenged. #FolkloreThursday
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#Women in Folklore for #InternationalWomensDay
Kodama are female spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees, similar to the dryads of Greek mythology. They occasionally speak, and can especially be heard when a person dies.
Futakuchi Onna is a yokai that seems like a normal woman who just doesn’t eat much, but if you look at the back of her head you’ll find a second mouth that is extremely hungry. #FolkloreThursday
In Celtic lore, the Queen of the Fairies is represented as beautiful & seductive, but also terrible & deadly Paying a tithe to Hell every 7years, with her mortal lovers as the sacrifice. Even though she may show kindness, she is quick to seek revenge! #FolkloreThursday #WomensDay
In the legend of Ragnarok, the Norse foretelling of the Apocalypse, Hel (ruler of the eponymous underworld) role was to lead an army of the dead in a ship made from the fingernails of corpses. She literally brings the end of the world with her. #FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs
In Slavic folklore Rusalki are women who died violent deaths and dwell in bodies of water luring men to their deaths, in early June it is 'Rusalki week' where they are especially active, swimming is forbidden during this week as it will result in certain death #FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday After Zeus’ extramarital affair with Lamia, Hera, his wife, punishes her with sleeplessness and by killing her offspring. Zeus offers Lamia the ability to remove her own eyes and she becomes a Greek part-serpent monster with an appetite for children.
The wilis are the spirits of betrothed girls who died before their wedding night. They use their otherworldly allure to seduce men and dance them to death.
#FolkloreThursday
#folklorethursday In Catalan folklore, women deemed to be witches had the mark of the Devil on their buttocks. He would bite them, creating a mark in the shape of two crossed horns, a ram, a toad, or a circle.
Image: Dali