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i'm having GIGANTIC brainrot over @warped_paranoia 's ukranian folklore au in which sou is mavka......
✦ Flying Ship Update!✦ Somebody get this girl a valium! Read it here: https://t.co/hg6F36GmMH
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#flyingship #comics #webcomics #russianfairytale #folklore #fantasy
OLD STINKER. Werewolf of Hull UK. Beast of Barmston Drain. Walks upright, human face. Haunts Yorkshire’s wyrd wolds & a macabre drain on the edge of two graveyards nr RIVER HUMBER, the site of accidental drownings, murders and suicides #FolkloreThursday
Warning: If you come across a Kelpie, do not touch it or ride it because your flesh will become stuck to his, he will run to the river to devour you and will throw your entrails onto land when he's done :)
#FolkloreThursday
It was believed that the Taff Whirlpool was frequented by a lovely lady who lured people whilst bathing 🌪
Youths were known to swim towards her, attracted by her beauty. They were then sucked into the vortex, and their bodies could never be found 💀
#FolkloreThursday #Wales
The River Lethe flows through Hades. Ghosts of the dead may drink from its water to forget their earthly life…
These are the Souls destined for Reincarnation; they come in crowds to drink from the river Lethe, so that they may once again revisit the Earth …
#FolkloreThursday
KAPPA. Vampiric Japanese river imp & Trickster #Yōkai. Likes human blood & entrails. A kind of humanoid turtle with a carapace, webbed feet & knee claws. The only thing Kappas enjoy more than a tasty child is a cucumber!
Image 3 Kappa statue at Fukuoka #FolkloreThursday
Hylas & the Nymphs - Waterhouse
The painting's hypnotic power in part comes from the uncanny similarity of the 7 nymphs - Waterhouse is thought to have used no more than two models. #FolkloreThursday
Connla's Well is the mythical source of the r.Shannon. Known as the Well of Knowledge from the nuts of 9 sacred Hazel trees that dropped into it.
Fionn MacCumhaill gained a magic thumb of wisdom after burning himself on a Salmon that ate the Hazel nuts.
#FolkloreThursday
In 1216, King John was said to have lost England’s Crown Jewels somewhere in an estuary which is fed by the #rivers Witham, Well, Steeping, Nene & the Great Ouse.
The treasure is estimated to be worth £70million.
#folklorethursday #cambridgeshire #linconshire @FolkloreThurs
The Marabbecca is a creature invented by Sicilian parents to warn their children against playing too close to wells. The Marabbecca will snatch the nearest child, pull them down into the well, & drown them. #FolkloreThursday
The front cover for an Italian folktale I’m illustrating 🌿 #folklore #folklorethursday
I can finally reveal my illustration for @arknightszine from January! The zine was fairytale/folklore inspired, so I drew Eyja as a nicer form of Krampus. Goofy idea, but overall I'm satisfied with how the piece came out.
#Arknights #アークナイツ #Eyjafjalla #Eyja
@AkaneLogics Thank you for the artshare!
I'm a traditional artist,I like vintage,folklore fairy tale art. My biggest art wish is to illustrate fantasy books and/or light novels someday,but for now I just want to create something I can like myself!
Tagging @yusagisae @ARTmmkay @crutcher_amy
In #JapaneseFolklore there is a tale about the ghost of Okiku, a beautiful servant who was killed because she refused the affections of a man who subsequently killed her and threw her down a well. Part of his plan was to trick her into believing that she had...
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In #JapaneseFolklore ghosts are known as yurei and ghost tales as kaidan. Many y urei are also onryo, which are vengeful ghosts who return to seek revenge on those who hurt or betrayed them. Some of the most famous tales are those of Oiwa, Okiku and Kasane.
#WyrdWednesday
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Soulsborne game based on traditional russian folklore and aesthetics! https://t.co/Fn82wxYhnr
“Come ashore for rack and ruin havoc it brings, disease and drought. With killer breath he blows Mortasheen, a disease to strike horses. Of this land.” -The Book of Beasties #nucklavee #orcadian #orcadianfolklore #orcadianmythology #scottishmythology #orkneyislands