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The myth of the Wild Hunt is present in the folklore of numerous European regions, from Scandinavia to Britain and Germany, with various leader such as King Arthur, Odin and King Amerdag of Denmark

Painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo with Odin in charge of the Hunt

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Our collective understanding of Norse mythology is primarily documented in the Eddas: two from medieval Iceland and a more recent one from Massachusetts. The scribes illuminated them well. https://t.co/knKhZmFiIM

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All was dark when the sun used to live as a man among the San of the Kalahari; he was unusual only in that when he lifted his arms bright light escaped from beneath. Eventually he was flung into the sky to light the entire world.
Brian Froud Illustration

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This we're remembering all of the myth story books that captured our imaginations as kids! offers a whole collection of world myth books, more than enough to get the next group of little ones just excited!

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is full of myths about women of bravery & powerful goddesses! Here's my thread on a few of them! 📷goddess Ériu at , Co 🎨The Morrigan by Ameluria. ♀️ https://t.co/hibf9UWAB0

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London holds many legends and myths. Discover some of them in our story! 👇
https://t.co/PwmJlXSBBe

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Looking at the slain Medusa would turn you to stone unless viewed safely through her reflection...
The Baleful Head 1887

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Born in poverty, Emma Hamilton clawed her way from prostitution to invent classical ‘Attitudes’. Aristocratic audiences had to guess which character she portrayed. As Nelson’s mistress she became the world’s first media superstar
("Bacchante"🎨Romney)

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Pan & Psyche by Edward Burne-Jones.

Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds & fertility. Part man, part goat, his name gives us the word ‘Panic’.

Psyche, who earned the love of Eros, gives her name to the soul or mind and the term ‘Psychology.’

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Among the challenges set to the Norse gods by the devious giant Utgard was a wrestling match between Thor and some old lady - whom he could not beat. In fact, he was wrestling Elli, the avatar of Old Age herself, whom even the strongest god can’t out-wrestle...#FolkloreThursday

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The Witch (1882) - painted on a tambourine - by Luis Ricardo Falero (Spain, 1851–1896).

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In old lore Bride, the Princess of Summer, is enslaved by the Cailleach, hag goddess of winter. Bride is given snowdrops by kindly Father Winter, which she shows to the hag, who is enraged as they mean her reign is coming to an end. Img: Cicely Barker

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The Fates were a common motif in European polytheism, most frequently represented as a group of 3 mythological goddesses.They were often depicted as weavers of a tapestry dictating the destinies of humans.The witches in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' resemble the Fates

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KUBIKAJIRI (首かじり) head-eating ghost or ghoul of Japanese folklore rumoured to lurk in graveyards

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The blooms of a foxglove are heliotropic and they follow the light. I love that, according to folklore, if a person strongly believes in fairies, the blooms bend in their direction too. (Image: Rachel Ruijsch)

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Livia's laurel tree soon became a thriving grove, and the Julio-Claudian emperors fashioned their crowns from its leaves. Under Nero, the entire grove of laurels suddenly died, which was seen as a sign of the dynasty's impending doom.

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SAGE for
Did you know
-Caring for a SAGE plant makes a person wise beyond their years
-To increase your self esteem place a fresh SAGE leaf in each of your shoes
-To keep ghosts from entering your home, place 7 SAGE leaves under your door mat

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Kodama are the spirits of old trees in deep forests in Japan. Rarely seen as orbs of light or tiny vaguely human shapes, they are more often heard, as echoes that are just slightly oddly delayed art

https://t.co/wKUGD2ckMf

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