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Boa Marigold can have snakes of fire instead of hair just like Salamander the snake god of fire. #FolkloreThursday #OnePiece (3/3)
Reminiscent of Medusa, Boa Hancock can turn to stone anyone looking at her with sexual desire. Boa Sandersonia can turn her hair into snakes to look like the eight-headed snake in Japanese folklore. #FolkloreThursday #OnePiece (2/3)
As a child my mother took me to the cinema to see The Secret of Roan Inish, the first time I saw a movie before reading the book, about the Irish and Orcadian #folklore of selkies. I often think it was that fantastical film that begot my love of folklore.
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Djinn are supernatural creatures in early Arabian lore & later adapted into Genies. Djinn are beings of flameless fire that can assume different shapes.They love punishing humans! However, knowing the proper magical procedure will exploit them to your advantage. #FolkloreThursday
Anybody remember the troll pictures of Rolf Lidberg? I used to love these as a kid. #FolkloreThursday
Struwwelpeter, the terrifying book of cautionary tales for children, what happens if you suck your thumb, or refuse to eat your dinner, it's all here in gory detail to terrify and delight #FolkloreThursday
🍀🌓🍀Faeries by Brian Froud and Alan Lee - the exquisite art book published in 1978, that changed the way the Fae were portrayed - from sweet and childlike flower-fairies, back to their older, darker and dangerously beautiful forms...
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@helleborezine’s imaginary view of Stonehenge through a holed stone across from a solitary candle was inspired by the opening credits of the TV adaptation of Alan Garner's “The Owl Service”. #FolkloreThursday #folkhorror
While I'm focusing on finish all the dialogues scripts. I present to all of you my favorite character: Laleh.
She's the guard of the Floret Village, keeping it safe from the Marabuntas.
#character #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #characterdesign @Krita_Painting
Evening at Gastroteca Azul in Loreto, Baja California Sur. ©️Stark 2019
#coupdecoeur album 4️⃣➡️8️⃣ans 🌳 maé déménage en ville mais la nature lui manque beaucoup et puis elle découvre florette 🌸#AnnaWalker @Ed_kaleidoscope
The protection their innocence engendered was thought to extend to the whole ship, so sailors thought it good luck to travel with children. #FolkloreThursday
Vladimir Kush's Departure of the Winged Ship
A Germanic legend states will-o'-the-wisp are the souls of unbaptized children; to free them, one need only throw a handful of consecrated ground at the fiery orbs. #folklorethursday
Will-o'-wisp by Ilyich at Deviant Art
Greetings #FolkloreThursday 🐉 A huge thanks to Crystal @HistoriumU for being such an awesome host before the break! This is @shanonsinn. I'll be your last host of the day. Our theme this week is #children folklore for #childrensday "Ring a Ring o' Roses" (Bernardino Mei by 1676)
'Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life'?
Mary Oliver
Today's #onewomansart is from Katherine Soutar @Kate_Dancingcat #illustrator specialising in #folktale & #Folklore, I think it's quite magical.💜
#ThursdayMotivation #art #FolkloreThursday
It’s time for me to say goodbye, #FolkloreThursday! This is Crystal of @HistoriumU signing off. I’ve had fun sharing your lore today! Around here the cheese never stands alone. So, get your next round of tweets ready because @ShanonSinn hops on at 6:30 GMT. (Image: PubDom)
@FolkloreThurs ...convert Muslims to Christianity in the Holy Lands. Much smaller numbers were actually tricked by merchants and were sailed to slave markets (not in the Holy Lands), enduring starvation and horrific conditions. Sketch by Gustave Doré 2/2 #FolkloreThursday
Children's crusade from 1212, presumably led by Stephen of Cloyes in France and Nicholas in Germany. A mix of historical facts and myths, it was said that the two had visions of them gathering thousands of children in order to peacefully... 1/2 @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
Fenland mothers would never suckle their children during a thunderstorm as it was believed that their milk would taste of sulphur and brimstone. #FolkloreThursday