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...but he directed his water across the sea towards the west to reach her + mingle his waters with hers. This is, of course, a typical story of an amorous God pursuing an unwilling nymph, but was retold in more romantic terms in the 19th-c and...

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2019-11-07

Posting this spread which captures the Winter Sun beautifully ☀️ Taken from The Woodcutter's Tale by Carol Florence & illustrated by Emily Ford

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2019-11-08

In archaic religions sacred rivers, ponds, wells were believed to lead to the underground womb of Mother Hel, also known as Dame Holle, the mother of all the children on earth. (Barbara Walker's The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets)

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2019-11-07

Vodenjak = water spirit and the Lord of water, resides in his crystal palace at the bottom of a river or stream. Male, with shapeshifting abilities which he uses to lure victims. Found in folklore of most Slavic nations (Vodnik/Vodyanoy). Image: Ivan Bilibin

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2019-11-07

In Serbian & Slavic mythology, all things water (rivers, streams, wells, watermills) hold a special mythical meaning, hard to know where to start! Let's begin with watermills = gathering places for spirits and demons during nighttime

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2019-11-07

River Fae, watercolour on hotpressed paper🌿
For this week's theme, folklore of wells and rivers

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2019-11-07

Momotaro is a hero of Japanese folklore. He was found by a childless couple, inside a peach, floating down a river. He grew up and embarked on a quest, defeating a band of demons with the help of a talking dog, a monkey and a pheasant.

Image: Wikipedia commons.

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2019-11-07

Melusine of is a spirit of the daugher of a and a king, and leaver of her husband after he breaks his oath to never look upon her as she bathes. Where she goes is unknown, though there are
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🎨Haiwei Hou

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2019-11-07

water spirit the Kelpie, haunts rivers and lakes. Appearing as a horse with a wet mane, it lures people to ride on its back where they stick to it’s adhesive skin. The kelpie dives into the water drowns them then eats them.

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2019-11-07

The River Neckinger swirls with stories. Is it named for a water spirit or the noose that hung here? Did Cnut change its course in 1016? Chaucer's pilgrims crossed it. Dickens took Twist to Jacob's Island, the rookery in the marsh where its waters met the Thames

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2019-11-07

In Welsh folklore the Gwragedd Annwn (known as Lake Maidens) are female fairies of great beauty that live under lakes and

Part of their behaviour includes crying at weddings and laughing at funerals.

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2019-11-07

ジョンとハリー [ おまけ:ロレートVer. ]
John & Harry [ Bonus Pic: Loreto Ver. ]
(作画資料を参考にしています)

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2019-11-06

Ieri è andata in onda la seconda puntata di in cui ha intervistato la mitica Loretta Goggi. Qua e là, avrete forse notato il mio umile ritrattino!

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2019-11-01

My final themed Day 31: ripe.
Persephone partakes of the pomegranate
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2019-11-01

Happy Halloween from Bloodthirsty Loretta and Larry the Unsatisfied Ghost! (PART 1)
🧛‍♀️ 👻

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2019-11-01

According to Korean legend, the Gumiho is a nine-tailed fox spirit that disguises itself as beautiful maiden to attract a boy. Once they’re both in love, the Gumiho feasts on the boy’s organs and flesh. (Image: Unknown)

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2019-10-31

"prophet still, if bird or devil!—" Poe writes of the titular Raven. Ravens, as carrion birds, are often depicted as psychopomps, connecting our world and the next.


Art: Arthur Rackham

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2019-10-31