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The apparition of autumn..
Autumn and the Poet 1948-60

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2019-09-19

Since today's theme is for & have a hell hound that harvests eye's for visions.

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2019-09-19

Myths come to life!
Following our last post, one of our readers took their copy of out to the sea and tried searching for the 'Beast Jasconious'!


https://t.co/5PoUdAMh7w

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2019-09-17

Freyja- goddess of fertility, passion, battle and magic. Captain of the Valkyrie. Master of the art of Seidr, which she taught to Odin.

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2019-09-13

As a child, the samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune was exiled to Mount Kurama after his father was assassinated. He learned swordsmanship from the tengu Sojobo and used his skills to avenge his father's death and become a famous warrior hero.

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2019-09-13

In Blendasägnen, Blenda of Småland saves her country from invasion by inviting the warriors to a feast. She sees to it that the invaders are plied with alcohol. Alongside her army of women, she kills the men after they fall into drunken slumber.

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2019-09-12

Before becoming the hero of the Grail quest, Perceval was raised away from court and unaware of his noble blood. As a typical “Fair Unknown,” his heroism shone through nonetheless, and he eventually joined the Round Table fellowship.

Art:Arthur Hacker

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2019-09-12

Kintaro is a folk hero from Japan. Raised by a mountain witch he had superhuman strength & befriended animals in the mountains. He's depicted here refereeing a wrestling match between a monkey & a rabbit.

'Moon of Kintoki's Mountain'- Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890.

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2019-09-12

Sept. 1838 22yo Grace Darling and Father rowed 4-man boat from their lighthouse over stormy seas to rescue 9 survivors from ship wrecked on Farne Islands, .She became a national hero & Northumbrian legend

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2019-09-12

Achilles was one of the greatest heroes of Greek He fought in the Trojan war and despite his mother's attempts to protect him, he was shot in the heel and killed.

Image: 'Thetis Bringing Armor to Achilles' by Benjamin West.

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2019-09-12

Letters of the alphabet, placed in a bowl and spilled out onto the floor, will tell one's future based on the letters that land face up. 📷: plant specimens from the Steere Herbarium via : https://t.co/zkNmQzi2cW

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2019-09-06

Need a fix for writer's block? Try the singing apple of Chéry and Fair-star. Anyone who possesses this fragrant apple is turned, magically, into a writer of poetry and prose. [🍎: Deborah Griscom Passmore, USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection]

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2019-09-06

Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland before 1603 featured two Unicorns wearing golden chains and crowns. The Unicorn was and still is the national animal of Scotland and a very distinctive Scottish symbol.

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2019-09-05

‘Devils, Demons, and Dangerous Creatures of the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum’ https://t.co/k5Y4yh87B2

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2019-09-05

"Bocanje" - the ancient roots of traditional female tattoing among women in the Balkans.
A thread for today's & theme by
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2019-09-05

In English folklore as a candle burned the patterns made by the running wax were thought to foretell the future. Long strips of melted wax were interpreted as coffins and believed to be an omen of death.

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2019-09-05