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the theme for today's is historical ghosts! here's one of my faves, The Cauld Lad, a sad little ghost boy who's also a bunch of other folkloric things at the same time. weird! you can read the tiny story here: https://t.co/zYOE0t96dK

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2018-10-11

Procopius on 'Brittia' a ghostly isle off the Euro coast:"the souls of the dead are transported to that island. On the coast of the continent there dwell under Frankish sovereignty, but exempt from all tax, fishers & farmers, duty-bound to ferry the souls over."

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2018-10-11

Aboriginal legend: In Dreamtime, the Creator made mammals, fish & birds and gave each of them a gift: fur for warmth, gills to breath underwater, & eggs to protect the young. After he finished there were pieces left over, so the Platypus was made. 1/4

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2018-10-05

Droid Nipasu (ep. 62) is based on a yuki-onna (雪女; transl. Snow woman), a Muromachi pd. youkai. She is the spirit of a woman who died in the snow. Nipasu's name comes from the Greek "nifás" (Νιφάς; transl. Snowflake).

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2018-10-05

Medieval beauty tip: Spread crocodile dung on your face until the sweat washes it off for a fresh look. [Bestiary of Anne Walshe: Crocodile hunter. The crocodile will weep after, but ion't be sincere.]

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2018-10-05

- pure white, seven-headed, winged from Emerged with other treasures during the King of Horses, ridden by either or varies by source.



https://t.co/Q0VyfFNgDF

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2018-10-05

‘Mad as a Hatter’ comes from the 18th and 19th century when hatters used mercury nitrate as part of the process of turning animal fur into felt. The substance caused hallucinations, emotional instability and the desire to have tea with wild animals.

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2018-10-04

According to Asian & Native American Myth; Octopus-People or Cecaelia, are half human/octopus. Known as the Witches of the Sea, with mystic powers & the qualities of an octopus. Often seen with woven seaweed backpacks & domesticated sting-rays, as pack animals.

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2018-10-04

Sidney Paget, who created the classic image of was born on 4th October 1860. He the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when they appeared in The Strand Magazine from 1891 to 1902.

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2018-10-04

Dia 3 de
hoy toco un momento solemne de Sayaman !!
no dure ni dos dias de en blanco y negro. jajaja es que esa puesta de sol merecia unos coloretes ;)

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2018-10-04

n-2 of the :D Charlie's friends Loreta and Gregorio (with his crow pet Pepe)! Grego bought him some big ass lollipop on recess 🍭

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2018-10-02

The Northern Antiques Fair opens this week at Harrogate Convention Centre from 4-7 October

Among the BADA members exhibiting will be Sussex based British Paintings specialists Rountree Tryon Galleries

View additional works and at https://t.co/7QbmXnYICT

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2018-10-02

This is a lil' gift art I made for of Matteo.
He's Loreto's demon sweetheart 😍😍😍

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2018-09-30

A new character design I made for myself!
They're name is Loreto

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2018-09-28

"Nyurgun said that without the help of the spirits, the shaman is no different than a child trying to play the komuz: its strings will produce sounds, but not music.
The teacher is the path, but it is the spirits who form the taiga."
🌙https://t.co/IqGSuha4aR

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2018-09-27

Queen Nehalennia (aka Nehellenia) might be based on Nehalennia, a Celtic or Germanic goddess venerated by seafarers. Images of her seated with a dog at her feet were found on votive altars in Zeeland.

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2018-09-28

No doubt you've heard of the genie in the bottle, what about 'The Bottle Imp'? Inspired by the Grimm tale 'Spiritus Familiaris' and based on R.L. Stevenson's 1891 story, 'The Bottle Imp': 'Der Flaschenteufel' (1952) dir. Ferdinand Diehl.

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2018-09-28

52 Crows, a gentle reminder, this illustration is still looking for a story. To find out more about this project please visit https://t.co/jyQ1tXVWtk

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2018-09-27

Crystal gazing was practiced by ancient civilizations in North and South America, Egypt, Persian, China. Pliny the Elder tells of Celtic Druids of Gaul, Britain, &Ireland. Burne-Jones uses spheres as the home of unrealized worlds and possibilities.

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2018-09-27