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The Princesses in White Land. 3 trolls had imprisoned three princesses - buried them up to their necks in sand. If the hero went up into the castle by the shore and let each troll beat him for one night, the princesses would be freed.

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One of the most feared of all Yokai, the omukade are giant evil centipedes who are the archenemies of dragons. Their carapace is even tougher than dragon scales, but they have a distinct weakness: human saliva is toxic to them.

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Tto the rich man’s son, he commanded, “Stay where thou art, and sit beneath the earth all thy days, so long as the sun is in the sky!" And the rich man’s son instantly transformed into the first mole. https://t.co/i9cfgE87eL

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Magic of the Ancients: Five Incredible Texts of Spells, Curses, and Incantations
A number of influential texts or grimoires were developed over the centuries, many of which became the books of choice for secret societies
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"You have been deceived by your own cold heart - a curse upon your house and all within it. Until you have found someone to love you as you are, you shall remain forever a beast."


~Enchantress, 'Beauty And The Beast'.🎨Brent Hollowell.

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Midir of Ireland's Tuatha Dé Danann falls in love & marries Étaín. 1st wife her into becoming pool of water, worm, then beautiful butterfly (14 yrs)! She falls into wine & is drunk & reborn 1012 yrs later! Midir finds her & they change into swans! 🦋🍷🦢

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In the classical world, demons were bound where children were buried to serve any magical purposes: “By mighty Necessity I conjure you by those who lie here. By the invincible power of Iao, Barbathiao Chermari, rise up now, you demons who lie here!”

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Illustration by Emily Gertrude Thomson, 1850-1929

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Scáthach was a legendary warrior queen of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Brave youth would travel to her fortress of Dún Scáith, which translates to Castle of Shadows, in hopes that she would train them.

🖼Unknown Artist

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It's good to know that wooded violin playing summons the unicorns.


by Jessica Albert

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Fatima is a true warrior; she yells at her captors, kills the man who tried to rape her, and leads men into battles and raids! (Source: The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat al-Himma by Melanie Magidow).

Art by Jason Porath

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Vivianne, (aka Nimue, Nineve, etc.) is the Lady of the Lake who gives Excalibur to Arthur. As a sorceress, she seals Merlin's fate by capturing him in a tree, (or cave), being the only person with the power to enchant him.
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- Mysterious Valkyrie Eir was one of the highest-ranking Norse goddesses.
She was an Asynjur who possessed the ability to predict the future and heal. God Odin said Eir knew the fates as well as himself. https://t.co/SDTGKZp9hS

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After spending her wayward youth as a bandit who robbed people in the woods, Hervor Angantysdotter led a group of ”vikings” and eventually visited her dead father’s burial mound, raised his spirit, and acquired his magical sword Tyrfing. 🖼 CG Kratzenstein-Stub

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Princess Kaguya' from the 'Mount Fuji Collection' series by Toyohara Chikanobu (1891). This print depicts Princess Kaguya flying back to the moon from the Japanese folktale known as 'The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.'

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Female Samurai Warriors Immortalized in 19th Century Japanese Photos https://t.co/yOj1TXwhKH via

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Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) fought for France in the Hundred Years' War against England. She claimed to have visions of angels who guided her on supporting King Charles VII of France. She died at the stake for heresy in 1431.

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Deadly Atropa bella-donna is named after Atropos, the eldest of the Greek Moirai sisters known as the ‘Fates’. The first sister, Clotho, spins the thread of human life, the second, Lachesis, measures its length, and finally Atropos cuts the thread, ending life.

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In Norse mythology the Valkyrie are a group of young women serving the god Odin, and sent by him to the battlefields. Once there they choose the souls of slain warriors worthy of a place in Valhalla and there wait upon them.
🖼E R Hughes

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