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According to The Impudent Edda, Loki waits behind a bush in hope of spooking Freyja when she leaves her house but then he decides instead to stalk her to Dwarf World where she proceeds to engage in a secret dwarven love affair. https://t.co/Ai0xP9Fsyr

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On February 14th - 15th the ancient Romans also celebrated Lupercalia revering Lupercus also known as Faunus meaning “The Wild One.” It's kin
Fauna meaning “Good Goddess."was the 'keeper of Mysteries,' (women only event.)

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Earlier I shared Richard Dadd's 'The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke' for Here's another one of his paintings, 'Come unto These Yellow Sands' (1842). It's included in this article on : https://t.co/0kKKKjsVZ1

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In Hampshire, England, a mischievous, sometimes deadly fae equine called a colt-pixy was thought to lead the horses of travelers astray into bogs, taking the owners with them. It also attacked children who stole apples from orchards.

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As the Time between time’s approaches and our thoughts turn to tales of Love and longing At this time of year . Santess Dwynwen the Welsh patron Saint of Lovers springs to heart and mind . Here is her tale https://t.co/ZEZNBSPze6

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St George has just slain the dragon & won the hand of Princess Sabra. Jane Burden, who went on to marry William Morris, was Rossetti’s model. His intense attraction to Jane, while he was involved with Lizzie Sidall, is a powerful subtext here.

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is classically regarded as the chubby son of Venus & Mars; child of Love & War. But before that, he was Eros. The archaic duality in poetry. Represented as a gorgeous immortal, irresistible to both humans & gods. The trickster of passion & desire!

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This our theme is love! Some of these motifs in our tales include A761.3: Stars as transformed lovers, T11.2: Love through sight of a picture, and T75.3: Unrequited love expressed in song,
Illustration by Prawny (Pixabay)

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Nyx is the Greek goddess of the night. Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death),with Erebus (Darkness).Her appearances reveal her as a figure of exceptional power and beauty

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POET'S NARCISSUS: A cautionary tale of self-love, the beautiful Narcissus fell in love with his reflection. He died heartbroken transforming into a narcissus. This name now refers to multiple flowers but poet's narcissus is said to be the original.

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Frey fell in love with Gerd when he sat on Odin’s forbidden, magical chair and used its voyeuristic capabilities to spy on her in Jotunheim. 🖼 Edgar D'Aulaire, Franz Stassen, & Maria Klugh

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Scottish poet James Macpherson published a series of epic poems called The Poems of Ossian. Ossian is said to be based off of Oisín from Irish mythology. Below is a painting of Ossian and his love Malvina, as she is dying in his arms.

🎨Ary Scheffer c. 1802

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The "herba de namorar" ( = herb of love), or Armeria maritima, that grows on the cliffs of Santo André de Teixido (#Galicia), must be picked up and put into the bag of the person you are in love with. That way, she / he will fall in love with you too!

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The Bridesmaid, Millais, 1851
It was said that a bridesmaid would see a vision of her true if she passed a piece of wedding cake through a ring nine times. Here, the chaste bridesmaid (symbolized by orange blossom) appears to contemplate her future.

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It was believed that if a married couple both ate the small violet star-shaped flowers of the same periwinkle plant they would continue to love each other. This plant was also known as ‘Sorcerer’s Violet’ & used against the evil eye. It is mildly poisonous

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The fairy king and queen appear to be deeply in love in this brilliant work of art by an unknown artist.💞

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In Medieval Provence, the idea of Courtly Love started a long tradition of love Poetry, often celebrating an idealised & unattainable object of their desires.Troubadours serending a man's lover; various couples courting; troubadours at court.

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With Valentine’s Day fast approaching my thoughts turn to the tragic tale of Rhys and Meinir .A cautionary tale that will make you reconsider any Romantic traditions that you have ? Enjoy

https://t.co/7yZ9k8xQFN

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