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To roll out the Major Arcana with frames I decided today to show one I think will enjoy. Art by , of course.

Fun fact: it’s not technically a horse depicted here. It is a Pooka, a shapeshifting spirit from Celtic folklore.

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2020-05-08

Sketch of Caipora Character. It's a character from brazilian folklore. Hope you enjoy 😊

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2020-05-07

6th day of IRISH
I like a lot Ireland, history, tradition, folklore... So I drew a
This myth is widespread in Orkney and Shetland islands, Scotland, Ireland, the Faroe Islands and, to a lesser extent, Iceland and Norway.

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2020-05-06

⚔️ Warrior Maidens ⚔️
Hua Mulan: translation of her name is Wood Orchid. Mu=wood Lan=Orchid -Hua means Flower. 🌺

Mulan may not be a historical person. Her legend is included in Yan Xiyuan's One Hundred Beauties- a compilation of women in Chinese folklore. 🌸

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2020-05-05

Cooking Companions is a horror VN based in Eastern European folklore.

We should have a demo and Kickstarter ready by October this year!

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2020-05-01

A dhampir (dhampyre, dhamphir, dhampyr) is the child of a vampire and human, as told in Balkan folklore.

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2020-04-30

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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2020-04-30

A dhampir (dhampyre, dhamphir, dhampyr) is the child of a vampire and human, as told in Balkan folklore.

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2020-04-30

A dhampir (dhampyre, dhamphir, dhampyr) is the child of a vampire and human, as told in Balkan folklore.

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2020-04-30

The real seed of the series Hilda came from me wanting to do something that drew on Scandinavian folklore. I wanted a character who was very positive & who would get caught up in adventures as a result of her own curiosity, empathy or sense of responsibility.
- Luke Pearson

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2020-04-29

Another interpretation of folklore. This time from the North American continent.

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2020-04-28

Step into the enchanted world of mavkas & other elusive forest creatures.
Photo project “Mavka-The Magic Garden” recently presented by project author Kateryna Potlova; inspired by Lesia Ukrainka’s The Forest Song. Mavkas are female spirits in mythology & folklore.

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2020-04-28

"The Wild Hunt is a folklore motif that historically occurs in European folklore. Wild Hunts typically involve a ghostly or supernatural group of hunters passing in wild pursuit. ][2] and the leader of the hunt is often a named figure associated with Odin"

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2020-04-26

Hello again I'm Isi. 🌸I'm an Australian illustrator with a deep love for fantasy, nature, and folklore.

♡ https://t.co/YgaSgL9DLQ
♡ by_isi.com
♡ Commissions (Open!): https://t.co/f1PXPxK8KU

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2020-04-15

Koschei the Immortal (or the Deathless) is a villain from Russian folklore. He's impossible to kill because he's hidden his soul inside a needle, which is inside an egg, which is inside a duck, which is inside a rabbit.

🎨Zvorykin, 'Russian Fairy Tales'

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2020-04-13

I really liked those sketches, so I colored them.
The phouka is primarily a creature of Celtic Folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune.

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2020-04-13

I found some real nice art with this post so I might as well show myself. I'm a kids book illustrator but also make realistic drawings of extinct and living animals as well things from my local folklore.

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2020-04-10

SIRIN & ALKONOST Prophetic women-headed birds of Russian folklore. Alkonost's beautiful song, makes those who hear her forget everything & want nothing more. She lives in the underworld with her counterpart the Sirin🎨Viktor Vasnetsov, 1896; Ivan Bilbin, 1905

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2020-04-07

RT appreciated
Hallo Ihr Lieben, soon is Walpurgis Night. Also known as another Halloween. A day that witches gathered across the land for a great sabbat in German folklore. We gonna host an art contest with and in theme "Magic". Ends at 14 May!

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2020-04-04

Lavender has a prominent place in folklore. In the Victorian era, small floral bouquets of lavender flowers, known as talking bouquets, were gifted as tokens of love, expressing feelings that could not be spoken in public. (Image: Rawpixel)

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