# folklorethursday 31daysofhalloween davidbezartist museumjigsaws girls women マギレコ magiarecord madoka_magica spooktober monster mythology vampires greekmythology ambrogio vampire keepingclassicsalive asiandiasporacreators theowlswebtoon mdzs witchcraft xianxia drawtober2020 31daysofdnd dungeonsanddragons drawtober
画質 高画質

Fun Facts about Hera!!!
1) Hera was as an independent goddess before the Greeks gave up trying to suppress her cults and married her off to Zeus, conquering both the land of Greece and a woman-centered religion.
Illustration from HanieMohd

12 27
2020-10-08

Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The Greeks saw the rainbow as linking heaven & earth & Iris as linking gods & mortals. She travelled on the rainbow to all parts of the cosmos, bearing messages from the Olympians to gods & men. Img: Arthur Rackham

35 103
2020-10-08

Maiden, mother, crone, three-in-one, the Morrigan of Ireland is master of fate and death, the Phantom Queen who rules the land as battle crow and wailing woman. She gives prophecy, at a steep price, and magicians are loyal to her, for she is Sovereign Queen.

16 44
2020-10-08

In the Norse tradition, Brunhild is a shieldmaiden or valkyrie, from the Völsunga saga & some Eddic poems. In Germanic tradition, she is a powerful Amazon-like queen. 👑 https://t.co/PLhJzbR8IH

7 33
2020-10-08

An updated look on my Witch and Familiar series in graphite. Power ladies 🌟
Still lots more to come :)

7 58
2020-10-08

Mielikki is the Finnish goddess of forests and the hunt. She is said to have played a central role in the creation of the bear.

73 255
2020-10-08

In Slavic mythology, Dodola is the wife of the thunder god Perun, & the goddess associated with harvest & autumn rain. When she milks her celestial cows, the clouds, it rains on earth. She can control lightning & uses it to punish those who mistreat women.#FolkloreThursday🎨Hieu

79 233
2020-10-08

"Hekate Einodia, Trioditis, lovely dame, of earthly, watery, and celestial frame, sepulchral... pleased with dark ghosts that wander through the shade; Perseis, solitary goddess, hail!"

Orphic Hymn to Hecate, goddess of night & magic etc

44 134
2020-10-08

Astarte is the Hellenized form of the Middle Eastern goddess Astoreth (Northwest Semitic), a form of Ishtar (East Semitic), worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity.

1 3
2020-10-08

Made equal to Adam, Lilith would not submit to his dominance and for that crime God cast her out of Eden. Whether with angels or other men or Cain, Lilith became the mother of demons and foreigners, and a much maligned part of Abrahamic religion.

🖼: LeGrebe

7 24
2020-10-08

'Little Jack Horner'

🧩 🧩

Simply follow this link: ➡ https://t.co/e9Wl71hkWA

Let us know your best time and then share this post to challenge others!

0 1
2020-10-08

Good morning
This is here to kick off today's theme: the folklore of bold courageous and powerful goddesses!
(Image: Boadicea, John Opie)

26 119
2020-10-08

The cry of the Banshee is mournful beyond all other sounds on earth, & betokens certain death to some member of the family whenever she is heard in the still of the night.
When several banshees appear at once, it indicates the death of someone great or holy.

2 11
2020-10-08

Rabi Himuro the leader of the Folklore of Zero




6 13
2020-10-08

Today's is central to the of Eastern Europe. Creatures from folklore that feeds on the blood of the living. They are undead and cannot go out in the sun. In is the first

4 9
2020-10-07

6/31 QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (1967)
Work at the London Underground uncovers ancient skeletons and an alien spacecraft with a dormant energy that could destroy humanity.
Nigel Kneale's compelling classic blends sci-fi, archaeology, horror, and folklore.

8 83
2020-10-07

Drawtober day 6! The boots of seven leagues, these are slightly based off an item from European folklore, thought it would make an interesting item. Use with caution though

0 4
2020-10-07

Hi I’m Rosh! I’m an illustrator that draws anything I want, but mainly nature and folklore. Find me at these other places:
Instagram: https://t.co/fylxljV8vZ
Ko-fi: https://t.co/2EBjEaOaee

1 1
2020-10-07