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Today’s #FolkloreThursday theme is Harvests!
Lady Midday, or Poludnitsa, is a slavic demon associated with heatstroke. She appears before workers in fields, asks them riddles, and chops off their heads/drives them insane. Typical gal things.
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5. In #EgyptianMythology #Renenūtet was #goddess of nourishment and the #harvest in ancient #Egyptian #religion. The importance of the harvest caused people to make offerings to her during harvest time. Initially, her cult was centered in #Terenuthis
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4. In #CelticMythology #Lugh was #god of skill and of talent. He is associated with midsummer because of his role as a #harvest god, and during the summer solstice the crops are flourishing, waiting to be plucked from the ground at #Lughnasadh.
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“If you stand in a line, you’ll marry a swine; If you stand on a square, you’ll marry a bear.” #Illustration in Secret Spells and Curious Charms. #Art by the brilliant #MonikaBeisner. #folklore #animalgrooms #animalbrides
✦ Flying Ship Update!✦ She’s a grumpy kinda hero https://t.co/2whDuCkY72
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A Boggart is a troll-like creature that can be found inhabiting homes, fields, marshlands, dangerous bends on the road, holes in the ground, and under bridges. @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
Hebrides,Cailleach or Gobhar Bhacach ("Lame Goat")was an ambiguous figure.A farmer who finished harvesting might throw it into fields of neighbour who had not finished.Regarded an insult, so violence/bloodshed erupted as a result. #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/6sCcnUob1W
the day the music died
GrimmIchi Mythology Week II Event
Poem from Sān (Kalahari tribal peoples) folklore called my mind to Hueco Mundo and Grimmjow & Ichigo’s connection.
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"The Velvet is strong at the Well in the Wood, and the Velvet is the Hour that keeps secrets; but now and then she lets a little secret fall, like a crumb at a feast. Last night I found a moss-clad rock written all around with the secrets of another history." #FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday In Aztec mythology, Tlaloc was the lord of the third sun which was destroyed ... The rain that was beneficial to the land was burnished with jade crystals and likely represented the type of rain that would make a bountiful harvest.
Tuesday is the Autumn Equinox, when Persephone leaves her mother, Demeter, and returns to the Underworld as its Queen. Hekate guides her to The Crossroads and beyond. This myth is the foundation of The Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the world's oldest rituals.
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Guardians Of The Barleycorn acrylic and oil on paper 22x17 inches.#FolkloreThursday #DavidBezArtist
In Europe, harvest time was marked by the appearance of some fearsome monsters in the night sky. Like the sea monster Cetus, with the head of a dragon, webbed feet, and a fishy tail, marked by one of the few bright stars in this part of the sky, Deneb Kaitos.
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#FolkloreThursday Feldgeister are corn demons from German folklore. During harvest season, Feldgeister flee deeper into the fields to escape the mowers. Direct contact to the Feldgeist causes illness. https://t.co/JRlY0di5R0
#art by Jannaphia and Igor Krstic
#FolkloreThursday #Mabon, time of thanks & balance. We celebrate the earth’s bounty & accept the soil is dying. Nearly all myths & legends at this time of year focus on life, death & rebirth. Demeter & Persephone, & Inanna visits the Underworld
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Cornucopia: a enduring symbol of abundance & #harvest. Origin: when Greek God Zeus was an infant, he accidentally broke off the horn of Amaltheia, the goat suckling him. The horn was then given the divine power to provide unending nourishment- a horn of plenty
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This is why I love Mike Mignola's stuff. Sometimes it's exisistential crisis, folklore horror stuff, sometimes monkeys with guns, always great art!
Finished a HogBear portrait! If you'd like to read Et Spiritus Divino you can subscribe on #Webtoons https://t.co/kLTN7L3pTm
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