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Fear the righteous rage of a goddess: when Demeter discovered Zeus not just knew where their daughter Persephone was but signed off on her rapture, all plants stopped growing in rage and sorrow. Only then did Zeus return Persephone, for a time.

🖼: J. Tigner

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2021-08-27

There are Serbian legends about people sacrificing young girls to a monster living in a lake. The monster was at the same time a dragon and a bull...Dragon = Burning summer sun. Taurus = Beginning of summer...From: https://t.co/NGKGKtUEBf
https://t.co/ruA5ZRHy7c

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2021-08-26

In the past, during droughts, Serbs used to go to mountain lakes and pray for rain on their shores "to a dragon living in the lake who swallowed the rain"...Fire breathing dragon = Burning drought bringing sun...From:

https://t.co/TsN8My80HJ

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2021-08-26

This bug, Fulgora lanternaria, is endemic to Central and South America. Locals call it the machaca and so the saying goes, if you are bitten by one then you must find and marry the nearest woman or else you will surely die.

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2021-08-26



Welsh folklore says Pembrokeshire Corgis, (beloved dogs of Queen Elizabeth II) are gifts sent by fairies, who used them to drove their livestock, ride as ponies, pull their carriages, & of course, as playful, loyal, charming companions.

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2021-08-26

The Lambton Worm from County Durham was caught by a nobleman's son fishing on a Sunday. It was thrown down a well and grew into a giant wyrm It was killed when the son returned from Crusading & fought it in a river so pieces chopped off its body were washed away

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2021-08-20

OLD STINKER. Werewolf of Hull UK. Beast of Barmston Drain. Walks upright, human face. Haunts Yorkshire’s wyrd wolds & a macabre drain on the edge of two graveyards nr RIVER HUMBER, the site of accidental drownings, murders and suicides

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2021-08-20

Warning: If you come across a Kelpie, do not touch it or ride it because your flesh will become stuck to his, he will run to the river to devour you and will throw your entrails onto land when he's done :)

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2021-08-20

It was believed that the Taff Whirlpool was frequented by a lovely lady who lured people whilst bathing 🌪

Youths were known to swim towards her, attracted by her beauty. They were then sucked into the vortex, and their bodies could never be found 💀

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2021-08-19

The River Lethe flows through Hades. Ghosts of the dead may drink from its water to forget their earthly life…

These are the Souls destined for Reincarnation; they come in crowds to drink from the river Lethe, so that they may once again revisit the Earth …

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2021-08-19

KAPPA. Vampiric Japanese river imp & Trickster Likes human blood & entrails. A kind of humanoid turtle with a carapace, webbed feet & knee claws. The only thing Kappas enjoy more than a tasty child is a cucumber!
Image 3 Kappa statue at Fukuoka

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2021-08-19

Hylas & the Nymphs - Waterhouse
The painting's hypnotic power in part comes from the uncanny similarity of the 7 nymphs - Waterhouse is thought to have used no more than two models.

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2021-08-19

Connla's Well is the mythical source of the r.Shannon. Known as the Well of Knowledge from the nuts of 9 sacred Hazel trees that dropped into it.
Fionn MacCumhaill gained a magic thumb of wisdom after burning himself on a Salmon that ate the Hazel nuts.

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2021-08-19

In 1216, King John was said to have lost England’s Crown Jewels somewhere in an estuary which is fed by the Witham, Well, Steeping, Nene & the Great Ouse.

The treasure is estimated to be worth £70million.

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2021-08-19

The Marabbecca is a creature invented by Sicilian parents to warn their children against playing too close to wells. The Marabbecca will snatch the nearest child, pull them down into the well, & drown them.

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2021-08-19

The front cover for an Italian folktale I’m illustrating 🌿

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2021-08-19

This week's theme is folklore of and (Image: Joachim Patinir via wikimedia commons)

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2021-08-17


If you ever sleep in a Galician house, watch out for the TRASNO's antics! This little creature, lame and with a hole in his left hand, is an expert in stirring dishes, making strange noises, messing things up... Fortunately, there are tricks to keep him busy! 🤫

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2021-08-13

"Behind the bush was a circle of dancing fairies.
The fairies danced in a circle, holding glowing paper lanterns of all different colours, which highlighted their paper thin wings. When they noticed Belina, they turned and cheered..." https://t.co/Iv7fBuHZqZ

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2021-08-13

The people of Vietnam are descended of Dragons and Fairies: Âu Cơ, Queen of the Mountain Fairies, is the ancestral mother of the Vietnamese people. She can change form into a crane, and cures illness; she took half of thr Vietnamese people to the mountains.

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2021-08-13