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Still in bed, still too sick to work so heres a for Hate being sick, missing my studio.

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2020-07-23

Celtic lore speaks of a magical named Grimalkin. had many works of art dedicated to him. mentions him in Macbeth 1:1, when one of the three witches answers her familiar: "I come, graymalkin!"

🎨Drury Lane Theatre Grimalkin

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2020-07-23

In Irish mythology Badb is a war goddess who takes the form of a Crow. Also known as Badb Catha (Battle Crow) she is also known to cause terror and confusion upon the battle field to the advantage of her own side.
Image - John McCambridge.

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2020-07-23

Scottish folk said magpie carried a drop of the devil's blood under its tongue...

🎨Xu Beihong

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2020-07-23

Very long-lived bats can transform into yokai called yamachichi. This pointy-faced monster visits people when they are sleeping & sucks the life force from their mouth before tapping them on the chest, causing them to die the very next day.
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2020-07-23

As it’s I’d like to remind people of and French folklore story in issue 2 of Trompe la Mort.

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2020-07-23

In Romanian mythology, Strigoi are spirits that transform into an animal, become invisible, and to gain vitality from the blood of their victims. Strigoi possibly originated from the Latin terms strix and striga, the root of which later has been related to owls

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2020-07-23

The Cheval Gauvin is an evil horse that haunts eastern France & the Jura Mountains of Switzerland. According to legend, it is a harbinger of death that is found in forests & cemeteries and kills those who ride it by drowning or tossing them off into chasms.

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2020-07-23

In folklore & legend crows & ravens are often regarded as harbingers of doom, but they can also be the means of divination & prophecy bearing messages from the gods. The Celtic goddess Morrigan often appears in the form of a crow or raven.
🎨Jessica Galbreth

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2020-07-23

In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiars were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. They would appear in numerous guises, often as an animal.

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2020-07-23

Johannes Praetorius was an "witchcraft reporter" and a key infuence on the Brothers Grimm.

To learn more about his life, we spoke with Professor Gerhild Scholz Williams, vice provost of Washington University in St. Louis.

https://t.co/vCusYlpIUV

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2020-07-23

Abaia, a huge, magical eel in Melanesian mythology is said to dwell at the bottom of freshwater lakes in Fiji, Solomon & Vanuatu. The mystical eel considers all creatures in the lake its children & protects them against anyone who would harm or disturb them.

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2020-07-23

Ref of my new baby designed by ❤️
Theyre some eldritch horror that can be drawn and played with in any way.
Theyre probably part of japanese folklore? Havent decided
https://t.co/0nkiwtqbRr
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2020-07-23

Have been working on a Japanese folklore inspired TTRPG recently- here’s the art for the Shinobi class character 🏹

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2020-07-23

So many creative and skilled folks on this thread, y'all are looking great. So hey, I'm Hannah. I'm trying to break into the illustration industry but I don't know anyone, so here I am. I like folklore and monsters.

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2020-07-23

In Nordic folklore, a Gjenganger was an unquiet spirit that returned from the grave to torment family and friends, usually by attacking them in their sleep with a so-called dødningeknip or dead man’s pinch...

🖼Thorvald Niss

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2020-07-22

Nurikabe, a spirit from Japanese folklore. The creature disguises itself as a wall to confuse and misdirect nightly travellers.

(If you ever encounter it: tap on its lower left part and it will disappear.)

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2020-07-22

"Tan grande era su belleza, y tan renombrada su astucia, que se construyó un santuario para honrar este 'espíritu de tentación', hasta que su historia fue aceptada en el folklore popular"

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2020-07-21

Revista Nação Ultra Games 124 e a Tier List do Folklore Warriors 98

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2020-07-22

Get well soon, Sandra! ღゝ◡╹)ノ♡

Hey, I'm Veronika, an Illustrator from Germany and I love dreamy fantasy/ folklore themes!✨ I also draw a lot fanart!😅

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2020-07-21