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Aldar kose, (native name Kazakh: Алдар көсе/Aldar köse) is a Kazakh folk fairy tale and name of main character. He is collective image of the sly but very kind man. In fairy tales it is a swindler, cheating the greedy rich, evil Khans. #FairytaleTuesday
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Princess Mononoke, an animated film by Studio Ghibli based on Japanese legend & folklore. Searching for the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the midst of war between the forest gods & Tatara. In his quest he meets the Mononoke Hime.
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A Japanese legend tells of Yuki-onna, a snow ghost described as having white skin, a white kimono and long black hair. She blows on her victims freezing them to death, sucking out their souls through their mouths.
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Rannamaari was a sea monster that once haunted the people of the Maldives. Once a month, a girl would be chained to a rock, & be eaten by Rannamaari to appease his wrath.
In the Chinese tale "Li Chi Slays the Serpent," a serpent terrorizes a village into feeding him a maiden once a year in exchange for their safety. A girl volunteers to be the sacrifice, then pulls out a sword & slays the serpent with help from her hunting dog. #FairyTaleTuesday
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The horse is linked to the chthonic world, to death & life, to instincts & libido. In tales, when the hero travels through the dark woods, he must surrender to the wisdom & magical power of the horse, which is the only one that can lead him out of the Underworld.#FairytaleTuesday
According to Old Norse astrophysical thought, Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór are the aggressive male deers who ravenously chomp away at the extraterrestrial leaf-flesh of the known universe. #FairyTaleTuesday
Enbarr of the Flowing Mane was the horse of Manannan mac Lir, King of Tir na nOg. Capable of running on water and faster than the wind, Lugh rode his foster-father's horse as he saved Ireland from the tyranny of Balor and the Fomorians. #FairytaleTuesday
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Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend the two chariot horses of Cúchulainn. Dubh Sainglend came from the dark valley, Liath Macha was grey to whiteness. Cúchulainn rode his two horses like a lord of Day and Night, Life and Death. #FairytaleTuesday #fairytales
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In Scottish folklore kelpies are malevolent, shape-shifting water spirits that take the form of black horses and haunt lochs and rivers throughout Scotland. They are sometimes said to take the form of beautiful women in order to lure men to their deaths.
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#FairyTaleTuesday #FairyTaleFlash According to Welsh legend and tradition there was a magical water horse and water bull living in or around the lake known as Llyn Cowlyd, as well as ancient owl. https://t.co/0lcAWKmhK8
Gerda & the Reindeer, Edmund Dulac, 1911. The talking reindeer helps Gerda in her quest to find her friend Kai, who is being held captive by the Snow Queen. She rides on the reindeer to the far north, finds the Snow Queen’s palace & rescues Kai (Andersen tale) #FairyTaleTuesday
The flying horse, Fledge, was once a tired cab horse. He was called to a new destiny in #Narnia. #FairyTaleTuesday
The hippocampus (also the name for a coiled part of the human brain--thanks psych. degree ) are part horse/part fish sea creatures credited with pulling Neptune's chariot & perhaps also providing transport for common merfolk.
Illustrations: Ari Berk
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Elen of the Ways, Celtic antlered goddess, as the divine Protectress of the Pathways, she is the guardian of our earthly journeys, both physical and spiritual. She also cared for the migration routes used by animals, especially deer and particularly reindeer.
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Pegasus is the immortal winged horse in Greek mythology who sprang from the neck of the beheaded Medusa. Tamed by Bellerophon who rode his magnificent steed into battle against the fire-breathing monster the Chimera.
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A three days' journey in a moment done;
And always, at the rising of the sun,
About the wilds they hunt with spear and horn,
On spleenful unicorn.
—John Keats
art by Maerten de Vos (1572)
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The cow Auðhumla.
The primordial frost jötunn Ymir, fed from her milk, and over the course of three days she licked away the salty rime rocks and revealed Búri, grandfather of the gods and brothers Odin, Vili and Vé.
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