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Inti, God of Creation (but not the Creator), was central to the holy city of Cusco, and thus the whole Incan Empire. Represented by a solar disc, the sun god survives in the symbols of many Andean nations and cities, and continues to illuminate to this day.

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2021-06-25

Brennu-Njáls saga, or Njál's Saga, is an epic tale of escalating violence that culminates with a savage house-burning in southern Iceland, giving Njál the "burnt" nickname that has since lasted through the ages.

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Áillen Mac Mídhna was a fairy that would break into the Hill of Tara each Samhain, lull the people to sleep with his harp and burn the fort to the ground. He was finally vanquished by a young Fionn Mac Cumhaill, who then became leader of the Fianna as a reward.

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2021-06-25

Each day the sun dies and is reborn, as Ra leads the solar barge into the Duat at night. Within the Duat Ra is renewed by his attendants, while Set fights Apep the Chaos Serpent. If he succeeds, sun god Ra is renewed, bringing morning light.

🖼: A. Hodyrevskaya

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2021-06-25

Have a sunny Midsummer! The Devs are off to celebrate the nightless night!
In Finland, Midsummer eve is time for love spells. Eleanna has collected seven flowers that she will place under her pillow to see “the one” in a dream.

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2021-06-25

Here is Wūscfrēa -- The Lord of the Wisht or Wist..

What is the Wisht? It’s that thing that brings our dreams.

Said the be born of fire, he floats to us like smoke.

Join me tomorrow at 7:30 to find out more.


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2021-06-24

Reported in 1907
To find if your lover is true, touch fire to one of his letters. If the flame is bright and clear, he will be true; if the blaze is small and blue, he will forsake you."

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The Goddess Áine is the bringer of wealth, love and growth. Feasts were held in her honour on Night to bring an abundant harvest and protect from evil. She sometimes appears as a red mare.

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Prometheus is the Titan God of fire, in Greek Myth.

He created humans from clay, defied the Gods by stealing their fire and giving it to humanity.

He's intelligent and a champion of humankind, as well as the author of the human arts and sciences.

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In Slavic folklore, the Firebird (Žar Ptica) was a magical glowing bird, whose feathers can light up the whole room. https://t.co/VYzKLPmKhD
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The Pyrallis is an insect resembling a large fly with four(!) legs that Pliny wrote lived in copper-smelting furnaces on Cyprus. It draws its lifeforce from the and if it flies out of the flames it instantly dies🔥

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Prometheus Carrying Fire (1630s) by Jan Cossiers (Flemish, 1600 – 1671). Prometheus stole fire from the gods so that he could give it to mankind, thereby leading to the development of civilisation.

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Today is so here are a few illustrations by the inimitable Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Tomorrow, the 25th of June, just so happens to be the 61st anniversary of her death.

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In Finnish, the aurora borealis is called revontulet, meaning “fox fires." The mythical tulikettu, or firefox, runs through the snowy hills of the far north, its tail whipping colorful sparks into the sky. No hunter can catch the firefox, as it's fast as wind.

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The Korean tale of Princess Bari tells the story of a girl abandoned by her parents after birth. She took a journey into hell to collect life-saving flowers and became a shamanic goddess, turning her unlucky birth story into powerful one.

A birthday thread for

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2021-06-18



The fertility tree (1265)
A tree with dozens of penises hanging from it. A crowd of women waits for them to fall and two of them are clearly fighting over one in particular

Fresco. Massa Marittima 🇮🇹

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2021-06-18

The Mazzamurello or Mazzamuriello is a whimsical fantasy creature of the Italian fairy-folk tradition, that scares bad people but is generous with good ones. This Italian goblin is known under different names in the various parts of Italy.

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2021-06-17

In Javanese lore, the afterbirth was set adrift at night to please the crocodiles, as it was believed to be their sibling. Crocodiles were thought to be the ancestors of the people and so a "twin" was returned to them...

🎨De Morgan

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A 'chime child' is a baby born as the clock strikes 3, 6, 9 or 12. They might be unlucky in life but they will have the gift to see things others cannot.

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6 years of fun "dedicated to gathering, sharing & preserving folklore from around the world"

my 2018 & needs an update!
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Old Canadian Postcard & Alphonse Mucha

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