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The sweet, shiny black berries of the Deadly Nightshade contain Atropine, which cause rapid heartbeat, confusion, hallucinations and seizures when ingested, hence the rhyme:

Hot as a hare
Blind as a bat
Dry as a bone
Red as a beet
Mad as a hatter

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2021-05-13

THREE BLIND MICE is a nursery rhyme some believe refers to the horrific fate of three famous Protestants (Ridley, Latimer and Cranmer) accused of plotting against the Catholic, Queen Mary I of England ("Bloody Mary"). Burned at the Stake.

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2021-05-13

"An Ox Roars on a Hundred Mountains", Ukrainian folklore and riddles illustrated by Valentina Melnichenko in 1988.

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"An Ox Roars on a Hundred Mountains", Ukrainian folklore and riddles illustrated by Valentina Melnichenko in 1988.

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That's the end of another epic 🐉

Today's theme has been Heroines and Heroes! From the reluctant to the very bold. Who would you emulate?

This is signing off, wishing you all a lore-filled week 🦹‍♂️⚔️🦄🌞🧅🏇🎯💃

John Bauer 1914

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2021-05-07

Lāčplēsis is a folk hero in Latvia known as "The Bear Slayer." He could kill bears with his bare hands & was part bear himself. He died helping the Baltic gods fight off Christian crusaders & is immortalized in an epic poem that suggests he will return someday.

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I had a lot of fun working on this painting. The Boogeyman who's inky form changes based on ones fears.
https://t.co/awI6QB5lLZ

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By accident the ten solar crows were all released and the heat was such the world was going to catch fire. The archer Hou Yi went out with nine arrows and killed nine of the ten: that is why their is one sun. Later, he would lose his great love Chang'e, the moon

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2021-05-07

In the Dagda a.k.a. Eochaidh Ollathair ("All-Father") wields a sentient harp named Uaithne. When stolen by the evil Fomorri, the Dagda tracks it down & summons it. The harp flies to its master, killing nine Fomorri. https://t.co/VGGRhRng4e

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2021-05-07

- Persian Folktales: The Son of Malik ut Tujjar and the Grateful Dead https://t.co/EFF7NtJRp9

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2021-05-06

In variants of the ballad "The Outlandish Knight" Lady Isabel justifiably murders a vicious (sometimes magical) serial killer and a parrot helps her keep her vigilanty crime-fighting identity secret.

It's no hero's journey but it's good enough for me

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2021-05-06

In brazilian lore, Cobra-Norato was an enchanted giant snake that lived in a stretch of the Amazon River. Half-human, he always protected nearby villages from river beasts such as his twin sister, Maria Caninana. At night, he could take human form.

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Puck, Hobgoblin or Robin Goodfellow, this creature of goes beyond its appearance in Puck Through the Ages: The History of a Hobgoblin explores this shrewd and knavish sprite in its many forms. https://t.co/b9LXzLhvsa

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Styrbjörn the Strong is the hero of his own full saga (now lost), set in ancient Svealand and featuring the likes of Eric the Victorious and the Jomsvikings. 🖼 Mårten Eskil Winge & Jenny Nyström https://t.co/l51YwCQ1gd

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2021-05-06

In Greek myth, Chiron the Centaur had quite the hero-mentoring pedigree, educating Hercules, Achilles & Jason! He also trained Asclepius in the healing arts. Some think he became the Centaurus constellation, others Sagittarius. [img by Hendrik Goltzius Workshop]

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Woken with a kiss, Brunhilde the shieldmaiden was tricked into marrying the wrong man through illusion and magic. Truth is in valor and Brunhilde swore revenge on deceitful Sigurn: she is the hero of her own tale, but Sigurn's villain.

🖼: J.N. Chinchilla

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2021-05-06

Demigod of earth and sky, trickster Maui is hero of men from the Maori to the Hawaiians, bringing fire, islands, stars and the sun all to humanity, while teaching valuable lessons about why consent matters (without it you die).

🖼: T.C. Wolfe

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2021-05-06

Pursuing love across a thousand years, surviving impossible quests and monstrous reincarnations, Midir and Étain are our hero and heroine this Listen to Ben Haggarty tell this 10th century epic on Radio Crick Crack now! It's ❤️💥🔥 https://t.co/H3EMOfpYuS

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2021-05-06

Mythical Irish hero Demne Mael was coveted by sisters. Milucra knew Aine won't marry a grey haired man so she tricked him to swim in a lake that turned his hair white, leading to his name Fionn Mac Cumhaill meaning white, bright & lustrous.

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For theme of heroines and heroes I give you plucky Irish Margaret who escapes a sea-serpent, and fights and kills a giant while the prince falls asleep: https://t.co/z3VOQcAmEC

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