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In an old poem of J.R.R. Tolkien, called "Errantry", the hero fights against some insects:
"He battled with the Dumbledors,
the Hummerhorns, and Honeybees,
and won the Golden Honeycomb,..."

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2019-09-26


This weeks theme insects/ creepy crawlies 🕷

I love the myth of Arachne, a talented weaver who challenged the goddesses Athena to a weaving contest.
Arachne’s boasting got her transformed into a spider

Here is my artwork inspired by the myth

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2019-09-26

Per Plato’s Phaedrus, cicadas were once humans who lived before the muses. When the muses were born, these humans took such delight in singing they forgot to eat or drink. Thus the cicada was born—as a gift from the muses they sign without need of nourishment.

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Ken'en : Comme chien et singe, T6 de Fuetsudo & Hitoshi Ichimura : du folklore, des personnages attachants, un rythme prenant, et des dessins super jolis, c'est du tout bon !

Découvrez la chronique de Soleil : https://t.co/RH2G5NbE8P

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Grandville was a French caricaturist with an eye for the unnatural & absurd. The Flowers Personified (1847) shows a fantasy world peopled by flowers & humanised insects. His disquieting images are recognised as an inspiration to the surrealist movement.

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In Irish folklore, bees are very nosey. You must tell them about all births, deaths and marriages, or they might take offence and stop producing honey.
Artist: A.L.O.E

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2019-09-26

The word for "dragonfly" in Croatian and Serbian literally means "fairy's little horse".

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There came a great spider,
And sat down beside her..

1881

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2019-09-26

In 1899 in Northern England, a newspaper reported that clothes moths were often called "ghosts" and each time one was killed, there was serious risk of a relative being injured...
🎨-public domain

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2019-09-26

Hey,
Cette semaine je parle de Ken'en - comme chien et singe paru chez
Entre amitié impossible et improbable et folklore, je me demande comment le tome 1 a pu me laisser hésiter ! https://t.co/LEKEbhiBeN

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2019-09-25

Today is which is all the excuse I need to repost this pic of Pixie, and one of the few characters from in the Marvel Universe.
One of the X-Men, Megan Gwynn hails from the town of Abergylid. Here she is celebrating her native with the Mari Lwyd!

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2019-09-25

Don Bluth (Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, etc) was deep into an adaptation of 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon' set in the year 2500 and the released stills are just as amazing as you'd think. The world missed out with this one.

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2019-09-24

“If you stand in a line, you’ll marry a swine; If you stand on a a square, you’ll marry a bear.” in Secret Spells and Curious Charms. by the brilliant

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2019-09-22

Mandrake pulling in the 15th Century from "Tacuinum Sanitatis".
It is said, the scream of the Mandrake when pulled was so ghastly that death or insanity resulted, so dogs were enlisted to do the job.

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2019-09-22

Storytelling Saturday Theatre
Noon & 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28

Traditional Philippine folklore retells a long-time classic in a new way during this family-friendly, live performance of Abadeha – A Cinderella story. Included with admission.

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2019-09-22

In Japanese folklore, 'Jubokko' is a Vampire Tree that grows on an old battlefield, where many people have died and blood has soaked the ground. If you walk close to the tree, it captures you with its branches and sucks the blood out of you

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2019-09-21

Hashtags to follow if you want a bit more magic in your life:



Also, check out these profiles for current hashtags:
(#GothicFairies)
(#FiendsAndGhouls)
Very happy to hear of anything I've missed.#ff

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