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Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers. She had a special garden which featured all of the mythological creatures who turned into flowers upon their deaths. Among them were Narcissus, Hyacinth, Ajax/larkspur, Clytie/sunflower & Adonis/anemone.
Img Luca Giordano

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2019-08-08

🌿💘🌿Yarrow herb love divination... pluck a sprig at the new moon, place it under your pillow saying:
"Good night, fair Yarrow
Thrice good night to thee
I hope before tomorrow's dawn
My true love I shall see"
...& your future spouse will appear in your dreams!

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2019-08-08

In the folklore vampires are normal humans in the day light.

In Bram Stroker's Dracula, Count Dracula was less powerful during the day, like Vamdemon's power is cut in half during daytime.

Thanks to the X-Antibody, Vamdemon X have is full power even in the sunlight!!

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2019-08-06

In fact my very first drawing of Maeve looked more like she did in folklore, and we chose to switch it up more to make her look more like a Supe.

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2019-08-05

hello i’m Brogan! i’m big into folklore and anything slightly spooky 👀✨

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2019-08-05

Hi! I'm Tahanie, an artist and a POC who tries to use her love of her own diversity in her artwork. My favorite subjects are folklore and women!

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2019-08-04

manananggals playing volleyball would be really unfair right?

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2019-08-04

🎨Magnifiques dessins de qui s'inspire du folklore japonais pour ses illustrations.
Source : https://t.co/UFEKfPDH2c

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2019-08-02

How do we define a monster?
EC interviews Laura Diaz de Arce
on her collection of & that explore our human need to seek out monsters
in MONSTROSITY.
https://t.co/sWchjIQxcx


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2019-08-02

Witches are said to be partial to Elder trees, often hiding their offspring beneath them. The mischievous progeny then mature into Holdikens: worms, bees, caterpillars, and butterflies that aid their parent witches in mischief.

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2019-08-01

In the Victorian language of flowers, purple lilacs symbolize the 'first emotions of love'. 'La plante et ses applications ornementales' (1896) via https://t.co/IBaAk5FIHT

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2019-08-02

Cover and interior illustrations for ' FREE FROM THE YOKE. I drew a lot of inspiration from early 20th century illustrations of Slavic folklore by Ivan Bilibin, Boris Zvorykin, and Vyacheslav Nazaruk. Thanks to for working with me on this project!

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2019-08-02

Many Arthurian romances follow knights into the forests of adventure--especially Brocéliande forest in Brittany. Walk through Brocéliande and you'll find the legendary stone where Merlin is said to be imprisoned!

art: Edward Burne-Jones

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2019-08-02

"If apples bloom in March, in vain for them you'll search. If apples bloom in April, why then they'll be plentiful. If apples bloom in May, you may eat them night and day." [Oldenburg apple, via USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection ]

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2019-08-01

Dryads are wood nymphs and specifically the nymphs of oak trees. They are very shy and non-violent and are never far from their individual tree. Unless they are surprised then they can disappear by stepping into a tree.
Arthur Rackham 1923, vintage illustration

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2019-08-01

In Slavic/Baltic mythology, the Linden tree was sacred to Laima (Goddess of Fate, motherhood and childbirth) where she dwelt in the form of a cuckoo. Sacrifices and prayers were offered under the tree in hope of gaining good luck and fertility. image: A. Mucha

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2019-08-01