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In Celtic folklore, are mythical creatures who have the ability to transform from seal into human form, by shedding their skin and leaving it behind on the shore.

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2019-04-12

You may see a man in the moon, but some see a rabbit in the patterns of its surface. The moon rabbit is the companion of the Chinese goddess Chang'e, & he's preparing the elixir of immortality for her with his mortar & pestle.


art:Daniel Skach-Mills

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2019-04-11

This Japanese cat tale comes from David Brauns and was translated by Andrew Lang. Read it for and Pictured: White Cat, woodblock print by Shōtei Takahashi https://t.co/nbBQlNFq18

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2019-04-11

Baba Yaga, the Slavic witch, is said to have three servants: one is a white rider on a white horse that brings her clear day, the second is a red rider on a red horse that is her fair sun, and the third is a black rider on a black horse, bringing night.

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2019-04-11

For have a Cat Sìth. Depending on the stories they could be fae or a witch. They could steal souls or bless your house.

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2019-04-11

When Arthur's questing knight Yvain is spurned by his wife, he goes mad, running through the forests of adventure. He rescues a lion from a dragon attack, & the lion becomes his faithful companion, helping him reclaim his knightly virtues & win back his wife.

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2019-04-11

Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was said to have kept a pet moose which trotted alongside his carriage like a tame dog. Unfortunately the moose got a taste for beer and ended up falling down the stairs at a party and died.

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2019-04-11

Almost all tarot decks show the Fool with a dog but there are a few that depict a cat instead, which I love. Nigel Jackson's Medieval Enchantment deck is one of my favourites.

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2019-04-11

'Spring's Coming' by Margaret Tarrant, 1920s (c) Medici Society/Mary Evans Picture Library

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2019-04-11

BEAST OF BARMSTON DRAIN. A watery also known as 'Old Stinker'; walks upright, human face, haunts Yorkshire’s weird wolds & a macabre drain on the edge of two graveyards near the River Humber, the site of accidental drownings, murders and suicides

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had several beloved ravens each named Grip. One would swallow and regurgitate door keys and shatter windows with its beak. Dickens wrote a talking Grip into Barnaby Rudge -this Grip was said to have inspired Poe's The Raven...

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2019-04-11

Pixie and skylark by my hubby .. a little something for and because we've been watching the larks singing over the fields today.

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2019-04-11

Hi
I'm Maru-n and I'm a Freelance Illustrator & Comic Artist based in Portugal~🌸
I love drawing stories/illustrations based on Japanese Culture & Folklore. ⛩️

Currently I'm developing my final project/thesis for my Master's in Illustration & Animation~

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2019-04-10

Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Brew For Moonlit Nights Original Folklore Dwarf Imp Goblin Elf Witch Wraith Skeletal Baba Yaga Forest Immortal Sorceress Hag https://t.co/8y3cXeXFDb

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2019-04-09

Whereas "The Frog Prince" is the first story of the collection of the Brothers Grimm, there's also a about "The Frog Princess", which has multiple versions. The most famous are the russian "Tsarevna Frog" and "Vasilisa the Wise".

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2019-04-09

Do you have a hankering for some art this Tuesday morning/afternoon/evening? Some art you can buy? Four of my Folklore Thursday pieces are available for pre-order on my Storenvy! Order them at https://t.co/BC4Q7HKW76!

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2019-04-09

Here's something that I never finished, along with some UNTOLD LORE... Tuki was supposed to be an OUROBOROS. The legendary ENDLESS SNAKE from folklore.

The POTS you find in the game are merely PORTALS to Tuki's dimension.

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2019-04-09

Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: The Nøkk Original Scandinavian Germanic Folklore Neck Nicor Nixie Nokken Female Water Lake Spirits Fossegrim https://t.co/zDkTM9T4h8

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2019-04-08