The thunder spoke, the deer transformed into a maiden. The young Passamaquoddy warrior stared at her amazed. She said, “I am the Thunder Maiden, I invite you to visit my home, the country of the thunder.” https://t.co/hhAm0mUBsL

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When he went up the winding stair, and loudly opened the door of the little room where she lay, she pressed shut her eyes, with the comfort of the hidden dagger under her pillow.
She would rule alone and the 100th suitor would not change that.

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In Irish Celtic lore the Dream of Aengus, tells how Aengus fell in love with a beautiful woman from his dreams. Her name was Caer Ibormeith, the goddess of sleep and dreams, who had been transformed by a spell into a swan. https://t.co/64kzLtYJ9M

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LEPRECHAUN🇮🇪
..according to folk lore, fairies pay the leprachaun, for their work with golden coins, which the "little people" collect in large pots..the famous "pots of gold"..at the end of the rainbow..#fairytaleflash 🌈

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The Roc/Rukh is a monsterous bird that can lift elephants into the sky & makes several appearances in the 1,001 Arabian Nights.
Art by Edward Julius Detmold
Plate from The Arabian Nights, 'The Roc Which Fed Its Young On Elephants.'

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BRAN CASTLE🦇
..of Dracula fame, associated with the story of the well known vampire, an example of the impressive Gothic architecture, of Transylvannian castles nestled in the Carpathian mountains..#fairytaleflash

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"The Battle of Sơn Tinh and Thủy Tinh" is a Vietnamese myth behind monsoon flooding; a fight between Mountain God and Lord of Waters to win the hand of a princess, ending in perpetual grudge of the water lord.

A tale for theme of weather. 1/4

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In Philppine lore, after a storm Maria Makiling walks the forest repairing broken branches, bird nests, and healing broken wings of butterflies. Wherever she walks the sun shines, birds sing, flowers bloom, animals play. https://t.co/3Y8vDLSSIa

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In Vietnamese creation myth, Âu Cơ was a kind-hearted snow fairy who lived in a snow-capped mountain. She married Lạc Long Quân, the "Dragon Lord of Lạc", and bore 100 children, who later became the ancestors of Vietnamese people. 1/3

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In Cherokee lore, Dayunsi, the water beetle dived down to the sea floor and grabbed lumps of mud and returned to the surface. On the surface, the mud swelled in all directions becoming an island called land or earth. https://t.co/YpGXhB3ppp

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According to Welsh lore Llyn Cowlyd had three mythical beasts associated with it; the water horse, the water bull and the Owl of Cowlyd. https://t.co/0lcAWKmhK8

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In Batak star lore of North Sumatra, Orion constellation is called Hala Na Godang; a dragon so big its head reaches the sky and its tail the earth, and the stars of Orion's Belt represent its three giant eggs. 1/3


📷: Rogelio B. Andreo

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GRIFFIN🦁🦅
..of Greek Mythology, one theory, is that it was based on the Protocetatops, a pig sized dinosaur, half lion, half eagle, that guarded the gold of kings..a powerful, and majestic beast..#fairytaleflash

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PEGASUS🐎
..the divine winged horse, offspring of Medusa and Poseidon, born from Medusa's blood, after she was beheaded by Perseus, a free spirit, the universal symbol of liberty..#fairytaleflash

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is the Year of the Water in the Chinese zodiac 60-yr cycle that embodies the passive principle of the universe of relaxation & quietness expected to bring hope, peace, prosperity & longevity.

🎨 Claire Mcelfatrick


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Antecedent times had blown past his open door, cackling on their way to houses untoward. 'Twas quiet as a poison garden upon the tip of rosy funerals, but for his pen that scrawled dreams dark and taut with potential. "Teach me?" he asked the demons.

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"The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time – a time to contemplate your immortality.."
-- Frederick Lenz
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🎨The Enchanted Tree by me🎄🙂🎄

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We die w/ a brandy sky on each winter solstice, lost among worn stars & yesteryear's faded poisons. It is then that Nature's kindling twirls her harp as old friends do, offering dancing shoes shiny as tinsel for Christmas & its honeyed ague. A morning shared anew.

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