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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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2023-06-13

"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate."
https://t.co/Fff20zVR24

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2023-06-05

"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate."
https://t.co/Fff20zVR24

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2023-06-02

Late repost for Clíodhna, Queen of the Banshees possesses three colourful birds, all of which can heal through song.

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2023-04-05

In Oscar Wilde's "Happy Prince" tale, a statue of prince falls in love with a swallow. The prince asks the bird to give the gold & jewels he is covered with to the town's poor and the swallow being late to migrate south dies out of cold in the end💔.🎨Nika Goltz

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2023-04-05

The swan was said to protect children's' souls and to guide them to the Otherworld...

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2023-04-05

In a Latvian fairy tale, Bulbulis the Bird, three princes set out on a quest for the magical bird Bulbulis, but only the youngest succeeds. Seething with envy and jealousy, the older brothers cast the youngest into the sea and take the bird for themselves.

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2023-04-05

The Morrígan is an Irish goddess who can transform into a raven or crow. She is known for leading people into battle.

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2023-04-05

In Slavic mythology Stratim is the mother of all birds in the world. She is an assistant of the god of wind, Stribog. Just one movement of her wing may create a huge wave in the sea. Also, her screams can cause storms.

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2023-04-05

The goddess Juno, queen of the Roman gods and sister-consort of Zeus, rides her chariot pulled through the skies by her sacred bird, the peacock.

as shown here by Sebastiano del Piombo at Villa Farnesina

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2023-04-05

“There stood a great high hedge, covered with red & fragrant roses. At the very top a single pure white flower shone like a star. The King plucked it & put it on Elisa's breast. She awoke, with peace & happiness in her heart.” The Wild Swans 🦢

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2023-04-04

European settlers in N.America believed hummingbirds were a cross between insects & birds & that the 'flying jewels' died in autumn after sticking their beaks into tree trunks, but were resurrected in the Spring
🎨 Kevin Sloan

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2023-04-04


There was an Emperor who kept a nightingale in his palace for its song. But, he lost interest, when gifted a bejeweled mechanical bird, that eventually broke. When the Emperor fell ill, the true nightingale sang so beautifully that Death let the Emperor live.

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2023-04-04

As [the nightingale] sang, the phantoms grew pale, and still more pale, and the blood flowed quicker and quicker through the Emperor's feeble body. Even Death listened, and said, "Go on, little nightingale, go on!"--Hans Christian Andersen, "The Nightingale"

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2023-04-04

We’ve got our Vaila, we’ve got our Seoras, now we just need to photoshop them together and make our teaser poster!

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2023-04-04

We're named after the old ballad about scavenger birds planning to eat a knight's corpse. We love ravens, from Odin's pair to the Celtic god Bran, the North American trickster deity to those that 'gronk' in our chimney! https://t.co/OSAPftlDmN

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2023-04-04