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My current series of explore birth and rebirth; contain elements of Celtic, Greek and Egyptian, Tibetan mythology; Cumbrian folklore; Tarot

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2023-03-26

also also, idk if the rainmaker would count for something like this, but it resembles the shachihoko from japanese folklore; a carp with a tiger head believed to cause rain. a lot of castles/temples had roofs decorated with them to protect from fire

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2022-10-16

New alt to add (so, Oct. 2022), Witching Tale Ess!

Combining Spooky Month with another important figure of the Russian Folklore; here, the Baba Yaga

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2022-10-03

Kofftober Day - Cryptid
"Hantu Tetek (Breast Ghost) is from Malaysian folklore; she preys on children by suffocating them to death by pressing them to her breast😏lso known as death by snusnu" also spoon
# Kofftober2022

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2022-10-02

The Egg
For millennia and across the world, the egg has been a powerful symbol, representing the earth, fertility and resurrection. Little surprise that eggs also figure widely in folklore; such fragile packages have a magical quality that appeals to us all.

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2022-09-23

I a trilogy of dark gothic fairytales based on myth, legend & folklore; 1st is out now working on the 2nd - also working on Lovecraftian horror series called & unnamed project! https://t.co/xi6xVldXVv

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2022-03-05

folklore; in folklore the trolls looked different. the trolls looked like humans aside from having a tail, or being darker, having curly hair or having weird clothes and customs.

they represented the people on the edge of society

roma, jews, finns, foreigners, the disabled, etc

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2022-01-26

Legends in Mexican Folklore;
https://t.co/YC7OSYiADA

Daily does of Rajieskecchi;
https://t.co/v5aCazCcUo

Imagination Lab;
https://t.co/UhBKKvF54L

Original 1/1 collections illustrated by extremely talented artists. ❤️‍🔥

Please share these beautiful pieces.

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2021-12-12

according to sun wukong’s folklore; after seeing one of his friends die, he sought out an immortal being to grant himself imortality

later he granted all of his monkey friends immortality
am i info dumping on twitter?
yes.
fuck off 💕

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2021-11-10

ELFLAND or Alfheim 'elf-home' is associated with the land of the dead in folklore; no sun or moon only perpetual twilight. Mortals who enter are only released if they are able to perform some task of value to the fae, W. Henderson, 1897🎨 Gustave Doré, 1870

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2021-08-12

Prompt of the Day: Mermaid/Yokai
We all know what mermaids are about, right? The sea, the longing, the danger, etc. But what about Yokai? Yokai are an integral part of Japanese folklore; entities like demons, spirits, and magic animals. They can range from mischievous to deadly +

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2021-07-10

Hi, I a trilogy of dark fantasy, gothic horror fairytales based on myth, legend & folklore; the 1st is out now & I'm working on the 2nd - also working on a Lovecraftian horror noir series called https://t.co/cCYEXKpcm7

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2021-02-18

The adjudicator, a judge of the dead in local folklore; brought to reality by the power of a demon's soul.

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2020-10-24

GAMAYUN a prophetic bird of Slavic folklore; a symbol of wisdom & knowledge said to spread divine messages & prophecies. Such bird women ultimately derive from the Greek myths & siren mythology. 🎨Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Васнецо́в (1848–1926)

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2020-04-03

I a trilogy of dark gothic fairytales based on myth, legend & folklore; the 1st is out now & I'm working on the 2nd - also working on a Lovecraftian horror series called - FOLLOW ME! https://t.co/cCYEXKpcm7

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2020-03-28

'The Scarecrows flew over the battlefield with bloodstained helmets' tells of devilish, divine Crow, with: Chinese myth; Irish folklore; Nordic saga; English songs; Welsh myth; Scots rhymes, dating from 4th centruy to today! Feb 12

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2020-02-11

FAIRY FUNERALS. Sightings occur in recorded by Croker & Keightley in the C19th. claimed to have witnessed a burial in his own garden. Victorian artists John Anster Fitzgerald & Maxmillian Pirner invest fairy death scenes with fragile melancholy & wonder

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2019-06-01

Concept art for Night on Bald Mountain by Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen. The nightmare-inducing Fantasia segment was based on Mussorgsky's tone poem and inspired by slavic the god Czernobog is summoned forth by a dark ritual on St. John's Eve.

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2019-05-21

For December 12th, a monster from Icelandic folklore; a Yule Cat called Jólakötturinn created by . In Icelandic tradition, Jólakötturinn is known for eating children who haven't received new clothes in time for Christmas Eve.

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2017-12-12