Nostr notes by Bevan Thomas

According to the Goetia, Beleth is a king of Hell who commands 85 ...

2026-03-30T06:05:22Z

According to the Goetia, Beleth is a king of Hell who commands 85 demonic legions. He rides a pale horse, and music constantly plays around him. Noah's son Ham summoned Beleth after the Flood, and wrote a book on mathematics with his help. When summoned, Beleth enjoys frightening sorcerers.
🎨 Louis Le Breton

#MythologyMonday #GothicSpring #Mythology #Folklore #Occult #Sorcery #Monster #Demon #Demonology

Aconite (also known as monkshood and wolfsbane) is a group of ...

2026-03-25T21:12:12Z

Aconite (also known as monkshood and wolfsbane) is a group of flowering plants infamous for their poison. In Greek mythology, the witch goddess Hecate invented aconite, and in Ovid's "Metamorphosis," it came from the monster Cerberus' mouth. In many stories, aconite repels vampires and werewolves.
🎨 Bernd Haynold

#WyrdWednesday #GothicSpring #Mythology #Folklore #Greece #Roman #Monster #Vampire #Werewolf #Plant #Aconite #Wolfsbane

During Easter in Finland, children (especially girls) will dress ...

2026-03-19T07:18:48Z

During Easter in Finland, children (especially girls) will dress up as Easter witches, and go door to door, carrying willow twigs decorated with colourful feathers and crepe paper. In return for treats, these "witches" will give a twig to each house as a blessing to drive away evil spirits.
🎨 Sasha Silvala

#FolkloreThursday #Mythology #Folklore #Superstition #Finland #Holiday #Easter #Witch

According to the Goetia, Stolas is a great prince of Hell, ...

2026-02-09T21:19:09Z

According to the Goetia, Stolas is a great prince of Hell, commander of 26 demonic legions. He can appear as an owl, raven, or man. Stolas teaches mortals astronomy, and is knowledgeable of the various virtues of precious stones, as well as herbs and other plants.
🎨 Louis Le Breton

#MythologyMonday #Folklore #Mythology #Occult #Sorcery #Goetia #Demonology #Demon #Monster

When the Greek god Zeus declared war against the Titans (who were ...

2025-12-22T17:15:14Z

When the Greek god Zeus declared war against the Titans (who were most of his relatives), he recruited those family members who had been persecuted by the Titans for being monstrously ugly - the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires (Hundred-Handed Ones). They eagerly helped him win.

#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Greece #Monster #Giant #Cyclops #Hecatoncheire

Not all the Knights of the Round Table were British or even ...

2025-12-08T22:10:21Z

Not all the Knights of the Round Table were British or even European. The Middle Eastern knight Sir Palamedes was a rival of Sir Tristan for Iseult in the Arthurian romances, and he was featured in "Le Morte d'Arthur" as one of King Arthur's noblest champions.
🎨 Christopher Cant

#MythologyMonday #BookChatWeekly #ClassicMonday #Folklore #Mythology #Book #Literature #KingArthur #Arthuriana

According to Welsh folklore, Merlin lives in an invisible tower ...

2025-09-30T18:11:07Z

According to Welsh folklore, Merlin lives in an invisible tower of glass on Bardsey Island (off the Welsh coast). There he guards the 13 Treasures of the Island of Britain, including the fiery sword Dyrnwyn, King Arthur's invisibility cloak, and an enchanted chess set.

#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #Celtic #KingArthur #Arthurian #Merlin

"They talked trees from morning to night, stirred in her the ...

2025-08-09T07:15:52Z

"They talked trees from morning to night, stirred in her the old subconscious trail of dread, a trail that led ever into the darkness of big woods; and such feelings, as her early evangelical training taught her, were temptings...."
- Algernon Blackwood, "The Man Whom the Trees Loved"

#BookWormSat #Book #Fiction #Literature #Horror #Fantasy #WeirdFiction #AlgernonBlackwood #Blackwood

The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m ...

2025-08-06T07:13:26Z

The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) long, on Whitehorse Hill in England. It was formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk, some time between 1380 and 550 BC. Its earliest surviving reference in literature is in the Medieval Welsh text "The Red Book of Hergest."

#WyrdWednesday #England #Britain #Celtic #Art

European folklore claimed that "cynocephaly" (dog-headed ...

2025-06-13T16:31:43Z

European folklore claimed that "cynocephaly" (dog-headed people) inhabited far-off lands. They were frequently depicted as aggressive and violent, barking and howling. However, a few cynocephaly became Christian. Most famously, St. Christopher was sometimes depicted as a cynocephalus.

#FolkyFriday #Mythology #Folklore #Medieval #MiddleAges #Christianity #Monster #Saint #Dog

Sulis, a goddess of healing and curses, is one of the few deities ...

2025-05-19T18:46:51Z

Sulis, a goddess of healing and curses, is one of the few deities mentioned in surviving British folklore. When Bladud (Britain's mythical wizard-king) discovered some hot springs with healing powers, he built the city of Bath over them, along with a temple to Sulis.

#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #BritishMythology #BritishFolklore #Britain #CelticMythology #CelticFolklore #Celts

During the day, owls are often attacked by other birds. According ...

2025-05-19T17:35:29Z

During the day, owls are often attacked by other birds. According to Welsh myth, this is because the wizard Gwydion transformed the woman Blodeuwedd into an owl after she tried to murder Gwydion's ward Lleu. Part of her curse was that all other birds would hate her.
🎨 Jenny Dolfen

#MythologyMonday #Folklore #WelshFolklore #CelticFolklore #Mythology #WelshMythology #CelticMythology #Wales #Celts #Mabinogion

When the mountain giantess Skadi demanded that the Norse gods ...

2025-05-12T15:20:05Z

When the mountain giantess Skadi demanded that the Norse gods make her laugh, Loki tied one end of a cord to a nanny goat's beard and the other end to his own testicles. The goat and Loki yanked each other back and forth. Their frantic squealing made Skadi laugh.

#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Norse #Vikings #Scandinavia #Loki #Giant #Goat

A formerly widespread European belief was that a young woman ...

2025-05-05T17:07:04Z

A formerly widespread European belief was that a young woman gazing into a mirror in a darkened room (especially on Halloween) could see an image of her future husband's face - or a skull if instead her fate was to die before she was married.

#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Superstition #Occult #Divination #Halloween

Thoth was an Egyptian moon god. The moon's phases made it ...

2025-04-21T10:08:18Z

Thoth was an Egyptian moon god. The moon's phases made it pivotal in early astrology / astronomy, and its cycles organized much of Egyptian society's rituals and events. Thus, Thoth became seen as a god of wisdom, and of the measurement and regulation of events and time.

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #EgyptianMythology #Folklore #EgyptianFolklore #Egypt #Thoth

In Arthurian legends, many of King Arthur's knights are so ...

2025-04-07T17:45:33Z

In Arthurian legends, many of King Arthur's knights are so virtuous and devout that God grants them saintly miracles, such as prophetic visions or banishing demons. The most common miracle for these knights is the "laying on of hands" (healing people with a touch).
🎨 Arthur Hughes

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Mythology #Folklore #Literature #KingArthur #Arthurian #Arthuriana #Christianity #Miracle #Saint #Knight

The Prose Edda says that the greatest physician and healer of the ...

2025-04-07T09:24:04Z

The Prose Edda says that the greatest physician and healer of the Norse gods is the goddess Eir (whose name means "protection" or "mercy"). She is apparently a good friend of Frigg, queen of the gods. Other sources describe Eir instead as either a valkyrie or a human.
🎨 Natasailinic

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Folklore #VikingFolklore #NorseFolklore #ScandinavianFolklore #Mythology #VikingMythology #NorseMythology #ScandinavianMythology #Vikings #Norse #Scandinavia

When a strange light is seen at night in the Welsh wilderness, ...

2025-04-02T16:55:48Z

When a strange light is seen at night in the Welsh wilderness, often it's a pwca's candle. These black-furred goblins love to play nasty tricks. Sometimes pwcas turn into animals (such as horses), other times they use their candles to lead travelers into bogs or off cliffs.
🎨 Huw Aaron

#WyrdWednesday #31DaysofHaunting #DailySpookLore #DontGoIntoTheWoods #Mythology #WelshMythology #CelticMythology #Folklore #WelshFolklore #CelticFolklore #Celtic #Wales #Fairy #Goblin

The McPherson Playhouse theatre in Victoria, BC has supposedly ...

2025-03-31T23:55:55Z

The McPherson Playhouse theatre in Victoria, BC has supposedly received visits from the "Grey Lady" over the last 75 years. This female ghost wears a long, blue-grey dress and wanders the theatre's balcony; sometimes she floats above the actors. No one knows her true identity.

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #Superstitiology #Mythology #Folklore #Victoria #BritishColumbia #Canada #Occult #Paranormal #Ghost #Haunting #McPhersonPlayhouse #Theatre #Theater

Greek theatre began as religious rituals for Dionysus; a masked ...

2025-03-31T08:37:22Z

Greek theatre began as religious rituals for Dionysus; a masked figure adopted a persona to deliver a dramatic monologue. As the art form developed, other actors were added to the performances, and even secular topics were introduced. Masks remained important.

#MythologyMonday #OfDarkandMacabre #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #Theater #Theatre #Dionysus #Mask

Many old buildings in Europe, even churches, have carved on their ...

2025-03-19T15:45:06Z

Many old buildings in Europe, even churches, have carved on their walls a face made of leaves or vomiting vegetation, called a "Green Man." There's a lot of debate about how this design began or what its purpose was, but many assume it originally represented a pagan god.

#LegendaryWednesday #31DaysofHaunting #Superstitiology #Mythology #EuropeanMythology #Folklore #EuropeanFolklore #Sculpture #EuropeanSculpture #Art #EuropeanArt #GreenMan

After Loki murdered the Norse god Baldur, the other gods ...

2025-03-17T19:59:05Z

After Loki murdered the Norse god Baldur, the other gods imprisoned Loki. In order to create restraints to hold the shapeshifter, Odin turned Loki's son Narfi into a huge wolf, who tore apart Nari (one of Loki's other sons). Then Odin bound Loki with Nari's entrails.
🎨 Louis Huard

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #NorseMythology #VikingMythology #ScandinavianMythology #Folklore #NorseFolklore #VikingFolklore #ScandinavianFolklore #Norse #Vikings #Scandinavia #Loki #Odin

In Welsh legends, the warrior Iddawc was so eager to witness war ...

2025-03-17T18:33:21Z

In Welsh legends, the warrior Iddawc was so eager to witness war and slaughter that when delivering messages between King Arthur and Mordred, he made them as insulting as possible. This destroyed any chance for peace, and thus Arthur and Mordred killed each other.
🎨 Gino D’Achille

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"They stole little Bridget For seven years long; When she ...

2025-03-10T17:57:02Z

"They stole little Bridget
For seven years long;
When she came down again,
Her friends were all gone.
They took her lightly back,
Between the night and morrow,
They thought that she was fast asleep,
But she was dead with sorrow.
They have kept her ever since
Deep within the lake,
On a bed of flag-leaves,
Watching till she wake."
- William Allingham, "The Fairies"
🎨 Florence Mary Anderson

#MythologyMonday #BookChatWeekly #Mythology #IrishMythology #CelticMythology #Folklore #IrishFolklore

The vegetable lamb of Tartary is a plant-animal of European ...

2025-02-17T19:16:12Z

The vegetable lamb of Tartary is a plant-animal of European folklore said to inhabit the Middle East. The plant produces sheep as its fruit, which remain connected to it by an umbilical cord and so can only eat foliage that grows nearby. Likely inspired by the cotton plant.
🎨 Henry Lee

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #MedievalMythology #Folklore #MedievalFolklore #Medieval #MiddleAges #Bestiary #FabulousBeast

According to the Goetia, Buer is a great president of Hell who ...

2025-02-17T17:03:32Z

According to the Goetia, Buer is a great president of Hell who commands 50 demonic legions. He is linked to the constellation Sagittarius, and teaches natural and moral philosophy, logic, and the qualities and uses of all herbs and plants. Buer can also heal all infirmities and provide sorcerers with quality familiars.
🎨 Louis Le Breton

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Mythology #Folklore #Occult #Sorcery #Witchcraft #Demon #Devil #Goetia

Morgan Tud is the head physician of King Arthur's court in ...

2025-02-03T19:57:42Z

Morgan Tud is the head physician of King Arthur's court in early Arthurian legends, healing many of Arthur's warriors. Though Morgan is male, his name is similar to "Morgen," the fairy queen who heals Arthur in Avalon, so some scholars wonder if there is a link between them.

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Mythology #WelshMythology #CelticMythology #Folklore #WelshFolklore #CelticFolklore #Wales #Celtic #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Medieval

Despite being the firstborn Olympian in Greek mythology, Hestia ...

2025-01-23T19:43:10Z

Despite being the firstborn Olympian in Greek mythology, Hestia is the quietest and humblest of them. She is the goddess of the hearth and home, tending the fireplace while others adventure. Hestia gave her throne to the young god Dionysus because there wasn't space for a new throne.

#FolkloreThursday #BookChatWeekly #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #Roman #Olympians #Hestia

Owain (or "Ywain") was one of King Arthur's warriors. ...

2025-01-12T16:37:35Z

Owain (or "Ywain") was one of King Arthur's warriors. He had a strong bond with animals, and his closest companion was a black lion. In Welsh myths, Owain also commanded the 300 Ravens of Kenverchyn - a host of giant ravens that could destroy almost any human army.

#FolkloreSunday #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #WelshMythology #WelshFolklore #Celtic #CelticMythology #CelticFolklore #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Monster #Bird #Raven

The adar llwch gwin were huge birds (or possibly griffins) in ...

2025-01-12T15:52:32Z

The adar llwch gwin were huge birds (or possibly griffins) in Welsh myth. Drudwas ap Tryffin owned a pair. Just before he dueled King Arthur, Drudwas ordered them to kill the first man to enter the battlefield. However, Drudwas accidentally entered first, so his birds tore him to pieces.

#FolkloreSunday #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #WelshMythology #WelshFolklore #Celtic #CelticMythology #CelticFolklore #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Monster #Bird #Griffin

In many Irish folktales, the leprechaun is a skilled cobbler; the ...

2025-01-06T18:47:05Z

In many Irish folktales, the leprechaun is a skilled cobbler; the reason he has a pot of gold is that many fairies pay him to fix their shoes. W. B. Yeats theorized that most fairies need a good cobbler because they wear out their shoes with all their dancing.
🎨 Tony DiTerlizzi

#MythologyMonday #Superstitiology #31DaysofHaunting #Folklore #CelticFolklore #IrishFolklore #Mythology #CelticMythology #IrishMythology #Celtic #Ireland #Gaelic #Fairy #Faerie #Leprechaun #TonyDiTerlizzi

In Welsh myths, Merlin buried a great treasure in a golden ...

2025-01-06T12:18:47Z

In Welsh myths, Merlin buried a great treasure in a golden cauldron inside the Welsh hill Dinas Emrys - where King Vortigern once tried to sacrifice him to build a tower. Only Merlin's heir (who must have blond hair) will be able to find the hidden cavern and claim the treasure.

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Superstitiology #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #Celtic #WelshFolklore #WelshMythology #CelticFolklore #CelticMythology #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Merlin

The most famous Welsh Christmas wassailing tradition is when a ...

2025-01-03T19:15:24Z

The most famous Welsh Christmas wassailing tradition is when a troupe carries a horse skull on a pole (the "Mari Lwyd") to a house and sings a song requesting admittance. Once inside, the Mari Lwyd runs around neighing and snapping its jaws, creating havoc and scaring children.

#FolkyFriday #31DaysofHaunting #Superstitiology #Folklore #Mythology #Celtic #Wales #Christmas #Wassailing #MariLwyd

In Greek mythology, the first humans lived in a Golden Age of ...

2024-12-30T16:17:27Z

In Greek mythology, the first humans lived in a Golden Age of peace and prosperity under Cronus. The Earth naturally produced such abundance that agriculture wasn't needed. However, these humans died in the war between Cronus and Zeus. After the war, new humans had to be created.
🎨 Pietro da Cortona

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Folklore #Mythology #GreekFolklore #GreekMythology #ClassicalFolklore #ClassicalMythology #Greece #GoldenAge

When a charging wild boar is speared, the boar is often so ...

2024-12-30T09:27:03Z

When a charging wild boar is speared, the boar is often so enraged that it keeps on charging, even if that drives the spear further into its body. In some versions of the legend, the dying King Arthur similarly charges up Mordred's spear to kill him. In other versions, the roles are reversed.
🎨 Gino D'Achille

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Mythology #Folklore #Literature #KingArthur #Arthuriana

The manticore is a man-eating monster of Persian and European ...

2024-12-09T20:54:32Z

The manticore is a man-eating monster of Persian and European folklore that resembles a human-headed lion. Despite the manticore's human features, its intelligence is only that of an animal's. When it speaks, the manticore is just parroting words in a high-pitched falsetto.

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #Folklore #Persia #PersianFolklore #PersianMythology #EuropeanFolklore #EuropeanMythology #Monster #Bestiary #Manticore

In Greek myths, the Ceryneian Hind was a huge deer sacred to the ...

2024-12-09T13:58:28Z

In Greek myths, the Ceryneian Hind was a huge deer sacred to the goddess Artemis, with golden antlers and bronze hooves. As his third labour, Heracles needed to capture the Ceryneian Hind unharmed (to avoid angering Artemis). Perhaps the most obscure monster referenced in the Monster High franchise, with Gilda Goldstag.

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #Folklore #Mythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Greece #Monster #MonsterHigh

People in Ireland and Scotland get nervous if February 1st is ...

2024-12-04T14:48:31Z

People in Ireland and Scotland get nervous if February 1st is unusually sunny, as it may be because the fairy hag Cailleach has decided to extend the length of winter. She made the day sunny so she could stockpile firewood before pummeling the land with pitiless blizzards.
🎨 Mairin-Taj Caya

#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #31DaysofHaunting #Folklore #Mythology #IrishMythology #ScottishMythology #GaelicMythology #CelticMythology #Ireland #Scotland #Gaelic #Celtic #Fairy #Faery

Hephaestus, Greek god of artisans, was born so ugly that his ...

2024-12-02T13:09:23Z

Hephaestus, Greek god of artisans, was born so ugly that his mother Hera was disgusted and instantly threw him off Mt. Olympus. The baby fell into the sea, and was permanently crippled. Later, Hephaestus built silver automatons to support him when walking.
🎨 Guillaume Coustou the Younger

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Folklore #Mythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Greece #Olympians #Hephaestus

In Welsh folklore, Bedwyr (Bedivere) is one of King Arthur's ...

2024-12-02T10:31:22Z

In Welsh folklore, Bedwyr (Bedivere) is one of King Arthur's two best friends, and one of his best warriors (despite being one-handed). Bedwyr lost his hand battling Gwrgi Rough-Grey, a dog-headed man (strangely reminiscent of how the Norse god Tyr lost his hand).
🎨 Margaret Jones

#MythologyMonday #BookChatWeekly #31DaysofHaunting #Folklore #Mythology #WelshFolklore #WelshMythology #CelticFolklore #CelticMythology #Wales #Celtic #KingArthur #Arthuriana #MargaretJones

According to the Goetia, Barbatos is a duke of Hell and a mighty ...

2024-11-25T20:13:32Z

According to the Goetia, Barbatos is a duke of Hell and a mighty hunter. His arrival is often accompanied by the sounds of horns. Barbatos knows the languages of all the animals, and is skilled at treasure-hunting, viewing the past and future, and reconciling quarreling friends.
🎨 Louis Le Breton

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Mythology #Folklore #Occult #Monster #Demonology #Demon #Goetia #Barbatos

In Welsh legend, the Awen is the divine force that possesses ...

2024-11-25T15:38:22Z

In Welsh legend, the Awen is the divine force that possesses poets and bards to inspire their art, and possesses seers to give them visions of the future. However, if someone who lacks the proper will is possessed, the Awen can drive them insane.
🎨 John Hall

#MythologyMonday #Superstitiology #OfDarkandMacabre #31DaysofHaunting #Folklore #Mythology #Celtic #CelticMythology #Wales #WelshMythology #Bard

Initially in English fiction, mummies were less horrific and more ...

2024-11-18T17:07:18Z

Initially in English fiction, mummies were less horrific and more romantic - exotic people from ancient times who wake to romance the protagonist. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the first authors to present the mummy as a lumbering undead monster, in "Lot No. 249."

#MythologyMonday #BookChatWeekly #31DaysofHaunting #Folklore #Mythology #EgyptianMythology #Egypt #Horror #Mummy #Undead #Literature #SirArthurConanDoyle #ArthurConanDoyle

In Egyptian mythology, the magician Setne broke into the tomb of ...

2024-11-18T13:51:46Z

In Egyptian mythology, the magician Setne broke into the tomb of Prince Naneferkaptah to steal the "Book of Thoth," a spellbook that could raise the dead. However, the prince's mummy cursed Setne for this theft, ravaging Setne's mind with horrific nightmares.

#MythologyMonday #BookChatWeekly #31DaysofHaunting #Folklore #Mythology #EgyptianMythology #Egypt #Setne #Magic #Sorcerer #Occult #Thoth

In the original novel of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Dr. ...

2024-11-13T15:01:44Z

In the original novel of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Dr. Jekyll is an elderly man who has lived a long yet repressed life while Mr. Hyde is much younger, a part of Jekyll's psyche that has been rarely indulged. Later movies adaptations often reverse this to make Jekyll a romantic lead.

#WyrdWednesday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Literature #Horror #Cinema #Film #RobertLouisStevenson #DrJekyllandMrHyde #JekyllandHyde

An old European superstition claimed that barnacle geese actually ...

2024-11-11T16:37:29Z

An old European superstition claimed that barnacle geese actually hatched fully grown from barnacles rather than as chicks from eggs. This superstition came from people never seeing the barnacle geese's eggs and not knowing that they migrated north to nest.

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #Superstitiology #Folklore #Mythology #Superstition #MiddleAges #Bestiary #Monster

One of the few stories of the Norse gods to survive outside of ...

2024-11-05T17:03:16Z

One of the few stories of the Norse gods to survive outside of Iceland is the Faroe Islands' "Tale of Loki." The gods Odin, Hoenir, and Loki take turns using magic to protect a farmer's son from a giant. Only Loki is cunning enough to permanently defeat the giant.
🎨 Sceith-A

#FairyTaleTuesday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Folklore #Mythology #NorseMythology #VikingMythology #Norse #Vikings #FaroeIslands #Loki

According to Welsh legends, originally Britain was called ...

2024-11-04T15:50:34Z

According to Welsh legends, originally Britain was called "Albion" and inhabited only by giants. Brutus the Trojan, descendant of Aeneas, conquered the giants. The island was renamed "Britain" in his honor; his people were the ancestors of the British Celts.
🎨 Louis Huard

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In many European myths, the regular gods compete with rival ...

2024-11-04T15:32:01Z

In many European myths, the regular gods compete with rival beings of equal power. Though later authors reinterpret these rivals as giants, in earlier tales many are the same size as the gods. They include the Norse Jotnar and Sons of Muspell, Irish Fomorians, and Greek Titans and Gigantes.
🎨 Jacob Jordaens

#MythologyMonday #Folklore #Mythology #NorseMythology #VikingMythology #IrishMythology #CelticMythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Norse #Vikings #Ireland #Celtic #Greece #Giant

"What would your feelings be, seriously, if your cat or your ...

2024-10-31T16:58:35Z

"What would your feelings be, seriously, if your cat or your dog began to talk to you, and to dispute with you in human accents? You would be overwhelmed with horror.... The essence of sin... is simply an attempt to penetrate into another and higher sphere in a forbidden manner."
- Arthur Machen, "The White People"

#BookologyThursday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #FolkloreThursday #Mythology #Folklore #ArthurMachen #Literature #Fantasy #Horror #WeirdFiction #Gothic #Halloween

Though many people claim that King Arthur sleeps in Avalon, ...

2024-10-28T12:36:27Z

Though many people claim that King Arthur sleeps in Avalon, others theorize that Arthur and his warriors sleep in a cavern deep underground, or that Arthur's ghost leads the Wild Hunt across the sky, or that he has been reincarnated as a raven watching Britain.

#MythologyMonday #31DaysofHaunting #31DaysofHorror #31DaysofHalloween #BookChatWeekly #Superstitiology #Folklore #Mythology #CelticMythology #Celtic #WelshMythology #Wales #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Halloween #Ghost

In Roman mythology, the god of sleep is Somnus, son of Nox ...

2024-10-28T12:14:21Z

In Roman mythology, the god of sleep is Somnus, son of Nox (Night) and brother of Mors (Death). According to Ovid, Somnus has a thousand sons (the "Somnia"), including Morpheus (who appears in dreams as various humans), Phobetor (various beasts), and Phantasos (various inanimate objects).
🎨 Jean-Bernard Restout

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"The lunatic, the lover, and the poet Are of imagination all ...

2024-10-27T16:19:46Z

"The lunatic, the lover, and the poet
Are of imagination all compact.
One sees more devils than vast Hell can hold:
That is the madman."
- William Shakespeare, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Act 5, Scene 1)

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"Up and down that narrow hall they danced, the women on each ...

2024-10-26T16:03:03Z

"Up and down that narrow hall they danced, the women on each side of him, to the wildest measure he had ever imagined, yet which he dimly, dreadfully remembered.... And the Devil woke in his heart with a thousand vile suggestions and made him afraid."
- Algernon Blackwood, "Ancient Sorceries"
🎨 Joseph Tomanek

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"A ghost -- a sensory impression which a strong personality ...

2024-10-25T17:11:31Z

"A ghost -- a sensory impression which a strong personality in its last decay can imprint, most commonly after death, on the structure of a building, and which is removed not by exorcism but by architectural alterations."
- C. S. Lewis, "That Hideous Strength"

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In Scottish legend, baobhan sith are fairies who appear as ...

2024-10-24T15:55:33Z

In Scottish legend, baobhan sith are fairies who appear as beautiful young women to seduce travelers with their kisses and then drink their blood. They can turn into ravens, and have deer hooves instead of feet, which are usually concealed by their dress.
🎨 Leanne Gallacher

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CAMILLA: You, sir, should unmask. STRANGER: Indeed? CASSILDA: ...

2024-10-24T15:32:15Z

CAMILLA: You, sir, should unmask.

STRANGER: Indeed?

CASSILDA: Indeed, it's time. We have all laid aside disguise but you.

STRANGER: I wear no mask.

CAMILLA (terrified, aside to Cassilda): No mask? No mask!

- Robert W. Chambers, "The King in Yellow"
🎨 Vicente Valentine

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"I hope it is a good party," said Galder, loudly. AT THE ...

2024-10-24T14:32:40Z

"I hope it is a good party," said Galder, loudly.

AT THE MOMENT IT IS, said Death levelly. I THINK IT MIGHT GO DOWNHILL VERY QUICKLY AT MIDNIGHT.

"Why?"

THAT’S WHEN THEY THINK I'LL BE TAKING MY MASK OFF.

- Terry Pratchett, "The Light Fantastic"
🎨Paul Kidby

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The Sluagh (the "Host") of Irish and Scottish folklore ...

2024-10-24T14:14:01Z

The Sluagh (the "Host") of Irish and Scottish folklore are sometimes depicted as ghosts, sometimes as fairies. They fly through the sky like a flock of birds, and carry off anyone they find. Some of their victims are left on a remote island, others are never seen again.

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In the Monster High franchise, the nerdy zombie Ghoulia Yelps ...

2024-10-23T20:40:11Z

In the Monster High franchise, the nerdy zombie Ghoulia Yelps wears various clothes that are decorated with body part designs, such as brains, eyes, bones, etc. The zombie equivalent of a human girl decorating their outfits with cute cakes, cookies, etc.

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In the novel, one of Dracula's powers is commanding weather ...

2024-10-23T17:50:20Z

In the novel, one of Dracula's powers is commanding weather (mist, storms, etc.). As this Dracula is a sorcerer as well as a vampire, it's unclear if his weather control comes from spells or his undead nature. Certainly, it's a power more often identified with sorcery.
🎨 Gene Colan

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In Haitian folklore, if a zombie is ever fed salt, it will ...

2024-10-23T15:34:37Z

In Haitian folklore, if a zombie is ever fed salt, it will realize it is dead, and rush back to its own grave in a desperate attempt to rebury itself. In order to prevent this, the sorcerer who has created the zombie will often sew its mouth shut.

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The animal most associated with vampires in Eastern European ...

2024-10-22T16:46:44Z

The animal most associated with vampires in Eastern European folklore is the wolf. Vampires became linked with bats only after blood-drinking bats were found in the Americas. This link was further enhanced by horror movies, as bats were easier to fake than wolves.

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"Lie close," Laura said, Pricking up her golden head: ...

2024-10-20T18:22:30Z

"Lie close," Laura said,
Pricking up her golden head:
"We must not look at goblin men.
We must not buy their fruits.
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
- Christina Rossetti, "Goblin Market"
🎨 Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Interestingly, the ghoul is a monster more defined by its eating ...

2024-10-16T19:59:02Z

Interestingly, the ghoul is a monster more defined by its eating habits than its species. It prowls cemeteries to devour corpses. However, depending on the story, the ghoul may be classified as undead, a demon, a djinn, a degenerate human, or a distinct humanoid species.

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The Norse god Loki owned magic boots to run quickly over land, ...

2024-10-14T16:45:56Z

The Norse god Loki owned magic boots to run quickly over land, sea, and air. Though the boots weren't as famous as Odin or Thor's magic items, Loki possessed them earlier. In fact, he used the boots when visiting the dwarves to ask them to create the other items.
🎨 John Bauer

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The Norse goddess Freyja was said to have a cloak of falcon ...

2024-10-14T14:52:36Z

The Norse goddess Freyja was said to have a cloak of falcon feathers, which she used to shapeshift into a supernaturally fast falcon so she could travel the world and hunt for her missing husband Odr. She would also lend it to other gods in times of great need.
🎨 Marc Potts

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In Egyptian mythology, the goddess Nephthys married the god Set. ...

2024-09-30T21:02:49Z

In Egyptian mythology, the goddess Nephthys married the god Set. However, because Set was as infertile as the desert he ruled, Nephthys seduced Set's brother Osiris to produce a child (Anubis). One of the many things that caused Set to plot his brother's death.
🎨 Elaine Perna

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In Greek myths, Metis (the goddess of wisdom) was the first wife ...

2024-09-30T16:30:42Z

In Greek myths, Metis (the goddess of wisdom) was the first wife of Zeus and one of his earliest allies. However, he swallowed her to stop Metis from giving birth to a son who would overthrow him. While inside Zeus, Metis instead gave birth to Athena, who rose from Zeus' head.

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"If any being felt emotions of benevolence towards me, I ...

2024-09-26T20:17:54Z

"If any being felt emotions of benevolence towards me, I should return them a hundred and a hundredfold; for that one creature’s sake, I would make peace with the whole kind! But I now indulge in dreams of bliss that cannot be realized."
- Mary Shelley, "Frankenstein"
🎨Junji Ito

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In Welsh legends, Mabon ap Modron ("Son, son of the ...

2024-09-20T15:53:05Z

In Welsh legends, Mabon ap Modron ("Son, son of the Mother") was stolen as a baby from his mother Modron so many centuries ago that even the oldest animals of Britain (who themselves are centuries old) don't know where he is. He is freed from his prison by King Arthur.
🎨 Jen Delyth

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The Arthurian knight Tristan was a master of disguise, and posed ...

2024-09-16T16:33:00Z

The Arthurian knight Tristan was a master of disguise, and posed as a swineherd in Welsh legends. When an oblivious King Arthur jokingly challenged some of his knights to steal pigs from this apparently innocent swineherd, Tristan clobbered them one by one with his quarterstaff.
🎨 Chrispijn van den Broeck

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Image from Victor Fleming's film adaptation of Robert Louis ...

2024-09-12T19:44:52Z

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Image from Victor Fleming's film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
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"I was conscious of a heady recklessness, a current of ...

2024-09-12T19:44:34Z

"I was conscious of a heady recklessness, a current of disordered sensual images running like a millrace in my fancy... an unknown but not an innocent freedom of the soul. I knew myself, at the first breath of this new life, to be more wicked, tenfold more wicked.... The thought, in that moment, braced and delighted me like wine."
- Robert Louis Stevenson, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"

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The top of Cadair Idris, a mountain in Wales, is often shrouded ...

2024-09-09T20:27:01Z

The top of Cadair Idris, a mountain in Wales, is often shrouded by mist. In Welsh folklore, the fairy huntsman Gwyn ap Nudd uses this mist as a doorway from the Otherworld to Earth. When the mist is heavy, he and his hounds prowl Cadair Idris looking for prey.
🎨 Matthew Austern

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In Norse myths, the wise goddess Sága is often visited by Odin ...

2024-09-09T15:24:03Z

In Norse myths, the wise goddess Sága is often visited by Odin in her home of Sökkvabekkr ("Sunken Bank"), where they joyfully share mead in golden cups. Scholars debate whether Sága is another name for Frigg, Odin's wife, or whether she is a separate deity.
🎨 Lorenz Frølich

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As white is the Welsh colour of the Otherworld, white stags have ...

2024-09-02T22:19:02Z

As white is the Welsh colour of the Otherworld, white stags have mystical significance in Welsh folklore, frequently heralding an important event. A white stag often appears at a Christmas or Easter feast in King Arthur stories to announce some grand quest.

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St. Collen was a Welsh saint who was invited by the fairy king ...

2024-09-02T19:55:53Z

St. Collen was a Welsh saint who was invited by the fairy king Gwyn ap Nudd to feast with him at his lovely fairy court on Glastonbury Tor. Collen revealed that he knew that the court's red colors derived from hellfire and the blue colors from death's chill. The court then vanished.

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In Welsh legends, the Cwn Annwn ("Hounds of the ...

2024-08-26T17:09:20Z

In Welsh legends, the Cwn Annwn ("Hounds of the Otherworld") are white fairy dogs that race across the sky as the Wild Hunt. Their baying can be mistaken for the honking of geese, though it actually gets quieter the closer the Cwn Annwn get to their prey.
🎨 Roger Garland

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Though the Norse fertility god Frey doesn't appear in many ...

2024-08-19T21:50:05Z

Though the Norse fertility god Frey doesn't appear in many surviving myths, evidence implies he was one of the most important Norse gods. When two groups of dwarves compete to see who can forge the greatest magical gifts for the gods, each group creates one for Thor, one for Odin, and one for Frey.
🎨 Keith Parkinson

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Though King Arthur's most famous magical item is his sword, ...

2024-08-19T19:33:17Z

Though King Arthur's most famous magical item is his sword, Welsh legends give him a full arsenal forged either by God or Avalon's fairies. They include his spear Rhongomyniad, his dagger Carnwennan, his shield Wynebgwrthucher, and his cloak of invisibility Gwenn.
🎨 Charles Ernest Butler

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The weirdest Welsh Arthurian legend is "The Dream of ...

2024-08-12T17:40:56Z

The weirdest Welsh Arthurian legend is "The Dream of Rhonabwy." A man in a rotting house dreams he meets an insane King Arthur who insults his size, and then Arthur plays a board game with his knight Owain while their vassals (both humans and ravens) slaughter each other.
🎨 Alan Lee

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When the Egyptian folk hero Setne broke into the tomb of Prince ...

2024-08-12T16:42:49Z

When the Egyptian folk hero Setne broke into the tomb of Prince Naneferkaptah to steal a magic book, the prince's mummy challenged him to senet, an old Egyptian board game. The more Setne lost, the more the stone floor enveloped him. However, he used magic amulets to break free.

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"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the ...

2024-08-08T19:07:44Z

"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of the infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."
- H. P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"

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"[The revelers] died each in the despairing posture of his ...

2024-08-08T15:39:03Z

"[The revelers] died each in the despairing posture of his fall. The life of the ebony clock went out.... The flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."
- Edgar Allan Poe, "The Masque of the Red Death"
🎨 Harry Clarke

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In Norse mythology, Odin made Loki his blood brother long ago and ...

2024-08-05T17:42:50Z

In Norse mythology, Odin made Loki his blood brother long ago and swore he would never drink ale unless it was also served to Loki. Nothing else is revealed about their bond; Frigg (Odin's wife) says that whatever the two had done together shouldn't be made public.
🎨 Hellanim
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In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were three monstrous sisters with ...

2024-08-05T16:32:32Z

In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were three monstrous sisters with snakes for hair and a petrifying gaze. Two of them (Stheno and Euryale) were immortal while the third (Medusa) was mortal. The Roman poet Ovid claimed that Medusa was once human, which doesn't explain why her sisters are monsters.

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