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In Zoroastrian astrology, Mars is generally referred to as “the demon Vahrām” (despite Vahrām being the name of a yazata). The planets are all considered demonic and are referred to as ‘abāxtarān’, i.e. ‘the backward ones’ (due to their retrograde). HOWEVER…

Nothing like a moonlit row…I hope you all have a cozy night. Sweet dreams, everyone ♥️ (art Chris Dunn)

The Yuki-onna said she would spare him a frosty death if he promised not to tell she did so. And he kept his promise, until after marrying and having children he realized his wife looked like her and he told her the tale; he lived to regret it #FairytaleTuesday 🖼 Sherwin Sketch

Frigga traveled the world, having every plant, every rock, every weapon, every thing swear it would not harm Baldr after his dreams predicted death. Everything gave the promise, but when she saw mistletoe she deemed it not a threat: Loki saw this mistake. #FairytaleTuesday

Warlock's most common etymology is the Old English wǣrloga, or Oath-Breaker. It was used for the Great Deceiver, Satan, and those who choose to follow him, and over time came to mean male practitioners of witchcraft. #FairytaleTuesday

Yallery Brown is a spiteful sprite from Lincolnshire with looks that match his soul. Tiny and wizened, with long golden hair, he carries a pocket full of twisted promises that haunt the wisher forever. #FairyTaleTuesday #Folklore

✨#FairyTaleTuesday 🐅 🐯#InternationalTigerDay🐯 In The Tiger’s Whisker (Korean folktale, Im Bang & Yi Ryuk, 1913), a woman’s daring #BARGAIN to win a tiger’s whisker with patience heals her husband’s heart. A Korean folktale about a woman named Yun Ok whose husband returns

"The Fisherman and His Wife" (Low German: Von dem Fischer un syner Fru) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. There is a poor fisherman who lives with his wife in a hovel by the sea. One day the fisherman catches #FairytaleTuesday 🧵

Ha, Loki's always in there like a bad weed...

Ichibun Sugimoto (杉本一文) is a Japanese illustrator that was active primarily from the 1970s onward, and often drew on themes of the occult and horror. He produced numerous works for mystery novel covers, but perhaps best known for his haunting and evocative artwork for the

Pushing the limits of what film could be in the silent era, Metropolis is a dystopia whose imagery is out of myth and legend: in a city where class is everything and decadence rains down, a new being will lead revolution: but is this robot angel or demon? #WyrdWednesday

Lohengrin is the Knight of the Swan, an older medieval trope incorporated into the Arthurian cycle. The son of Percival, he rides a boat driven by swans and must never be asked his name by the maiden he rescues, or he can never return. #LegendaryWednesday 🖼️: W. Crane

The Wedding of Arwen and Aragorn by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (1977) #LOTR

Turkish delight wasn’t just a snack in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It was enchanted. Edmund sells out his siblings for another bite. In literature, candy isn’t just food. It’s betrayal in a fancy wrapper. #BookologyThursday

Eldritch Abomination ahead

You're in the club and this guy usurps your girl's mandate of heaven. Wyd?