Meet the Citrus Dryad! 🍊 Representing citrus trees and having monarch butterfly friends. Bonsai Dryad for size reference! #dryads #art #characterdesign #illustration #digitalart

April Fools' Day has no clear origin, only theories, with the leading one being an endearing insult to those who celebrated the New Year in March-April instead of December-January. What does endure is regional and national traditions and how reviled it can be. #FairytaleTuesday

🎙New episode 🎙 We are very excited to share our latest episode! We discuss Medieval and early modern beauty standards and perhaps get some less than admirable beauty tips along the way! We hope you enjoy it! rss.com/podcasts/the-s… #History #Medieval #Shropshire #Podcast

and the news is out! This week we're heading back over to Ancient Greece and Rome for the beautiful ladies of nature, the Dryads! make sure to bring your gardening equipment for these thorny characters! (probably later today, I forgot to market this week lol) #dryad

No April Fools here this week, just good ol' content! Should be up and ready later today!

and we're live! Join us on the #podcast to learn all about the Dryads from Greek and Roman mythology! You can listen on our website below or any streaming platforms! 👻❤️mythmonsters.co.uk/listen

here's a soundbite from this week’s episode on the Dryads!

In Chinese #folklore, the Nine-Tailed Cat Spirit begins as an ordinary cat. Every nine years, it grows a new tail—eight come naturally, but the ninth is earned. To gain it, the cat must help its master fulfill a heartfelt wish. Only then can it be “sealed” into immortality,

Among Turkish mythology across Central Asia, the Tulpar is a winged horse, black or white in color, known to be faster than a storm and able to cross great distances quickly. The first fiddle was made from a Tulpar's hair and sinews. #FairyTaleTuesday 🖼: A. Santiso

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excited for this week? I know we are!! Join us on Myth Monsters for the Rusalka from Slavic folklore this week! #mythmonsters #rusalka

In the Maori lore the Sons of Ranginui Sky Father sought to separate him from Papatūānuku Earth Mother. This brought light to the world, but one brother felt this a betrayal, so Tāwhirimātea of Wind and Storm joined his father, plotting revenge. #FairytaleTuesday 🖼: S. Brocas

Feel very proud of this 😊 #podcast #Folklore Eerie Essex Podcast Visit Essex Essex County Council

Gaia, called Terra by the Romans, is the primordial being of Earth. Mother of all life in Greek myth, she could not abide the tyranny of her husband, the sky Ouranos, and plotted against him. #FairytaleTuesday 🖼: CathPulag

The people of Vietnam are descended of Lord of Dragons and Queen of Mountain Fairies, divided between them. This origin explains the diverse peoples of Vietnam and its geography, all while setting them apart from their neighbors. #FolkyFriday 🖼: W. Lin

In ancient China, people believed fireflies were born from rotting grass and bamboo roots—giving rise to the saying “decayed grass turns into fireflies (腐草为萤).” Glowing briefly for just over 20 nights, they lit up summer evenings before fading into the autumn grass. To

pretty epic day out at the Poison Garden at The Alnwick Garden ☠️ I've wanted to go here for years and was finally up the country enough to visit, super recommend if you're near the Scot/English border for some history, medicine, true crime and mythology facts around plants!

After a failed attempt at crossing to Hellespont, Herodotus alleges Xerxes the Great had the entire coast flogged as punishment for defying his will. #FolkloreSunday

A study for a dragon by Lily Seika Jones. Her notes include that dragons usually guard treasure underground or in an abandoned castle, & are afraid of the shade of the peridexion tree - a mythical tree that attracts doves & repels dragons. #StGeorgesDay #MythologyMonday