In Slavic folk-tales, a hero often escapes the world of the dead with a help from animals, one of which is a wolf — wolves were considered mighty chthonic animals connected to the soil, witchcraft, unholy forces and the Devil himself.

#mythologymonday #dailyspooklore

Daedalus & Icarus escaped the labyrinth of Crete on wings of feathers, threads & beeswax.

'The sun shone as it had to...the expensive delicate ship must have seen something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky, had somewhere to get to & sailed calmly on' Auden #MythologyMonday

Wild thyme gathered from a fairy hill will enable you to glimpse the fairy world... #FolkloreThursday

Across Ireland, cursing stones can still be found. In Kilmoon, Co Clare there are stones that if turned will cause a victim’s mouth to twist awry. Methods to undo curses sometimes involve being temporarily buried alive… #FolkloreThursday 🎨Anselm Kiefer

🎨Beatrice Offor #FairytaleTuesday

Pasted on Parisian walls c.1650 you might have seen A Map of the Kingdom of Heaven, With the Way to Get There by Nicolas Cochin. Below the celestial city, beyond the gates of heaven are the souls of purgatory and then the flaming rivers of hell... #MythologyMonday

The Garden of Eden was once believed to be a specific place on Earth and found on maps represented as a four-rivered garden in the east. Psalter World Map here has Jesus at the top, Adam & Eve just below and 'monsters' at the bottom... #MythologyMonday

Ferdinand Magellan encountered what he claimed was a race of giants during his voyage around South America. Legends of these 'Patagonian Giants' made their way back to Europe and were even referenced on early maps of the continent, such as this one from 1562. #MythologyMonday

Grasya Oliyko (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: Maps. Which myths feature a map? Write out a story and tag us using #MythologyMonday for reposts. See you tomorrow!🗺️🗺️🗺️

🎨Ylanite

Jane Morris didn't just sit quietly for 'Blue Silk Dress' (1868) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. A talented embroiderer, she designed and made this gorgeous Pre-Raphaelite gown for the portrait, which also emphasises her expressive hands

Daisies are protective plants. A child wearing daisy chains was safe from fairy kidnappings... #GothicSpring #DailySpooklore

Today is #InternationalAsexualityDay .

In East Slavic lore, birds and snakes are related.

The awakening of snakes and return of birds mark the true beginning of spring.
To celebrate it, in many regions people used to bake bird- and snake-shaped bread rolls.

#dailyspooklore #folklore

Image: Selcha Uni

Stephen Bone (1904–1958) 'Ardrossan' c.1944 ❤️

For I am of the mythic England. An England where every tump holds tale of looted treasure and spirit aching for its rightful return. I walk a ghost soil remembrance. I walk under the conspiring flight of ravens any of whom may be the eyes of the Old King's dreaming. – #CLNolan

Your kindness can kill a bumblebee 💔

📢 Please share! Bumblebee queens are starting to emerge from hibernation. British weather isn’t always ideal and people with the best intentions can cause more harm good. Let’s change that.

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