As late as 2004, in the Romanian village of Marotinu de Sus, a farmer suspected of vampiric activity was exhumed. His heart was removed, taken to a crossroads and burnt. Ashes from the heart were made into a tea and given to one of the vampire's 'victims'. The person responsible was arrested, but defiantly stated: "All the villagers said this has been going on since the olden times. It's better to take the heart out than let the corpse kill children. The elders are wise and know things." #folklore #gothic #history #mythology #vampires #vampire #paranormal #weird
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Earth in Upheaval by Immanuel Velikovsky https://hokkaidomarket.net/books-info.php?item=1598 #SCIENCE #BOOKS #BOOKSHOP #HISTORY #PSEUDOSCIENCE #MYTHOLOGY #GEOLOGY #bookstodon
📰 Early Chinese Buddhist Sculptures as Animate Bodies and Living Presences (A free, 26-page article from 2016)
Tags: #Buddhism #Mythology #Buddhastatue
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/early-chinese-buddhist-sculptures_wang-michelle-c
Jist mah wee list o hings Ah like, but.
#music #metal #beatles #janisjoplin #nirvana #pinkfloyd #pantera #aic
#history #scottishHistory #folklore #mythology
#writing #prose #haiku #Scots #English
#photography #landscapes #filming #video
#reading #IainBanks #IrvineWelsh #JoanneHarris #AnneRice #JRRTolkien #andrzejSapkowski
#politics #independence #yes #Green #ClimateEmergency
Nae doubt that'll get langer!
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A method for dealing with vampires found in Serbia and Albania is to remove the corpse's left sock and fill it with dirt from the grave. The dirt should be taken from the under where the head rests. The sock should then be cast beyond the village boundary in the hope that - as the vampire chases after this garment - they will stumble into water and drown. #folklore #mythology #death #vampire #vampires #paranormal #gothic #weird #history
Legend states that St Fridolin asked two wealthy brothers to help endow a nunnery. One, Urso, eagerly donated some land, but died soon afterwards, leading his sibling, Landolf, to take legal action to get the land back. St Fridolin's solution was to go to Urso's tomb and waken him. Hand in hand, the saint and the corpse walked six miles to the local court, where Urso convinced his startled brother to drop his legal claims. The land for his nunnery secured, Fridolin walked Urso back to his tomb and returned him to eternal rest. This medieval legend, from Southern Germany, is one of the many 'walking corpse' stories that precede the vampire panic of the early 1700s. #gothic #history #weird #folklore #mythology #medieval #vampire #vampires #paranormal
After taking a break last month (and most of this month) I have finally published a new article about nushi, the spirits of ponds, lakes and rivers in Japanese folklore. I've included several folktales, some yokai, and plenty of Japanese art. I hope you enjoy it.
https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousordinary/p/water-spirits
#JapaneseFolklore #yokai #folklore #mythology @folklore
A bench end carved with a mermaid in the church of the coastal village of Zennor, Cornwall. A legend claims that a mysterious woman would sometimes attend church services, singing in a captivating, otherworldly voice. There seemed something of a spark between her and a handsome young chorister, and their voices would intertwine beautifully. After one service, the two walked to a nearby cove, disappeared beneath the waves, and were never seen again. The villagers realised the woman was a mermaid and had the bench she sat on carved with her image as a warning to men to beware of these dangerous creatures. Images of mermaids were quite common in medieval churches. Usually portrayed clutching mirrors and combs, they admonished worshippers about the temptations of vanity. At Zennor, the legend may have been invented to explain the carving after its meaning had been forgotten. #folklore #mythology #churches #medieval #gothic #history #architecture #weird #Cornwall
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us tomorrow for the theme insects, bugs, and crawlies. Which myths have insects, arachnids, a millipede or similar? Are they helpful or are they pests? Tell us a myth with creepy or not so creepy crawlies and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you tomorrow! 🐛
If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you soon!
🎨 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1893
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Nestor Martin Fernandez de la Torre, ‘Satyr’, 1930
#art #mythology
RE: https://writing.exchange/@AuthorOcean/116018445755932021
#LesFicFri In my story about Demeter putting Minthe in her place for speaking ill of her daughter Persephone, Minthe is not handled gently:
"No, no, I said no!" Minthe screamed, shaking in her bonds.
"I think you forgot one important detail." Demeter curled her finger inside Minthe. "How do you address me?"
"Queen, it's Queen!" Minthe cried, tears streaming down her pale cheeks.
https://eroticmythology.com/fiction-demeter-bdsm-bratty-minthe/
Thank you, everyone, for voting! I promise I shall not cease in my posting of ancient nudes!
To celebrate my 1000 followers, I present to you this #riddle: do you know which #myth is represented by the emojis below?
☀️ 👱♀️ 🧔 ✨ 🧔 👩🦰 🍆 🐍 🦂 🐛
Reply if you know the answer or want to guess! The winner gets to decide which one of my illustrated #stories will be unlocked for everyone. If more than 1 person gets it right, Lady Tyche will decide 🎲
Same as always, I have too many interests to easily fit in anywhere, or having to juggle what I talk even IF able to limit things to interests mentioned.
I'd love to see more #theatre but as if I have more than 4-5 things to bring up about it myself. If not going on about how much I love watching what #actors do.
I love #Scifi #80sCartoons #Mythology #Art #Surrealism #BritishHumour #Astrology #AsteroidAstrology style things as well, but will I TALK them much?
No telling, now or in the future.
So I thought I would do an updated intro as there seems to be a lot of new people :)
I love gaming. I play on #Xbox #PS5 #Switch and also love #retrogaming and handheld emulation devices. Love collecting games.
I love #baking and really enjoy #cakedecorating as a hobby and a way to relax.
I am a avid reader and love #books. I read a lot of #psychology, #folklore, #mythology, and #horror.
I work in the #MentalHealth field and have an interest in #forensicpsychology and #clinicalpsychology
I'm not #NewHere but a server migration reduced my follower count to 3 so it's like starting anew.
I'm an #erotica writer specialising in #mythology erotica. I'm interested in finding other mythology fans but also ancient #history and #writer friends.
Where are you? ❤️
#booktwitter #introduction #twexit #twitter #amWriting #authors
Hello, Everyone! Join us Monday for the theme: SHRINES. Which myths feature a shrine or other holy site? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you soon!
📸 DeltaWorks
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New #art post (subscribers only): Bestiary Cranes. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bestiary-cranes-138517766
Black ink, colored pencil and oil pastel on dot paper. I love the bestiary. I love it to pieces.
Not a subscriber? Join for any dollar amount to see the full image.
Don't want to do that? You can still follow! I post free public and member content too.
@visualarts @Curator #pencil #oilPastel #pastel #sketch #sketchbook #artist #artistsOnMastodon #commissionsOpen #mythology #folklore #bestiary
Last spring, I gave three community talks about folklore!
Part one: what did Joseph Campbell get wrong?
A lot, which is why he's not very popular among folklorists—you know, those who are specifically trained to interpret the very stories that Campbell built a name on. In this talk I take apart the hero's journey, reveal its secret history, and offer a better way to love and learn about mythology.
Free public post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-did-joseph-128491668
#folklore #mythology #history #josephCampbell #stories
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Archaeoethnologica: Warrior women, Goddess, and Dangerous Wives / Guerreiras, Deusas e Mulheres Perigossas
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/12/guerreiras-deusas-e-mulheres-perigossas.html
#Archaeology #iconography #mythology #folklore #ethnography #miticalwomen #gender #celticmythology #greekmythology #indoeuropeans #iberianfolklore #comparativemythology
Archaeoethnologica: The Hero and the Devil Horse / O Herói e o Cavalo Demoníaco
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/08/o-heroi-e-o-cavalo-demoniaco.html
#Mythology #indoeuropeans #horse #horsemythology #comparativemythology #celts #greeks #indoiranians #HistoryofReligions #monsters #hero #Indoeuropeanreligion
Archaeoethnologica: An Iranian Kelpie? / Um Kelpie Iraniano ?
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2023/12/um-kelpie-iraniano.html
#horse #indoiranian #celts #germans #mythology #folklore #indoeuorpeans #psychopom #animalsymbolism #comparativemythology #mygratorylegend #folktale
#introduction 2.0
I'm Jeroen from the Netherlands and a problem solver.
Interests:
#bsd #freebsd #unix
#buddhism #folklore #mythology
#cats
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#DevOps
#DigiPres #metadata #SemanticWeb
#documentation #TechnicalWriting
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Who knew?
King Arthur, for one.
Run away! Run Away!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail skit dialogue: https://www.smule.com/song/killer-bunny-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-karaoke-lyrics/5581052_5581052/arrangement
Atlas Obscura Article: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fear-of-rabbits
