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In the Legend of White Snake, a white snake in a lake, a practitioner of Dao, eats a pill that gives her 500 years worth of training, and...

In the Legend of White Snake, a white snake in a lake, a practitioner of Dao, eats a pill that gives her 500 years worth of training, and uses it to transform herself into Madame White Snake, seeking out Xu Xian, her beloved. #LegendaryWednesday

🖼️: W Ye

Tang Sanzang happily went on his quest Westward, joined by three demons, including Sun Wukong, the Monkey King; the latter three ranged from...

Tang Sanzang happily went on his quest Westward, joined by three demons, including Sun Wukong, the Monkey King; the latter three ranged from reluctant to downright indignant about the affair, but kept saving the hapless Buddhist monk. #WyrdWednesday

Self love is important, until it's not. Narcissus rejected the advances of others after being cursed to fall in love with his own...

Self love is important, until it's not. Narcissus rejected the advances of others after being cursed to fall in love with his own reflection, slowly dying; this prevented him from noticing the puppy love of the nymph Echo, forced to only repeat what she heard. #LegendaryWednesday

Gilgamesh is often relentless, but Enkidu is quite the opposite: he did not want to initially face Gilgamesh until duty forced him, and...

Gilgamesh is often relentless, but Enkidu is quite the opposite: he did not want to initially face Gilgamesh until duty forced him, and later, he did not wish to face Humbaba, fearing reprisal from the gods. He was not wrong, in the end: and yet still he went. #WyrdWednesday

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...

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

Indigenous Americans of Appalachia used caves for habitation, mining, storage, and art. Legend tells that many groups give their genesis as...

Indigenous Americans of Appalachia used caves for habitation, mining, storage, and art. Legend tells that many groups give their genesis as coming out of the Earth into the world through these caves, coming from Mother Earth herself, quite literally. #FairytaleTuesday

Jörð is Mother Earth, goddess of the world itself. Her most well-known role in Norse myth is as mother of Thor: this connection to the...

Jörð is Mother Earth, goddess of the world itself. Her most well-known role in Norse myth is as mother of Thor: this connection to the Earth is where he derives his strength and his power over the denizens of Jotunheim. She may be a name for Frigga. #FairytaleTuesday

🖼: L. Hunt

The affair between the Dagda and the river goddess Boann results in pregnancy, so to hide it, the Dagda holds the sun in place for nine...

The affair between the Dagda and the river goddess Boann results in pregnancy, so to hide it, the Dagda holds the sun in place for nine months, so Boann's husband Elcmir will only think a day has passed and not realize an affair has occurred. #MythologyMonday

🖼️: EdwardEi1

In myths from Japan to Ireland, traveling in the Otherworld makes time pass differently, and upon your return, not only will you recognize...

In myths from Japan to Ireland, traveling in the Otherworld makes time pass differently, and upon your return, not only will you recognize no one, but time will catch up with you if you try to join the land of the living. #MythologyMonday

Japanese Ama divers are pearl diving women, dating back to at least the Heian period but likely older, who wear white to ward off sharks and...

Japanese Ama divers are pearl diving women, dating back to at least the Heian period but likely older, who wear white to ward off sharks and other predators who dare not touch such purity. #FolkloreSunday

Dueling is not just for men: women have been noted in historical European-style dueling for centuries, having their own rules. For example,...

Dueling is not just for men: women have been noted in historical European-style dueling for centuries, having their own rules. For example, it is said women would remove their tops to duel with swords as not to damage the clothes. #FolkloreSunday

In Indian history, Vishakanya are assassins, women who ingested poisoned herbs and chemicals to the point any bodily liquid was death to...

In Indian history, Vishakanya are assassins, women who ingested poisoned herbs and chemicals to the point any bodily liquid was death to other humans. Thus they were a subtle form of assassination, utilized in statecraft to do what the distant sword could not. #FolkloreSunday

She was the greatest teacher of arms of her age: all the warriors of Alba and Eire sent their sons and daughters to learn to fight under...

She was the greatest teacher of arms of her age: all the warriors of Alba and Eire sent their sons and daughters to learn to fight under Scáthach the Shadow. She taught CuChulainn and Ferdiad how to fight, and only her sister Aífe was her equal. #FolkloreSunday

🖼: T. Wincinas

Speared in the side and sacrificed to himself, Odin hung from Yggdrasil for nine days. His gift was the gift of runes, used for guidance and...

Speared in the side and sacrificed to himself, Odin hung from Yggdrasil for nine days. His gift was the gift of runes, used for guidance and wisdom and writing. Odin is master of the runes, which were written in stone and wood, and today are used for divination. #FolkyFriday

Shiva drank the Halahala poison to stop its destructive powers from harming others, but it proved too potent. To stop it from spreading to...

Shiva drank the Halahala poison to stop its destructive powers from harming others, but it proved too potent. To stop it from spreading to his stomach, where the entire universe is housed, his wife Parvati strangled him to stop the poison, turning him blue. #FolkyFriday

In the second attempt at Creation, Izanami succeeded in her mission by having ten thousand children, who are the land and kami that inhabits...

In the second attempt at Creation, Izanami succeeded in her mission by having ten thousand children, who are the land and kami that inhabits Japan. One of the last born was Kagutsuchi, the god of fire: he destroyed his mother, and created death. #FolkyFriday

🖼: H. Mansouri

The sacrifice of a boar at Yule was only the beginning: Frey was god of growth and farming, like Freyja, and the two had a hand in the many...

The sacrifice of a boar at Yule was only the beginning: Frey was god of growth and farming, like Freyja, and the two had a hand in the many spring festivals of Germanic and Nordic regions. The Blessing of the Plow and Ostara are continuations of their rites. #LegendaryWednesday

Most famous of all Japanese spies are the shinobi, ninjas were experts at infiltration and spying. Experts at learning exactly what the...

Most famous of all Japanese spies are the shinobi, ninjas were experts at infiltration and spying. Experts at learning exactly what the enemy was up to, and despite pop culture depictions, were rarely called upon to assassinate people directly. #WyrdWednesday

🖼️: Hokusai

In reconstructed Germanic religion it is thought Ostara, goddess of the East and sunrise and namesake of Easter, helped bring life back and...

In reconstructed Germanic religion it is thought Ostara, goddess of the East and sunrise and namesake of Easter, helped bring life back and resurrect the world, her symbol a rabbit. Beyond the writings of Bede we know nothing about this goddess. #LegendaryWedesnday

🖼: J. Gehrts

Japanese familiar work a little differently. Called shikigami, they are part of a being's soul bound to the service of an onmyōji, and...

Japanese familiar work a little differently. Called shikigami, they are part of a being's soul bound to the service of an onmyōji, and can do a great many things, such as spy, cast spells, shapeshift, and more. Their appearances vary wildly #WyrdWednesday

🖼: M Meyer