On the Shetland and Orkney Islands, trows represent the most common kind of #fairy. The trows did not like sunlight and so were nocturnal creatures. Unlike trolls, trows were not typically turned to stone by sunlight but were merely paralyzed, to return to life at nightfall.
Trows were found in two varieties. The sea trow lived beneath the waves, while the land trows could be giants or human-sized gray-coated fairies. If you met one on the road, he walked backward rather than toward you. Seeing one was unlucky, but overhearing them talking to each other brought good luck.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore
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A trow (also trowe or drow or dtrow) is a malignant or mischievous fairy or spirit in the folkloric traditions of the Orkney & Shetland islands. Trows are generally inclined to be short of stature, ugly, shy in nature & nocturnal.
Another neat paper combining someone's love of astronomy and archeology ❤️ Keep sharing the passionate fires that drive you
> Nut is the goddess of the sky, who is often depicted as a star-studded woman arched over her brother, the Earth god Geb. She protects the Earth from being flooded by the encroaching waters of the void, and plays a key role in the solar cycle, swallowing the sun as it sets at dusk and giving birth to it once more as it rises at dawn.
“In the northern English region of Yorkshire, travelers at night sometimes heard the sound of clanking chains and saw a strange looming figure called Jack-in-Irons. Jack said nothing, threatening or otherwise, but his presence was nonetheless said to be quite frightening.”
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore
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Jack in Irons is a giant who haunts the lonely roads of Yorkshire
You may know well #Thor, the #Norse god of Thunder—but have you head about Perun?
He is often depicted as a powerful, bearded man wielding a hammer or axe. His domain included the sky, where he controlled the weather and protected the earthly realm from evil forces.
In #Slavic belief, thunder was thought to be the sound of Perun striking his enemies with his thunderbolts. As a deity associated with war, Perun was also considered a guardian of justice and order, punishing evildoers and upholding moral law. His cult was widespread among the early Slavic tribes, and he was one of the most important gods in their pantheon.
Perun's importance declined with the spread of #Christianity in Eastern #Europe, where he was often equated with Saint Elias due to their shared associations with thunder and lightning. Nonetheless, Perun remains a significant figure in Slavic folklore and cultural heritage, symbolizing strength, protection, and the forces of nature.
The ancient Chinese believed that solar eclipses occur when a legendary celestial dragon devours the Sun. They also believed that this dragon attacks the Moon during lunar eclipses. In the Chinese language, the term for eclipse was “chih” which also means “to eat”. One ancient Chinese solar eclipse record describes a solar eclipse as “the Sun has been eaten”.
Massive Nordic Bronze Age monument discovered In Germany may be legendary King Hinz meeting hall
Archaeologists have unearthed a colossal Bronze Age building, near the royal grave at Seddin in Brandenburg, Germany. The structure is believed to be the legendary meeting hall of King Hinz, a ruler associated with local folklore and purportedly buried in a golden coffin...
For generations, maps depicting Crete have inscribed the fabled labyrinth's whereabouts, home to the legendary Minotaur. Typically represented by a quaint maze symbol southeast of Mount Ida, close to the modern-day Gortyn municipality. #MythologyMonday#mythology#folklore
#Celtic#MythologyMonday: `The Táin Bó Cúailnge is an epic from #Irish#mythology. It is often called "the Irish Iliad". The Táin tells of a war against Ulster by Queen #Medb of Connacht and her husband King Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge. Due to a curse upon the king and warriors of Ulster, the invaders are opposed only by the young demigod, Cú Chulainn.
The Táin is traditionally set in the 1st century in a pagan heroic age.
Source: Táin Bó Cúailnge - Wikipedia
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!🗺️🗺️🗺️
Lavender in folklore was used for protection and was said to drive away evil spirits, harmful magic, and the evil eye. It could protect a home if it was planted in a garden on the property. It is also said fairies like lavender as well. #FolkloreSunday#folklore#mythology
I was listening to my own music last night, which is not unusual, I listen to my own music quite a bit. I like it. But as I listened to it last night, I began to view it for the first time as a body of work. I’m not sure what it was before that moment, but as I played through the almost-hour long collection of my original songs, I was struck with the feeling that this is… a thing, a representation of something, I’m not sure what. I’m usually good with words, but I’m finding it difficult to describe the shift I felt. I know I must continue to add to this body of work, and that the work must stay true to itself. Music for the sake of music, and tunes that I personally enjoy listening to over and over again. I’m not sure if it was because I’d just binged on Ween, or maybe had too much sugar, but it was like an epiphany, and The Dgar Project has taken a new seat in my own consciousness. I am a songwriter, and this year, I’m writing songs.
Here’s the link if you’d like to open up the #Dgar for yourself and see what’s inside.
The #fool also appears in oral folklore and in written texts as a hapless human simpleton, as in the story of “Shawn an Omadawn,” recorded by several early collectors, wherein a somewhat stupid boy winds up outwitting his more intelligent siblings or companions. Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic#Mythology and #Folklore` https://twitter.com/FairyEncyclope1/status/1621638718388936705
Sometimes portrayed as malicious, the #Amadán „is more often depicted as too dim-witted to understand the (sometimes dire) consequences he wrought.“
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore https://twitter.com/MinaStillwater/status/1592851574916644865
“In a tale from the Fenioan Cycle called the Adventure of the Great Amadán (Eachtra an Amadáin Mhóir), the #fool was really the son of a king, dispossessed of his lands by invasion. Hiding in the wildwood, he grew into a hairy giant who, despite his unattractive features, married into the usurping family, only to kill his in-laws in retribution for their crimes. After many adventures and battles, the Amadán was restored to his own family and went forth to battle other giants.”
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore https://twitter.com/MinaStillwater/status/1592851574916644865
My son sent me a song he's just written with mythological lyrics about a hero who fights the Sun Shader, gets his head knocked off, searches the world blindly for his head, and finally steals the Sun Shader's head as a replacement. ❤
Muirgen, son of #Ireland’s chief bard, Seanchán Toirpéist, called up the ghost of the great warrior Fergus at his grave as he was an excellent source for the missing material of the Táin. The poet who performed the invocation, frightened by the apparition of Ferguss ghost in the kings court where he was reciting the lost tale of the cattle raid of Cooley, fell over dead upon its conclusion.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore http://stairnaheireann.net/2017/01/17/fergus-mac-roich-red-branch-leader-and-warrior-2
The ills caused by coffee went beyond physical ailments, according to an anonymous pamphlet published in 1674. The Women’s Petition Against Coffee attached the “newfangled, abominable, heathenish liquor called coffee.”
#FairyTaleTuesday: The #bogan (buckawn, bòcan, bauchan) is a #Scottish (occasionally #Irish) folkloric figure. „This shape-shifting night sprite was a trickster, occasionally helpful but usually malicious.“ The bogan even immigrated to America with those he server – or haunted.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore
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As it is, hobgoblins still carry too much of their previous, militaristic baggage, to fully reflect the new/old origin and abilities. I'd like to see what they were like before Maglubiyet got to them and remade them in his image. (Pictured: Buckawn counter from @1PlatinumDragon)
#FairyTaleTuesday: Every #fairy mound had its queen and a fool, the #madán, who served the queen loyally, even blindly, unaware of the difficulties he caused. It was the Amadán who could cause a stroke by the mere touch of his hand over human flesh. While some describe the Amadán as malicious—and certainly his behavior caused difficulties for his victims—he is more often depicted as too dim-witted to understand the (sometimes dire) consequences he wrought. The #fool also appears in oral folklore and in written texts as a hapless human simpleton, as in the story of “Shawn an Omadawn,” recorded by several early collectors, wherein a somewhat stupid boy winds up outwitting his more intelligent siblings or companions. In a tale from the Fenioan Cycle called the Adventure of the Great Amadán (Eachtra an Amadáin Mhóir), the fool was really the son of a king, dispossessed of his lands by invasion. Hiding in the wildwood, he grew into a hairy giant who, despite his unattractive features, married into the usurping family, only to kill his in-laws in retribution for their crimes. After many adventures and battles, the Amadán was restored to his own family and went forth to battle other giants.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore https://twitter.com/MinaStillwater/status/1592851574916644865
#FairyTaleTuesday: Deceived by the splendid sight of Midacs palace that was surrounded by magical rowan trees, #Fionn Mac Cumhaill entered and made himself comfortable in the grand banquet hall. Midac came in, stared at them, and departed without a word. It was then that Fionn and his warriors realized that a trap had been set. They had been deceived by a glamour and were really being held hostage in a crude shack. One after another of the #Fianna warriors came to their rescue, with Diarmait finally lopping off Midac’s head. Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic#Mythology and #Folklore`
Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits by Caren Loebel-Fried, 2002
Ancient Hawaiians lived in a world where all of nature was alive with the spirits of their ancestors. These aumakua have lived on through the ages as family guardians and take on many natural forms, thus linking many Hawaiians to the animals, plants, and natural phenomena of their island home.