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List of all the fairies in the world! DM me for sources, research & if you want your art removed Racists will be blocked https://ko-fi.com/fairyencyclopedia?ref=onboarding_email_founderwelcome

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · Nov 25

I'm also on Twitter & YouTube, so check them out if you want more fairy lore in your life!
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 1h

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Geirröðr is a Jǫtunn from Norse myth & the father of the giantesses Gjálp and Greip. He appears in the Þórsdrápa, where he catches Loki when Loki was in the form of a hawk. This misadventure ends with Thor killing Geirröðr. Saturn's moon Geirrod is named after him.

Sketch of a giant Viking wearing a winged helmet kneels on a cliff & grabs a hawk out of the air

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 15h

So eerie. I love it

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 1d

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Gausu māte (Prosperity mother) is 1 of the māte, female spirits/ goddesses, of Latvian mythology.

A blonde, white woman wearing a red cap, a red & white Slavic folk dress & a green cape with red tassels that attached to the dress' wrists so that the woman holds hsr arms up, spreading out the cape behind her. A bundle of wheat stands in front of her

fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 2d

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 2d

Gaueko is the lord of darkness & a spirit of the night in Basque mythology. He can appear as a cow or as a gust of wind. He can be friendly and helpful but he can also be malevolent.

A ghostly brown cow with yellow eyes & a black mane

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah he looks dangerous. He reminds of the Yule cat but less murderous.

fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 2d

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 2d

Gatto mammone is the king of the cats & the the cat demon of Italian folklore. He appears in the fairytale Il Gatto Mammone where he lives in a castle with fairies. He rewarded a hard working girl & punished her lazy stepsister by putting a donkey tail on her forehead.

Black & white drawing of a massive cat walking down a street

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

Respect to those who got here first.

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 2d

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Indigenous mythology is fascinating. I have 2 videos about Indigenous mythology on my channel & my upcoming Halloween video features a lot of amazing Indigenous myths.
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NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. n.pr/47nGDK8

Highlighting Indigenous stories from across NPR's network

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day.

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 4d

Art comes from "Shirdon"- The Narts webcomic by Sylvan Migdal. This comic is 18+ but its 1 of the only places you can read about the Narts online. Whenever I get my hands on the actual Narts Saga, I will let y'all know. The Narts stories are really fascinating.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 4d

Gatag is a Nart, the mythic heroes/ gods/ spirits from the mythology of the North Caucasus. Gatag is an evil water spirit who fathers the shapeshifter Shirdon.

Panel from "Shirdon"- The Narts webcomic by Sylvan Migdal. It shows a tan skinned man with long brown hair & beard wearing a gold circlet & sticking out of a river in front of a light skinned woman with a long blonde braid wearing a white dress with a blue- gray overdress holding a bucket

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 5d

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 5d

Gata Carogna is a monstrous red cat, who attack children to steal their souls from Lombardy, Italy.

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 6d

Ancient Nephilim or Bigfoot in Ireland?!
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Ancient Nephilim or Bigfoot in Ireland?! #cryptids #mythology

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 6d

Odin versus Fenrir by Arthur Rackham, 1911
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 6d

Garmr (to howl) is a dog or wolf associated with the underworld from Norse mythology. He's mentioned in the Völuspá:
Now Garm howls wildly
Before Gnipa Cave.
Chains will snap
And the wolf will run.

A giant brown wolf with pure white eyes snarls at a viking on a horse charging him with a spear

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 6d

Mark my words.
One of these days, we're going to regret not planting a hedge of enchanted brambles around our homes to keep the ghost goats at bay.

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 7d

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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 7d

Gargaphia is a naiad. Not much else is known about her. Naiads are the nymphs of rivers, streams, lakes, marshes, fountains & springs in Greco- Roman myth.

Detail of the Naiad Gargathia from a painting depicting the death of the hunter Actaeon. The nymph sits upon the rocks of her spring.

fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 8d

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