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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 18h

I like Yeats! 😂

Sensuality - Franz von Stuck by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 18h

good afternoon and happy Monday

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

2/2 She was a goddess of miraculous healing and herbs. She also had power over snakes, including being able to kill them with a touch. 🎨Franz von Stuck redbubble.com/people/forgo... #FolkloreSunday #wallart #folklore #homedecor #giftideas #spookymonth #mythology

Sensuality - Franz von Stuck Franz von Stuck was a German painter, sculptor and architect. His work is symbolic and beautifully dark. Please look in my shop for more work by Franz von Stuck and his c...

The Snake Charmer - Rene Bull by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

1/2 Angitia was a sister to Circe and Roman goddess. Snake charmers claimed her as their ancestor and she specialized in healing snake bites.
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The Snake Charmer - Rene Bull for Arabian Nights Please see my shop for more Arabian Nights prints.

Medea - Frederick Sandys by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

4/4 When Jason eventually left her for another woman, Medea took revenge on her and killed her children. She escaped in a chariot sent by her grandfather, the sun god.
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Medea by Frederick Sandys was hailed as a masterpiece, but not shown because it was considered an affront to public taste. 1868 Medea was a princess and sorceress. She married Jason and helped him to ...

The Golden Fleece - Herbert James Draper by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

3/4 As Jason and Medea fled with the fleece, she killed her brother to distract her father so they could escape.
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The Golden Fleece, Herbert James Draper This painting shows Medea throwing her brother into the sea to escape with the golden fleece. Please look in my shop for more work by Draper and his contempora...

Jason and Medea - John William Waterhouse by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

2/4 She agreed to help Jason win the Golden Fleece on the condition he marry her. He agreed, and using her powers she helped him complete given tasks.
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Jason and Medea - John William Waterhouse Medea was a niece of the sorceress Circe and the daughter of a King. She helped Jason with a potion to allow him to complete his tasks.

Medea the Sorceress - Valentine Cameron Prinsep by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

1/4 Medea was a niece of the #witch Circe and a powerful sorceress in her own right. Helios was her grandfather.
🎨 Valentine Cameron Prinsep redbubble.com/people/forgo... #FolkloreSunday #art #witches #homedecor #folklore #wallart #Halloween #mythology #bookchatweekly

Medea the Sorceress - Valentine Cameron Prinsep Please look in my shop for more work by Prinsep and his contemporaries.

A Descent Into The Maelstrom - Harry Clarke for E.A. Poe by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

2/2 On the other side was a whirlpool named Charybdis. Ships had to try to navigate between these two without being destroyed. 'Between Scylla and Charybdis' came to mean navigating between two evils. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3686... #FolkloreSunday #art #vintage #illustration #mythology

A Descent Into The Maelstrom - Harry Clarke for E.A. Poe Harry Clarke was a leading Irish stained glass artist and Golden Age illustrator. His line work is very detailed and has a somewhat psychedelic...

Circe Invidiosa - John William Waterhouse 1892 by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

/2 The sorceress Circe became jealous of a beautiful woman named Scylla. She poisoned the waters and turned her into a 6 headed sea monster. Scylla lived on one side of the Strait of Messina, a crucial passage. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3310... #FolkloreSunday #folklore #art #mythology

Circe Invidiosa - John William Waterhouse 1892 The Goddess Circe poisoning the water to turn her rival Scylla into a monster. Please look in my shop for more work by Waterhouse

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

You'll have to explain what wankstand is 😅

The Enchantress - Arthur Wardle by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

4/4 He persuades her to return them to their natural form & ends up staying with her for a year. When they depart, she advises him on how to return home & recover his kingdom. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3422... #FolkloreSunday #art #witches #folklore #wallart #magick #mythology #spookymonth

1901 Arthur Wardle was mainly an animal painter, and a very well known one. However, my favorites of his are the mythological ones.

The Wine of Circe - Edward Burne-Jones by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

3/4 When Odysseus & his men stop at the island on their way back from the Trojan war, she turns his men into swine.
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The Wine of Circe, 1900 Please look in my shop for more work by Edward Burne-Jones and his contemporaries.

Circe - John Collier by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

2/4 She lived on an island where the transformed men wandered the palace grounds as animals.
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Circe the enchantress, by John Collier Please look in my shop for more work by Collier and his contemporaries.

Circe - Franz von Stuck by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

1/4 Circe was the daughter of the sun god Helos and a powerful enchantress. She had a vast knowledge of potions & herbs & was known to turn men who displeased her into beasts. redbubble.com/people/forgo... #FolkloreSunday #art #witch #folklore #mythology #wallart #witchcraft #magick

Circe - Franz von Stuck Franz von Stuck was a German painter, sculptor and architect. His work is symbolic and beautifully dark. Please look in my shop for more work by Franz von Stuck and his contem...

Acrasia - John Melhuish Strudwick by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

In 'The Faerie Queen' by Edmund Spenser, Acrasia is the Queen & seductress. She would tempt & detain men, especially Knights, in her bower of bliss. Similar to Circe, she would eventually turn them into beasts. redbubble.com/people/forgo... #FolkloreSunday #art #wallart #Literature

Acrasia is the magical enchantress in Edmund Spenser’s 16th century "The Faerie Queene". In this painting, Acrasia is bent over her victim. Like Circe, Acrasia would seduce men only to then turn them ...

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

Sale at redbubble continues!
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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

ALT: a man in a trench coat and tie is drinking a cup of coffee .

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A Wet Road by Moonlight, Wharfedale - John Atkinson Grimshaw by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

6/6 The police were called, a mundane ending to an esoteric battle. However, the confrontation became commonly known as "The Battle of Blythe Road.” redbubble.com/shop/ap/3340... #FolkloreSunday #art #writers #literature #magic #decor #gifts #wallart #bookchatweekly #folklore #history

A Wet Road by Moonlight, Wharfedale - John Atkinson Grimshaw Grimshaw was famous for his night time paintings. His most famous was "Spirit of the Night", also listed. Please look in my shop for mor...

The All Pervading - George Frederick Watts by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

5/6 A magical battle ensued, with Yeats and Crowley shouting spells at each other. In spite of their magical prowess, the confrontation ended with Yeats kicking Crowley down the stairs. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3649... #FolkloreSunday #art #literature #folklore #writers #wallart #magick

The All Pervading - George Frederick Watts Please look in my shop for more work by Watts and his contemporaries.

Magical Inquiries, Aladdin - Arabian Nights, Rene Bull by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

4/6 In preparation for a magical face off with Yeats, Crowley prepared spells to sway members to his side. When he showed up, Yeats and other members physically blocked him from climbing the stairs. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3777... #FolkloreSunday #art #illustration #literature #folklore #gift

"After a long and careful course of magical inquiries" - Aladdin, from Arabian Nights, Rene Bull Please see my shop for more Arabian Nights artwork.

Secret Studies - The Tempest - Edmund Dulac by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

3/6 Yeats in particular found Crowley distasteful. Yeats was heavily involved in spiritualism, which is reflected in his writing. Crowley had taken to calling himself Laird of Boleskine, and as such, came wearing full Scottish regalia.
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ACT I Scene II Prospero. And to my state grew stranger, being transported And rapt in secret studies Please see my shop for more images from The Tempest

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

2/6 Among its members were the famous writers Bram Stoker and W.B. Yeats. The order was unhappy with Crowley's beliefs and decided to eject him from the Society. Crowley was angry about this. #FolkloreSunday #magic #literature #writers

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

Here's one of my favorite stories on Crowley's Birthday.
1/6 Aleister Crowley was an infamous practitioner of magic notorious for his amoral beliefs, drug use and promiscuity. He joined the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a magical secret society. #FolkloreSunday #Literature #folklore