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Bevan Thomas<p>sMany old buildings in Europe, even churches, have carved on their walls a face made of leaves or vomiting vegetation, called a "Green Man." There's a lot of debate about how this design began or what its purpose was, but many assume it originally represented a pagan god.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LegendaryWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegendaryWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EuropeanMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EuropeanFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EuropeanSculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanSculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EuropeanArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GreenMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenMan</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>Jack in the Green is an English folk custom, part of the May Day festival. A person is covered in a framework of green foliage, and then marches in a procession with musicians. It began in the 18th century, though some folklorists connect it with earlier imagery (such as the Green Man).</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LegendaryWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegendaryWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EnglishFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EnglishMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Festival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Festival</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celebration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celebration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/JackintheGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackintheGreen</span></a></p>
curious ordinary<p>There is a Japanese superstition that if you find a tea stalk floating upright in your cup of green tea it is a sign that good luck is on its way. 🎨'Portrait of Naniwaya Okita'- Kitagawa Utamaro. <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MythologyMonday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MythologyMonday</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Superstitiology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Superstitiology</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ukiyoe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukiyoe</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseArt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>In Welsh myths, Merlin buried a great treasure in a golden cauldron inside the Welsh hill Dinas Emrys - where King Vortigern once tried to sacrifice him to build a tower. Only Merlin's heir (who must have blond hair) will be able to find the hidden cavern and claim the treasure.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookChatWeekly</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelshFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelshMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KingArthur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingArthur</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Arthuriana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arthuriana</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Merlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Merlin</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>The most famous Welsh Christmas wassailing tradition is when a troupe carries a horse skull on a pole (the "Mari Lwyd") to a house and sings a song requesting admittance. Once inside, the Mari Lwyd runs around neighing and snapping its jaws, creating havoc and scaring children.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wassailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wassailing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MariLwyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariLwyd</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>In Welsh folklore, corpse candles are strange lights that flit around the home of someone fated to die or travel the path that the person's body will take to the cemetery. Sometimes they stop to hover over where the grave will be dug. Corpse candles vanish if approached.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WyrdWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WyrdWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelshFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ghost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Death</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>The Mari Lwyd is a wassailing Welsh Christmas folk custom in which a troupe of men dressed as stock characters (such as Punch and Judy) carry a horse skull on a pole from house to house, at each house singing their desire at to enter. Eventually, each household relents, and invites the Mari Lwyd in for food and drink.<br>🎨 Jan Mehlich</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FairyTaleTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairyTaleTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelshFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshChristmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelshChristmas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticChristmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticChristmas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MariLwyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariLwyd</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>Sulis (a goddess of healing and cursing) is one of the few Celtic deities mentioned in surviving British folklore. When Bladud (Britain's mythical wizard-king) discovered a group of hot springs with healing powers, he built the city of Bath over them, along with a temple to Sulis.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookChatWeekly</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>During the day, owls are often attacked by other birds. According to Welsh myths, this is because the wizard Gwydion transformed the woman Blodeuwedd into an owl after she tried to murder Gwydion's ward Lleu. Part of her curse was that all other birds would hate her.<br>🎨 Yuri Leitch</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkloreSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelshMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mabinogion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mabinogion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/owl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>owl</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>"What would your feelings be if your cat or your dog began to talk to you... in human accents? You would be overwhelmed with horror. [Sin] is simply an attempt to penetrate into another and higher sphere in a forbidden manner."<br>- Arthur Machen, "The White People"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FairyTaleTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairyTaleTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookChatWeekly</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/OfDarkandMacabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfDarkandMacabre</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GothicSpring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GothicSpring</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/weirdfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weirdfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ArthurMachen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArthurMachen</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>Freyja - Norse goddess of love, war, and witchcraft - was strongly linked to cats; they pulled her chariot. But the link wasn't totally benevolent. Freyja's gloves and the bag for her witch's tools were made out of catskin, and many Norse witches emulated her. <br>🎨 Dani Kaulakis </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkloreSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookChatWeekly</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/NorseMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorseMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Norse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Viking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Viking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/witch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>witch</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>In Icelandic legend, elves are said to inhabit the large volcanic rocks found all over the island. Locals will sometimes paint doors on the rocks or construct tiny houses on them, making little shrines to mark where the elves are so they won't get disturbed.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkloreSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/NorseMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorseMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Norse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Vikings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vikings</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iceland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/elf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elf</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairy</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>The cockatrice is a monster of English legend similar to a basilisk. It is born when a rooster lays an egg which is then incubated by a serpent; it resembles a rooster with a snake tail. The cockatrice kills with its gaze and touch, though the weasel is immune.<br>🎨 Marcus Gheeraerts</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstitiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cockatrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cockatrice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/basilisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basilisk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monster</span></a></p>