"At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead. The hard thing is finding the courage to do it."
– Suzanne Collins, "Catching Fire"
(The Hunger Games, #2)
– Suzanne Collins, "Catching Fire"
(The Hunger Games, #2)
Povitrulya
Air-maidens, or povitrulya, are Ukrainian mythological beings very similar to swan maidens or valkyries. They are capable of flight and often end up living with men who steal their skin/clothes.
This is similar to the stories of how Wayland the Smith and his brothers stole swan garments from a group of valkyries. Following is an excerpt from the tale of wife-povitrulya:
The lad was wandering the forest and saw a group of twelve air-maidens bathing in a lake. They left their clothes on the shore. He took and hid one. The maidens got out of the lake. Eleven flew off, while one stayed there naked. She asked the lad to give the clothes back, but he didn’t and took her home.
Air-maidens, or povitrulya, are Ukrainian mythological beings very similar to swan maidens or valkyries. They are capable of flight and often end up living with men who steal their skin/clothes.
This is similar to the stories of how Wayland the Smith and his brothers stole swan garments from a group of valkyries. Following is an excerpt from the tale of wife-povitrulya:
The lad was wandering the forest and saw a group of twelve air-maidens bathing in a lake. They left their clothes on the shore. He took and hid one. The maidens got out of the lake. Eleven flew off, while one stayed there naked. She asked the lad to give the clothes back, but he didn’t and took her home.
Forwarded from ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
Stone labyrinths in Iceland, Finland, Russia and the Isles of Scilly.
From the Middle Ages to the 18-19th Century, fishermen in Scandinavia, the British Isles, and around the Baltic Sea would build these labyrinths at their fishing camps as they waited for favourable winds. Fishermen would walk them for good luck at sea, and hunters and farmers would walk them to avoid unwanted encounters with predators.
From the Middle Ages to the 18-19th Century, fishermen in Scandinavia, the British Isles, and around the Baltic Sea would build these labyrinths at their fishing camps as they waited for favourable winds. Fishermen would walk them for good luck at sea, and hunters and farmers would walk them to avoid unwanted encounters with predators.
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Forwarded from Temple of the Oracle
I am Aslög Sigurdsdottir, princess of Götaland.
I am Ildico, the last wife of Attila the Hun.
I am Helen of Troy, warbride of Theseus.
I am Joan of Arc, defender of France under divine guidance.
Remember who you are 💭
I am Ildico, the last wife of Attila the Hun.
I am Helen of Troy, warbride of Theseus.
I am Joan of Arc, defender of France under divine guidance.
Remember who you are 💭
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