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Bevan Thomas<p>Next to prophecy, Merlin's defining magic was shapeshifting. According to legend, he could transform himself into virtually anyone - young or old, man or woman. It was often hard to know if you were dealing with the person you thought or Merlin in disguise.<br>🎨 Alan Lee</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/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/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/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/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</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/Arthurian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arthurian</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> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Shapeshifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shapeshifting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Shapeshifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shapeshifter</span></a></p>
curious ordinary<p>Tanuki are shapeshifting trickster <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23yokai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yokai</a> found in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseFolklore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseFolklore</a>. They are such sophisticated tricksters that they tend to be blamed for many supernatural phenomena that can't be otherwise explained. I wrote this article all about them. <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousordinary/p/tanuki?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=2q0akd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">open.substack.com/pub/curiouso...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkyFriday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a><br><br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousordinary/p/tanuki?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=2q0akd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tanuki</a></p>
curious ordinary<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkyFriday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23yokai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yokai</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/post/3ldkzyqxkkk2e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/post/3ldkzyqxkkk2e</a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>Despite being one of King Arthur's greatest knights in legend, Sir Tristan was also a trickster and master of disguise. He adopted numerous personas (travelling minstrel, swineherd, jester...) in order to meet with his lover Queen Iseult without her husband knowing.<br>🎨 A. L. Grace</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/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/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</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/Arthurian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arthurian</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/TristanandIseult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TristanandIseult</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TristanandIsolde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TristanandIsolde</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Trickster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trickster</span></a></p>
The Godyssey Podcast<p>My introduction to global folklore began in 1st grade when a Nigerian storyteller came to our school and told tales of trickster Anansi the Spider on his wandering drum. Though he creates his own trouble, he's always ready to tackle it with clever solutions. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a></p>
The Godyssey Podcast<p>The American Southeast has two rabbit trickster, both of separate origin: Jistu, as the Cherokee called him, is a commonly-found trickster in indigenous tribes and their diaspora; the other, Br'er Rabbit, finds his origins in West African hare folklore. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a></p>
The Godyssey Podcast<p>Brazil's one-legged Saci gets all his trickster powers from his foul-smelling hat, which once taken, forces the trickster to do the bidding of the hat's holder. He will always try to get it back, so careful when you take his hat. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a></p><p>🖼️: J. Marconi</p>
Bevan Thomas<p>In Welsh folklore, King Rhitta was a giant who fashioned a huge cloak out of the beards of all the kings he conquered. When King Arthur received a message from King Rhitta demanding Arthur's beard to patch the cloak, Arthur dueled the giant and forced Rhitta to shave his own beard.<br>🎨 Walter Crane</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a> FairyFriday <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/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/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</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/Arthurian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arthurian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Giant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Giant</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Faerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Faerie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monster</span></a></p>
curious ordinary<p>In <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseFolklore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseFolklore</a> ogama are giant forest-dwelling toad <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23yokai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yokai</a>. It's believed that when toads reach 1000 years old they develop supernatural powers and become yokai. Ogama get increasingly more dangerous as they get older, often killing and eating humans. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkyFriday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> 🎨Matthew Meyer <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/yokai.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@yokai.com</a> 1/2</p>
Bevan Thomas<p>In Welsh folklore, when King Arthur attacked the first sister of the giant Cribwr, he said his name was "Hot Porridge." When the giantess screamed that she needed help with Hot Porridge, her brother called back from another room that she should just let it cool.<br>🎨 Jim Kavanagh</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/FaerieFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaerieFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FairyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairyFriday</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/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/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</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/Arthurian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arthurian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Giant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Giant</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Giantess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Giantess</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ogre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ogre</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ogress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ogress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Faerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Faerie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monster</span></a></p>
curious ordinary<p>In <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseFolklore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseFolklore</a> there is a strange <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23yokai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yokai</a> phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashes through the roof of a house demanding to be washed by the residents within. If it isn't obeyed it will smash the house to pieces. If it is... <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkyFriday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> 1/2</p>
curious ordinary<p>In <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseFolklore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseFolklore</a> Tsurube Otoshi are a <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23yokai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yokai</a> that live in the tops of trees beside paths through forested areas. They are the disembodied heads of either humans, tengu or oni which can range in size from a regular head up to two metres across. When hungry, these giant heads... <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkyFriday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> 1/3</p>
The Godyssey Podcast<p>At the beginning of all things was Taiji, when everything was absolute and certain and undifferentiated and all at once. From within the egg came Pangu, the giant that was two things at once, who ripped the egg open and split the universe into yin and yang. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a></p><p>🖼️: Avalon179</p>
The Godyssey Podcast<p>King of all of Britain, Brân the Blessed was a benevolent giant. When his sister was mistreated by the Irish, he destroyed them all, returning mortally wounded. He had his men remove his head and bury it at Tower Hill in London, keeping watch on invaders. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a></p>
The Godyssey Podcast<p>Yggdrasil the World Tree is full of life, but none more colorful than Ratatoskr the Giant Red Squirrel. He climbs up and down the tree, spreading mocking rumors and lies between the eagle at the top and Nidhogg at the bottom, enraging them. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a></p><p>🖼: Raidho</p>
Bevan Thomas<p>In Welsh myths, when the people of northern Wales offended the fairies, the fairies unleashed an army of monsters. It included a huge toad with sharp claws, a serpent with 100 damned souls writhing under its skin, and a 100-headed monster so huge battles could be fought on its jaws.<br>🎨 Jason Kang</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/FairyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairyFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FaerieFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaerieFriday</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/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/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Faerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Faerie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monster</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>Though Thor is the greatest warrior of the Norse gods, he is not a god of war but instead one of agriculture. This is demonstrated when Thor encounters a disguised Odin who denigrates Thor for being lord of farmers and serfs while Odin is lord of kings and warriors.<br>🎨 W. G. Collingwood</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/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/VikingMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VikingMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ScandinavianMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScandinavianMythology</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/NorseFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorseFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VikingFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VikingFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ScandinavianFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScandinavianFolklore</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/Scandinavia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scandinavia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Thor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Odin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Odin</span></a></p>
curious ordinary<p>In Japanese mythology the impetuous god Susanoo was banished from the heavens for his bad behaviour. He later became a hero when he saved his future wife Kushinadahime from an eight-headed dragon. Full story in thread below. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkyFriday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseFolklore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseFolklore</a> 🎨Tatsuya Kosaka<br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/post/3li5dl7nfs22v" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/post/3li5dl7nfs22v</a></p>
The Godyssey Podcast<p>Hua Mulan never revealed her gender until she returned home with her retinue, having saved Northern Wei (later versions change this to Tang) from the Rouran, and turned down becoming the head of the Wei Imperial Guard, preferring anonymity to fame. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a></p>
The Godyssey Podcast<p>There is no peace in death for the Einherjar, Those Who Fight Alone: those taken by the valkyrie to Valhol and Folkvangr, subject to Odin and Freyja's command, train by day for Ragnarok and by night feast on immortal boar and goat mead. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a></p><p>🖼️: E. Doepler</p>