#polish myths

[diana-andraste]

Locusts from Kalisz

"Anno 1749: Such a Locust fell a mile from Kalisz, two of which were caught ... this one, when taken in hand, screeched like a bat, and foamed yellow from its mouth, it was all hairy, like velvet, Death on its chest, two hairy legs and squirrel teeth, etc."

Animation Mieszko Saktura

[corelle-vairel]

Legenda o Królu Popielu

[thefugitivesaint]

Teofil Wiatkowski (1809-1891), 'Syreny' (Sirens), 1841

[journeytothewestresearch]

I've read your articles on your blog! I can't thank you enough for your extensive research, you have helped thousand of people into enlightment!

Curious though, you said on one of them that you aren't a fans of BM:W storyline. Care to elaborate why you dislike it?

Thank you for the kind words.

I have a number of problems with the story. The following is presented in no particular order:

The game continues a trend that I last noticed in the film Jiang Ziya (姜子牙, 2020): gods are the true villains. This just seems like an attempt to maintain the status quo of the CCP's institutionalized atheism (I'm an atheist by the way, just not anti-theist). Someone please correct me if you think I'm overreaching.

Wukong forsaking his Buddhahood makes no sense as his attainment of enlightenment is the culmination of his original story. The game spits in the face of his great sacrifices and efforts by making such changes. Also, Buddhahood is a state of being and not just a title that can be discarded.

Monkey's plan to remove the headband via reincarnation (or whatever you want to call it) just seems really, really convoluted.

The many changes to the original characters' established story arcs are unnecessary. For example, Red Boy "finishes" his discipleship under Guanyin and returns to being a dick. So dumb.

[star-stimz]

Can u do a Noli (Roblox myth) stimboard? C:

NOLI STIMBOARD

1--2--3--4--5--6--7--8

[briefbestiary]

A danger to snacking when the lights are out. This small night spirit gets itself eaten and then makes hunger worse from there.

[gingermintpepper]

In honour of finishing my hellish academic semester, I present to thee:

A Brief Introduction to 'In Pursuit of Daybreak'

First things first: What is In Pursuit of Daybreak?

A post-apocalyptic fantasy reimagining of the story of Hyacinthus and Apollo! Set in a world thrown into chaos after the sudden disappearance of The Radiant God, it follows three sons of the Radiant as they try their best to bring light back to the world.

Sons of the Radiant? Meet the leading men!

Aristaeus: A pastoral god and eldest of the brothers. Due to having a strained relationship with his venerated father, he is not exactly eager to track him down and have him return to clean up his mess. After being tricked by Asclepius however, he has only one choice: protect his brothers at all costs.

Orpheus: The grieving bard and second son; with the wounds of losing Eurydice still fresh, all his songs have become bitter sorrow. Coaxed by Asclepius to help restore the beautiful world Eurydice loved, Orpheus embarks on this journey in the hopes of rediscovering himself after his greatest loss.

Asclepius: The world's best healer and the youngest son; he is intent on healing the world of its ailment for the sake of his wife and children. Though others might curse his father for abandoning the world to the beasts of Erebus, Asclepius knows better and he will cure this malady even if it costs him his life.

(Hyacinthus: The long-dead lover. Slain by The Radiant's hand, he is a vengeful wraith brought back by Asclepius' dark medical rites. He too wishes to find the Radiant - not for love's sake but for the sake of his burning wrath.)

Genre?

In Pursuit of Daybreak is a fantasy/drama piece with strong romantic themes. It also has themes of family, sacrifice, self-discovery and death.

Production Status

I've been working on this project seriously for about two years! Despite not being historical fiction, I worked very hard on research and development of the concept and characters to retain an authentic feel of the mythology and traditions they come from. I'm still in the process of writing the novel but I also want to get in the habit of speaking openly and confidently about my work, so I definitely also want to talk more and more about my children and their adventures.

Thank you very much for reading this :D Any questions or comments about the concept or my interpretations of these characters is warmly welcomed. Have a wonderful day <33

[allmythologies]

polish mythology: the legend of sir twardowski and the devil

the legend about sir twardowski and the devil is about a signed pact between the devil and nobleman sir twardowski in the 16th century. according to the pact, the nobleman had to give his soul to the devil in exchange for wisdom and supernatural powers. reportedly, the pact contained a stipulation that said that the soul of twardowski can be collected exclusively in rome. therefore, the crafty nobleman could try out his newly magical persona without paying the price as long as he didn’t go to rome. however, the devil was even more than sir twardowski so, one day, he tricked him and made him visit an inn that was named rome. next, sir twardowski had to face the devil and his inevitable tragic fate. the nobleman was forcibly stranded on the moon forever.

[hanzajesthanza]

"the michael kandel translation of "the witcher" short story can't hurt you!!"

the michael kandel translation of "the witcher" short story:

[bergamotych]

Dancing of the witch and the devil under the stars✨

[utah-werewolf]

As we Poles say, "chałupa wysprzątana, można napie*dalać w Wukonga"

[infernothechaosgod]

does anyone want an explanation on how mickey and oswald were made [mostly in my stories but also as my headcanon for most of his apperances I have]

cuz I personaly subscribe to to the idea of them just not having parents at least not biological ones be it in "they didnt raise them" way or "they straight up don't have parents at all lmao"

[since none are shown through existance of mickey in any shorts exept for chrismas special

theres few mentions there and there in comics and a brief mention of mickeys mother in mickeys suprise birthday party but all those are pretty eh you will forget those unless youre already activley thinking about them]

the version I have in mind wasn't with these brief mentions in mind but it can still work with them explanation being mickey sometimes referred to older toons as "mom" or "dad" and stopped doing that after he grew up a bit and realised those weren't just nicer versions of "ma'am" and "sir" sometimes the term simply still slipped out on accident because of the habit

[dragomircho]

Demeter. decided to do today’s frog on my phone. its so fun and freeing to sketch on ur phone tbh especially if u get too lost in detail like me. keeps it simple

[thefugitivesaint]

Jan Le Witt (1907-1991) and George Him (1900-1981), ''Heroje czyli Klechdy greckie o bohaterach'' (The Heroes; Or, Greek Fairy Tales) by Charles Kingsley, 1933

[kwojciechowicz]

Mój obraz “Artemida/Diana” fizycznie zawitał w Galerii Art of Poland 😊 #kamilawojciechowiczkrauze #artofpoland #kamaarts #paintings #artforsale #sztukanasprzedaż

[darabeatha]

ANYWAYS, HAVE U GUYS SEEN THIS????