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Water Leaper
This week in #creatureoftheweek we are looking at a the Water Leaper, a Welsh legless frog monster with bat wings and a long scorpion tail.
Trixie Sparkles
Nov 11, 20243 min read
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Ceffyl Dŵr
We live in Wales and have a river running through our land, this week in #creatureoftheweek we are looking at a dangerous creature that might be lurking in it's depth - the #CeffylDŵr. The Ceffyl Dŵr is a mythical creature from #Welshfolklore . Stories of the Ceffyl Dŵr are first documented in the ancient welsh tales of the #Mabinogion . The "Ceffyl Dŵr" translates to "water horse" and it's a bit like other #waterhorses such as the Scottish #Kelpie or the Irish #Pooka / #Púc
Trixie Sparkles
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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Manananggal
This week in #creatureoftheweek we are looking at the #Manananggal, a type of Aswang that's a terrifying "feotus-eater" from #Filipinofolklore. Manananggal by Kyzosart on Deviant Art First up, whats an "Aswang"? If you haven’t heard of #Aswang, let’s start there. Aswang are from Filipino folklore, it is an umbrella term for evil shape-shifting creatures such as #vampires, #werewolves, #witches, and other human-beast hybrids. What is so particularly terrifying about the Manana
Trixie Sparkles
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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The Sea Mither and Turan
This week in #CreatureoftheWeek we are looking at two sea spirits; the #SeaMither and her evil nemesis #Teran from #Scottishfolklore. Twice every year they battle it out off the coasts of #Scotland in #spring and #autumn in this perpetual fight to control the seas. The Sea Mither and the Teran fight two battles every year which mark the turning of the seasons. These epic fights are called #VoreTullye which means "Spring Struggle" and #GoreVellye meaning "Autumn Tumult". But w
Trixie Sparkles
Mar 26, 20223 min read
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