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curious ordinaryIn 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 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>

The Godyssey PodcastHua 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">#FolkyFriday</a>

The Godyssey PodcastThere 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">#FolkyFriday</a>🖼️: E. Doepler

The Godyssey PodcastThe Pandavas are five warrior brothers who toil together in the Mahabhatara, fighting an extended war against their cousins that, while they won, came at great personal cost: but they stayed true to each other. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>🖼: Y. Yoshitani

The Godyssey PodcastQueen Amanirenas of Kush stood against the might of Imperial Rome, who sought to invade her territory after taking Egypt. One-eyed, this warrior queen halted Roman advances and invaded, fighting to a stand-still and ensuring centuries of peace. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>🖼️: C. Wyman

The Godyssey PodcastHummingbirds are called dart hurlers in Nahuatl languages, for the Aztecs believed that when a warrior fell, he was reborn as a hummingbird: that is why many Aztec warriors are dressed in the bright green-red feathers of birds. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>

The Godyssey PodcastKitsune are the servants of Inari, kami of things that grow. Thus in many farms a fox in your field is not necessarily a bad thing, as it may reveal the boons of Inari's blessings: at many rural shrines in Japan, statues of kitsune represent this divine connection. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>

The Godyssey PodcastCalled Mushuk Nina by the Quichua of Ecuador, this Spring Equinox Festival represents the beginning of the Andean New Year, a time for purification and renewal, time to plant seeds for the future, both physically and spiritually. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>

The Godyssey PodcastElves sometimes need songs to wake them in summer according to premodern Icelandic tradition, and it must be women to sing it, coaxing them and their desires. Without elves, nothing will grow, so women sowing seeds sing to coax the elves to fertility. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>

The Godyssey PodcastCernunnos is the Celtic horned god, called the great peacemaker and master of the wild places. This figure is largely mysterious, and we only know his name from a single source, a stone pillar in Paris, yet he has captured the modern imagination of Celtophiles. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>

The Godyssey PodcastThe City of Ys sank into Bretagne's coast for sacrificing a man a day to appease the "gods," and only its righteous king escaped with his personal priest. The king tried to bring his daughter but she was the one sacrificing the youths, and her sin weighed too much. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>🖼️: E.V. Luminais

The Godyssey PodcastCornish and American miners once left out a bit of their food each day, crumbs, so that the knockers would keep them in good graces. These mining spirits are the difference between a safe mine and disaster. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>

The Godyssey PodcastPwyll was whisked to the Welsh Otherworld for killing one of its King's stags. Arawn, King of Annwn, offered Pwyll a deal: live as Arawn for a year and let Arawn live as Pwyll for a year, and he would ignore the stag. So they switched. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>🖼: A.M. Ferguson

The Godyssey PodcastThe Isle of Man is named for its divine protector, the son of the sea himself: Manannan mac Lir is the Lord of Tir na nOg, and covers the Manx people with his cloak of mists, which he can also use to make people forget. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>

The Godyssey PodcastObsessed with his own beauty and having rejected Echo, Narcissus became the object of Nemesis-Aphrodite's wrath. Cursed to become obsessed with his own appearance in a pool, he slowly wasted away; his namesake flower was born of his death. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>🖼: Caravaggio

The Godyssey PodcastA Nyamwezi tells that Shida Matunda, the Creator, had two wives, his favorite of which died. He buried her and from her came a flower, indicating she would be reborn. The second wife, curious, tried to dig her up but caused blood to gush out: thus death was born. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a>

curious ordinaryIn Japan, festivals to celebrate the appearance of sakura (cherry blossoms) occur in spring and are known as hanami. Sakura were a favourite subject of Japanese woodblock prints so I thought I'd put together a virtual hanami (flower viewing) thread for <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkyFriday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> today. Please enjoy. 1/5

curious ordinaryMy latest article is all about tanuki. There are folktales, photographs, a film recommendation and some very bizarre ukiyo-e prints. I hope you enjoy it. <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousordinary/p/tanuki?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2q0akd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousordinary/p/tanuki?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2q0akd</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JapaneseFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseFolklore</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/yokai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yokai</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MythologyMonday</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@folklore</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mythology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mythology</a>

curious ordinaryIn Japan, Benzaiten is a goddess of many things including love and she is popular with those seeking romance. On Enoshima people visit the Ryuren Bell of Love, an area facing the sea where couples leave padlocks with their names on them and ring a bell together in... <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=%23ValentinesDay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ValentinesDay</a> 1/2

curious ordinaryIn Japanese mythology, the god Susanoo married Kushinadahime, but they had a rather unusual courtship. It all started after Susanoo was expelled from the heavens after his terrible behaviour towards his sister Amaterasu. As he wandered on the earthly plain he came across a couple... <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkyFriday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> 1/4

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