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Baphomet by Eliphas Levi - Equilibrium of OppositesBaphomet - associated with a " Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Levi (shown here), containing binary elements representing the " sum total of the universe" (e.g)
Baphomet - Equilibrium of OppositesBaphomet - associated with a " Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Levi (on which this illustration is based)
Reconstruction of the Stone circles at Avebury, WiltshireReconstruction (after J)
Fairies dance in a circle - Fairy RingHe whistled to the merry elves, Were leaping in a ring
Fairies in flight by Florence Mary Anderson. 1915
Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats. Two mermaids and two fish are disturbed by a German U-boat which has a face like a shark. Date: 1917
A Woman standing in the trunk of the Major Oak, Sherwood Forest near Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hoods shelter where he and his merry men slept
LAMBTON WORMThe Lambton heir kills the loathsome worm, but is cursed because he fails to kill the first living thing he then meets - his own father!
Irish sea serpent off Kilkee, IrelandA large and frightening sea monster seen by several people off the coast of Kilkee, Ireland. 1871
Mystical Fog in Fairyland envelopes a PrincessAt any moment, in fairyland, mysterious mists are apt to descend and enshroud the Princess and, next thing she knows... well, if you re a Princess, ANYthing can happen - by Florence Mary Anderson
The Lantern Spectre by Katsushika HokusaiKatsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - The Lantern Spectre. A burning paper lamp takes on the aspect of a spectral face - one of a set of Ghosts and Goblins. Date: circa 1810
A fire-breathing dragon - Florence Mary Anderson" Where are you, my Gaston, " she called. A princess and a fire breathing dragon - illustration by Florence Mary Anderson. 1915
Coventinas well (Roman) Carrawborough, Northumberland Date: 1893
Mojave MazeMystic maze of the native American Mojave people, laid out with stones on the desert floor near Needles, California Date: 1923
Tonguestone (sharks tooth) with lateral denticlesTooth of the extinct shark (Lamna obliqua Agassiz). Specimen orgininating from the London Clay (Eocene), Sheppey, Kent
CENTAURS IN INFERNO - 2A band of Centaurs seen by Virgil and Dante in the course of their tour of Inferno
Maypole dancing Blists Hill, Shropshire -1Children in traditional costumes celebrate May Day as they dance around the Maypole at Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England Date: 1990
The Story of the Three Calendars. The Princess burns the efrite to death. Date: 1914
The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Act V, scene I. Ariel: Where the bee sucks, there suck I. Illustration by Edmund Dulac. Date: 1908
The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Act V, scene I. Prospero: You demi-puppets that by moonshine do the green sour ringlets make. Illustration by Edmund Dulac. Date: 1908
The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Act V, scene I. Prospero: And ye that on the sands with printless foot do chase the ebbing Neptune. Illustration by Edmund Dulac. Date: 1908
The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Act V, scene I. Prospero: Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes and groves. Illustration by Edmund Dulac. Date: 1908
The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Act IV, scene I. Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they join with the Nymphs in a graceful dance. Illustration by Edmund Dulac. Date: 1908
A Tolhuis (Old Toll House) from Midlaren - NetherlandsA Tolhuis (Old Toll House) from Midlaren (Drenthe) at the National Museum of Folklore (Rijksmuseum voor Volkskunde) The Netherlands Open Air Museum (Het Nederlands Openluchtmuseum), Arnhem
Granada, Andalusia, Spain. The Generalife. 19th-centuryGranada, Andalusia, Spain. The Generalife. Palace built between the 12th and 14th centuries. It was used as a resting place by the Nasrid kings. Engraving. Glorias Espanolas (Glories of Spain)
Russia. Fires on the night-eve of the Feasts of Saint John or Kupula Night. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Cholet. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870)
Spain, Galicia, Pontevedra. The festivities of the city. Procession of La Peregrina in the afternoon of the 15th August. Drawing by Melendez. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz
Spain, Andalusia, Cadiz. Paseo de Las Delicias during the feast Evening of Our Lady of the Angels (Velada de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles)
Spain, Andalusia, Seville. Traditional calesa (carriage)Spain, Andalusia, Seville. Traditional calesa (horse carriage). Illustration by Juan Comba. Engraving by Capuz. La llustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882
Spain, Andalusia. Holy Week in Seville
KEXY, FAIRY FROG FRIENDKexy, friend of fairies Date: late 19th century
YOUNG GIANTESS PLAYSTravellers in the German countryside suddenly find that they have become the playthings of a young giantess
In the Fairy Ring - Florence Mary AndersonA group of small, fairy children and elves dance around a larger fairy ballerina - by Florence Mary Anderson. 1918
Witch Airborne by Florence Mary AndersonA witch flies through the air with her companions by Florence Mary Anderson. 1915
Robin Hood and the Sheriff of NottinghamRobin Hood tricks the Sheriff of Nottingham (and robs him of his gold). circa 1195
Altdorf, Switzerland - Statue of William Tell1910
Demons in HellDemons frolicking in their home in Hell
DEMONIC HANDPRINTDEVIL Sign of the Devil on persons back Date: 1897
Imaginary life forms on the planet Jupiter -- living with gravity more than twice that of Earth, with atmospheric conditions to match, imposes severe restrictions on them. Date: 1940
WILLIAM THOMS Folklorist, credited with inventing the word folklore Date: 1803 - 1885
Maypole dancing Blists Hill, Shropshire -2Children in traditional costumes celebrate May Day as they dance around the Maypole at Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England Date: 1990
Esmilda consoled by sympathetic swansEsmilda, sitting unhappily at the waters edge, is consoled by sympathising swans
Children are wafted in a magic bubble or sphereThe children are wafted in a magic bubble or sphere - by Florence Mary Anderson
Fairies dancing in a circle beneath the trees
Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving
Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795). Spanish painter. Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784. Detail. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid). History Museum. Madrid. Spain
Kissing the RALE Blarney Stone - a window has replaced the stone....!! Date: circa 1909
Les KorrigansA sketch showing a group of korrigan, a fairy or dwarf like creature from Breton folklore, bounding around the central female figure who is placed under the large, flat rock. Date: circa 1901
Poland. Mazoviens, Highlanders, Lithuanians, CracowiansPoland. From left to right: 1- Mazoviens, 2- Highlanders, 3- Lithuanians, 4- Cracowians. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840
Poland. Harvesters Festival. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840
Santander wet nurse, 1856, by Valeriano Dominguez BecquerValeriano Dominguez Becquer(1833-1870). Spanish painter. Santander wet nurse, 1856. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Zwierzyniec Hobby-Horse, c. 1881, by Hipolit LipinskiHipolit Lipinski (1846-1884). Polish painter. Zwierzyniec Hobby-Horse, c.1881. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018
Three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, JapanThe three wise monkeys - a 17th-century carving at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan carved by Hidari Jingoro - hear no evil (Kikazaru), speak no evil (Iwazaru), see no evil (Mizaru)
Eucidaris tribuloides, sea urchinDead sea urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides) showing spines attached to test. From Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). Dde los muertos en M鸩co. El jarabe en ultratumba (Day of the Dead in Mexico). Contemporary Art. Engraving
Mythical Sea SerpentA huge sea serpent attacking a ship
Figures of Gog and Magog, guardians set up in the Guilhall, London, after the fire
Folklore - Sea SerpentThe Sea-monk a marine monster which looks vaguely human. Date: 1558
FARIES & DEAD CHILD 1922They stole little Bridget, ...they thought that she was fast asleep, but was dead with sorrow...they have kept her ever since, watching till she wake... Date: 1922
DEMONS SEIZE DEAD SOULThe soul of a recently deceased person is seized by demons who drag him down to Hell. Date: 16th century
ART & DELVCAEMThe mother of Delvcaem will die when her daughter weds & so she keeps Delvcaem imprisoned & slays her suitors. Here she sends poisonous toads to hinder Art
THE SIRENS (BRIOT)To help them seek their friend Persephone, the daughters of Achelous ask the gods for wings and tails ; they become sirens, enticing sailors to death with their singing
THE MAGIC CUPWhen the Little Folk offer you a MAGIC CUP, beware ! It may contain Love, or Sleep, or Oblivion, or even Death : but it is unlikely to be dietary, and certainly not organic
HOURISMoslems are taught that if they die for the faith, they will find beautiful nymphs - HOURIS - awaiting them in the next world : so they go happily to their deaths
RUBEZAHL, a legendary denizen of the Sudeten mountains (Germany/Czech republic)
FAITHFUL ANIMALS/PRINCEFaithful beasts weeping around the dead body of a prince. (From the Lithuanian myth "Three Princes and Their Beasts")
A water nymph holds out her arms, inviting a small fairy to experience for herself the joys of a marine existence Date: circa 1880
FAIRIES & DEAD CHILDThey stole little Bridget...They thought that she was fast asleep, But she was dead with sorrow... They have kept her ever since, Watching till she wake... Date: 1886
Vampire of VinezacLE VAMPIRE DE VINEZAC Janssouint, gravedigger of Vinezac, is caught doing things that our pen refuses to recount Date: 1883
FOLKLORE/WILIWilis are the spirits of unfortunate girls : this one, who died before her marriage, is seen dancing every night until her fiance dies and joins her
MERMAID AND TROUTMermaid and fish - illustration to Schubert's Die Forelle - the Trout
Demons - DagobertWhen the Frankish king DAGOBERT dies, demons take him by sea to Etna, where the entrance to Hell is located, but a posse of airborne saints rescue him just in time 638
A crafty Norwegian lad outwits a simple-minded devil by tricking him into jumping into a nutshell, in which he is at once imprisoned. Date: 1879
Margaret, in bed at night, is visited by a fairy Date: early 20th century
Dragon attacked by swarm of beesA dragon is foiled when a swarm of bees distracts its attention, enabling the child to be snatched from the jaws of death! Date: 1887
LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The death of the beast Date: 1767
Bifrost or The Rainbow Bridge leading to the AfterlifeBifrost - a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (the world) and Asgard (the realm of the gods) in Norse mythology. 1916
A Childs Dream of Christmas 1869Father Christmas with holly leaf wreath upon his head and a ragged beard, handing out fruit and coins to young Victorian children. Date: 1869
Merry Christmas! 1847" Heaven Bless you Merry Gentlefolks let Nothing You Dismay, " Page of Victorian men and women getting into the Christmas spirit! Indulging themselves in food, drink and dance. 1847
Old Father Christmas with the Yule LogChristmas with the Yule Log. " What, Father Christmas! Here again? With yule log on your back, and mighty store of racy things well stuffed within your pack
Old Father Christmas 1843Old Father Christmas with his cup of wine, and a holly wreath upon his head. 1843
A fairy dressed in blue gives some flowers to a fairy dressed in pink, who seems jolly pleased to have them Date: circa 1880
Conulus albogalerus (Leske), Shepherds Crown echinoidShepherds Crown echinoid preserved in flint. Found in Gravel derived from Cretaceous Chalk, Surrey
Il Pentamerone. BasileTHE MYRTLE The Prince and the Fairy. Date: First published: c.1630