Folklore Collection (page 3)

HARPIES / DORE
Dante and Virgil encounter these sinister harpies in Inferno, though traditionally there were only three of them

MAGIC CATS OF CHINA
These magical spirit-cats perform the vital function of keeping away the rats which would otherwise devour the silkworms : the flowers also keep the worms healthy

EGERIA AND NUMA
NUMA, second king of Rome, is instructed by the nymph EGERIA in his wise legislation for the Roman people Date: circa 680 BC

FOLKLORE / CYNOCEPHALIES
Dog-headed creatures, reported by travellers in India; they are depicted fighting the monsters of the forest, using weapons, so they are evidently more-or-less human Date: medieval

FAIRY ART-LOVERS
Fairy Connoisseurs inspecting Mr Frederick Lockers Collection of Drawings Date: 1868

SATYRS & NYMPHS SATYRS & NYMPHS
Three Satyrs - who appear to be vegetarians - encounter a bunch of hunting nymphs, who are manifestly carnivorous

Folklore - Chimaera
To clear his name, Bellerophon performs various tasks for Iobates of Lydia, including slaying the monstrous Chimaera

Folklore - Sirens
Odysseus and his companions avoid the charms of the Sirens

German Wild Man
Schembartlaufer The Wild Man, character in a medieval German morality drama Date: circa 16th century

DEVIL ATTACKS SHIP, C15
A devil attacks a merchant ship in a storm while God watches from above Date: 15th Century

MER-PEOPLE / SEA-LADY
A Sea-Lady surrounded by sea creatures and a young man playing bagpipes. (Irish story)

The Underground Workers
A team of dwarf miners, the underground workers in action

SATYR & PEASANTS SATYR & PEASANTS
A satyr dines with a peasant family

NYMPHS OVER STREAM
One of the knights of the Round Table sees these creatures above a stream - are they nymphs, sprites, fairies or sirens ?

Girl has Fairy Dreams
A little girl sleeps with her doll in her arms and dreams of fairies Date: circa 1890

Sinbad and Giant
The one-eyed, big-eared, hairy-legged, short-necked, tusk-toothed giant encountered, somewhat to their dismay, by Sinbad and his companions

Folklore - Hydra
Hydra suffering at the hands of Herakles

Folklore - Jinn - Genie
When Aladdin rubs the magic lamp, this Jinn, or Genie, appears and announces that he will do whatever Aladdin wishes

FOLKLORE / FAIRIES
A knight of the Round Table comes across a number of fairies floating above the surface of a river

FAIRY IN SUNBEAM
A shoe-maker sees fairies dancing in a sunbeam Date: 1850

FAIRY RING
Fairy Ring in the Tyrol, formed by fungus Spathularia Flavida Date: late 19th century

MERMAIDS IN WATER
Two mermaids swimming by a shore Date: 17th century

MERFOLK AND SUBMARINES
The mer-people resent the intrusion of submarines into the domain they share only with the fishes Date: 1907

SIGHTING A DRAGON
Four people sight a dragon in flight, each from his own perspective Date: 1702

CADMUS AND DRAGON
Cadmus confronts the dragon

Lurking demon in the corn
A demon lurks among the cornstalks, waiting to ensnare the innocent girl as she pursues a butterfly, symbol of frivolity... Date: 1866

Will of the wisp, - circa 1800
A mischievous demon, in the guise of a Will o the Wisp, lures unwary travellers to their deaths in a bog. Date: circa 1800

Chinese folklore: dog
Despite its monstrous appearance, this dog is a kindly creature which protects peoples homes from thieves and robbers

The Magic City stands on yon hill - if it hasnt vanished it stands there still... Date: 1909

A water-nymph with fishes
A water-nymph riding on the back of a sea shell, with other marine species

DORE SEA SERPENT
Winged monsters of the sea

DORE SEA CREATURE
Monsters of the sea

ADEN GULF SERPENT
Marine creature sighted by the City of Baltimore in the Gulf of Aden Date: 28 January 1879

AMERICAN SEA SERPENT
The great American sea serpent - scol ophis atlanticus Date: 1848

PLUMPER SEA SERPENT
Marine creature sighted from HMS Plumper near Oporto, Portugal, from a sketch by a witness; he said it seemed to have something like a mane Date: 31 December 1848

HUNGRY SEA MONSTER
A sea-monster grabs a victim from the shore, while his cowardly companion runs away instead of tackling the brute Date: 1550

SEA HORSE BELON
Marine creature with a horse- like head, front paws and a serpents tail Date: 1553

MONSTER ATTACKS SHIP
A peace-loving sea creature attacks a warship Date: 1558

SEA SERPENT ALOES
The ALOES seen off the coast of Hispaniola (West Indies) by the early navigators of Columbuss time Date: late 15th century

Folklore: a sea fairy
A fairy by the sea

Folklore - Fairies - Goble
A knight and maiden at the bottom of the sea

Fairies dance in a fairy ring
He whistled to the merry elves, Were leaping in a ring

FOLKLORE / GRANDBETE
The GRANDBETE (= Great Beast) is a scary monster of Berry, central France, usually in the form of a huge bull, though sometimes as a dog, hare or sheep - but always gigantic Date: 1851

LAVANDIERES DE LA NUIT
LES LAVANDIERES DE LA NUIT (= Laundresses of the night) sinister washerwomen of Berry, central France, who launder infant corpses by stagnant pools. Date: 1851

Wolf Charmer
LE MENEUR DE LOUPS - wolf-charmer of Berry, central France - a power which passes from father to son in certain peasant families Date: 1851

FOLKLORE / LUBIN
The LUBIN, entity of Berry, central France, who walks behind the farmer sowing seed (if you are nice to him) or weeds (if you arent) Date: 1855

FOLKLORE / CASSEUR DE BOIS
LE CASSEU DE BOIS (= the branch-breaker) entity of Berry, central France, who may challenge the peasant as he gathers firewood Date: 1855

FAIRIES DANCING INSIDE A HOUSE Date: 1913

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