bctrogues:

_{mythology meme:  [3/6] creatures or beings}

_{↳ water kelpies}

_{Kelpies are malevolent shape-shifting water spirits, believed to inhabit the lakes and rivers of Scotland. Most often, they take the form of a horse, but they are also capable of assuming human form. Kelpies lure unsuspecting humans into the water, where they proceed to kill and eat their victim. Much like werewolves, they can be killed with silver bullets.}

bctrogues:

_{mythology meme:  [1/6] creatures or beings}

_{↳ Faeries}

_{Faeries are generally described as human in appearance and having magical powers. Their origins are less clear in the folklore, being variously dead, or some form of angel, or a species completely independent of humans or angels. Folklorists have suggested that their actual origin lies in a conquered race living in hiding, or in religious beliefs that lost currency with the advent of Christianity. These explanations are not always mutually incompatible, and they may be traceable to multiple sources. (x)}

ladylesidhe:

Celtic Mythology:Aengus- God of Love

Also known as “Angus the young”, he was considered the Irish god of love. He was a young handsome god that had four birds flying about his head — some say they symbolize kisses — who inspired love in all who heard them. He was the son of Dagda and Boann.

Once, Aengus was troubled by the dream of a young maiden, He instantly fell in love with her and became love sick. He told his mother Boann and she searched the whole of Ireland for the maiden, but after a year she still had not found the maiden. Then Dagda was called and he searched Ireland for a year, and still did not find the maiden. Finally Bov the Red, king of the Dananns in Munster and Dagda’s aide, was called to search and after a year he found the maiden.

Aengus was taken to the lake of the Dragon’s Mouth, and there he saw 150 maidens all chained with gold into pairs. He spied her at once and her name was Caer, the daughter of Ethal and Anubal, a prince of the Dananns of Connact. On November first she and all the other maidens are transformed into swans for a year. He was told if he could identify her as a swan he could marry her. On November 1 Aengus went out to the lake and called to his love, and once he had found her he then turned in to a swan himself and joined her. They flew off together singing such a beautiful song that all who heard them fell asleep for three days and nights.

Aengus had a son called, “Diarmuid Ua Duibhne” or Diarmuid of the Love Spot. One night while hunting Diarmuid met a maiden who made a magic love spot appear on his head, and from then on no woman ever looked upon him with out falling in love with him. [x]

luanawrites:

Mythology Meme: [9/10] Antropomorphic Creatures  » Faeries

Much of the folklore about fairies revolves around protection from their malice. Although in modern culture they are often depicted as young, sometimes winged, humanoids of small stature, they originally were depicted quite differently: tall, radiant, angelic beings or short, wizened trolls being two of the commonly mentioned forms. One common theme found among the Celtic nations describes a race of diminutive people who had been driven into hiding by invading humans. When considered as beings that a person might actually encounter, fairies were noted for their mischief and malice. Fairies are generally described as human in appearance and having magical powers. Their origins are less clear in the folklore, being variously dead, or some form of demon, or a species completely independent of humans or angels.

luanawrites:

Mythology Meme: [5/10] Antropomorphic Creatures  » Banshee

A banshee is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the underworld. In legend, a banshee is a fairy woman who begins to wail if someone is about to die. In Scottish Gaelic mythology, she is known as the bean sìth or bean-nighe and is seen washing the bloodstained clothes or armour of those who are about to die.

reservoircat:

GODDESSES OF MYTH: Artio

Origin: Celtic

Artio was a Celtic goddess with a wide range to her worshippers. Idols to her have been found as far from the British Isles as Switzerland. She is a goddess of wildlife and the hunt. She rules over the woodlands and carries the powers of abundance and fertility, rejuvenating the fields after each harvest. Artio is a shamanistic goddess, with her sacred animal being the female brown bear. 

eros-turannos:

bit bored today so i put this together. the opposing courts of macha and mabh in the teind.

necropolice:

MYTHS SERIES || Kelpie

If you ever see a fine-looking horse or a handsome young man standing alone by the side of the water, beware as it may be a Kelpie. If a horse, look carefully to mape sure that its mane is quite dry or if a man, that there is no waterweed clinging to his hair. 

In mythology, the kelpie is described as a strong and powerful horse. Its hide was supposedly black (though in some stories it was white), and appeared as a lost pony, but could be identified by its constantly dripping mane. Its skin was said to be like that of a seal, smooth but as cold as death when touched. Kelpies were said to transform into beautiful women to lure men into their traps. They created illusions to keep themselves hidden, keeping only their eyes above water to scout the surface.

The fable of the kelpie varies by region. Other versions of the myth describe the kelpie as “green as glass with a black mane and tail that curves over its back like a wheel” or that, even in human form, they are always dripping wet and/or have water weeds in their hair.

georginakincaid:

♛ what would the morrigan wear » in old irish mythology, the goddess of battle and strife takes the form of a crow, a wolf, an eel, and a cow. But in present days, the takes the form of pure couture and elegancy. A lot has been lost in translation, but not her tendency and love for conflict; countless sets or armors can be found on the walls as a display of bravery and power, though the warriors whose lives she takes are aware of her magnitude without even getting a glimpse of the diamonds that cover every inch of her skin that isn’t already taken by steel.

ironandsaltwater:

SELKIE: For the sea folk that cast off their sealskin coats to live and love on the land. But when the salt air calls them back and they remember their fins, they leave their lovers to wander the shores and sing sad songs of their own.

01  Sea Lion Woman - Feist. 02 Black Sand - Jenny Lewis. 03 Wandering Kind - Laura Veirs. 04 Seal Jubilee - Bat For Lashes. 05 Saltwater Queen - The Battle of the Land and Sea. 06 Oh, How the Boat Drifts - Múm. 07 If I Had A Boat - James Vincent McMorrow. 08 Deep Sea - Oh Land. 09 Riverside - Agnes Obel. 10 Across the Sea - Wailing Jennys. 11 In The Shallows - Daughter. 12 Mermaid - Okkervil River. 

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