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32 – “Kali”

Posted on 15th February 2024 by PJH

Kali is the Hindu Goddess of time, creation, and destruction. She fought the demon Raktabīja, from every drop of whose blood was spilled sprang a new devil. Kali caught the blood on her tongue and slew the horde, dancing on
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#31 – Dragoni

Posted on 15th February 2024 by PJH

“Here be Dragons” was once used to mark dangerous, uncharted territory on maps. The incredibly detailed Fra Mauro map, circa 1450 CE, went one step further. It shows Isola de’ Dragoni (“Island of Dragons”) in the Atlantic Ocean. No-one has
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#28 – “Beowulf”

Posted on 15th February 2024 by PJH

Beowulf’s tale is more than 1000 years old. First he bested the giant Grendel, tearing off the creature’s arm. Next he beheaded Grendel’s monstrous mother with a blade found in her underwater lair. Beowulf died a hero’s death; mortally wounded
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#27 – “Wandjina”

Posted on 15th February 2024 by PJH

 The Aboriginal people of Australia are one of Earth’s oldest cultures. Their folklore stretches back millennia. Passed down from storyteller to storyteller. The Wandjina – the cloud spirits from the sky – brought life to the planet. All images of
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#26 – “Yedua”

Posted on 15th February 2024 by PJH

The Yedua is a plant-creature recorded in the Talmud [edit: it isn’t, it’s recorded in later appended discussion of the Talmud. Apologies]. Tethered to the ground by a vine, they grow into human-like shapes. Any creature straying too close to a
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#26 – “Hidebehind”

Posted on 15th February 2024 by PJH

Being a lumberjack is a hazardous career choice. More dangerous than the blades and falling trees though, are the monsters. American folklore tells of mysterious woodland predators nicknamed Hidebehinds. No lumberjack has ever seen one and lived to tell the
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