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Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

General Folklore

Various Folktales

Heroes

Weather Folklore

Trees in Mythology

Animals in Mythology

Birds in Mythology

Flowers in Mythology

Fruit in Mythology

Plants in Mythology

Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

Egyptian Mythology

African Mythology

More African Mythology

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Gods of Africa

Even More African Mythology

West African Mythology

All About African Mythology

African Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

Aztec Mythology

Haitian Mythology

Inca Mythology

Maya Mythology

Native American Mythology

More Inca Mythology

More Native American Mythology

South American Mythical Creatures

North American Mythical Creatures

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

Chinese Mythology

Hindu Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Korean Mythology

More Japanese Mythology

Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures

Indian Mythical Creatures

Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

Basque Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Etruscan Mythology

Greek Mythology

Latvian Mythology

Norse Mythology

Roman Mythology

Arthurian Legends

Bestiary

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

Finnish Mythology

Celtic Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

Islamic Mythology

Judaic Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Persian Mythology

Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

Aboriginal Mythology

Polynesian Mythology

More Polynesian Mythology

Mythology of the Polynesian Islands

Melanesian Mythology

Massive Polynesian Mythology Post

Maori Mythical Creatures

Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses

Hawaiian Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Creating Part 1

Creating Part 2

Creating Part 3

Creating Part 4

Fantasy Religion Design Guide

Using Religion in Fantasy

Religion in Fantasy

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

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a witch’s palm.

palmistry placements that may indicate certain natural traits or abilities related to witchcraft.

the mystic cross. “x” shaped cross located between the head and heart lines. indicates that spirituality, witch’s intuition, and acknowledgement of power or ability were understood at a very young age.

the psychic cross. “x” shaped cross located beneath:

the index finger: blessings from jupiter/zeus. wisdom, and a great capacity for knowledge. often destined to teach or impart. 

the middle finger: blessings from saturn/cronus. intuition, and a great capacity for visceral power. often has natural ability working in dreams and meditations.

the ring finger: blessings from sun/apollo. attraction, and a great ability to naturally draw in your needs and desires. often powerful with enchantments. 

the little finger: blessings from mercury/hermes. instinct, and a great natural ability for practice. often adopts new methods with ease and natural talent.

the psychic triangle. triangular shape located beneath the ring finger. indicates that in this life, or another, you have chosen to suppress your abilities. they are likely powerful, but potentially caused harm- intentionally, or not. (this does not mean they are unreachable, it more likely encourages you to work very consciously.)

the healer’s mark. a series of parallel lines located beneath the little finger. indicates powerful healing abilities; the more lines, the greater the gift. 

the traveller’s mark. a series of parallel lines located beneath the mount of the moon. indicates that there is an innate talent and drive in travelling both the physical and the astral planes. a natural ability for astral projection; the more lines, the greater the gift.

Read Josh Trujillo and Levi Hastings on how Baron Von Steuben, an openly gay immigrant, whipped the US Military into shape when things were looking bleakest.

There’s something about Studio Ghibli’s Water physics that I love

While it is a liquid, it tends to behave more gelatinously

It’s so beautiful while almost being awkward *bloop*

Gravity? Surface tension? No? Well, just let me hug her!!

Not even seeming to make skin or cloth wet

It looks so satisfyingly bouncy

Tell me what you guys think and what’s your fav movie thing about Ghibli

can you give us more lafayette facts???? id like to know more about him and you seem to know what youre talking about

Ahh thank you!! I’ve loved him for years so I have a strangely large amount of knowledge about him and I’m happy to share it! <333

(Read Lafayette Facts Part One) (Read Lafayette Facts Part Two)

(Read Eliza Schuyler Facts Part One) (Read Eliza Schuyler Facts Part Two)

Lafayette Fun Facts: American Revolution Part Two 1778-1781

Lafayette returned home to France on February 12, 1779

He was greeted as a hero!!!

But King Louis XVI still put him under house arrest to show other nobles they couldn’t just disobey his orders

Lafayette did not abide by the house arrest lmao

He frequently met with Benjamin Franklin and became a diplomat for both France and America

He also sought the command of the French forces that were to set sail for America

But command was given to Rochambeau, who’d been fighting in wars since before Lafayette was born! 

Lafayette was heartbroken and embarrassed that he, who knew the American army so well, was not given command of the French Army in America

While he was home he was with his wife, Adrienne, and they mourned the loss of their first child, Henriette, who had died in Spring 1777

He also got a portrait of Washington done based off of an American one he already had

He was seriously obsessed with getting portraits of Washington

He absolutely idolized the man

In Spring 1780 Lafayette set sail for American again

He had gone to the King’s Court in his American uniform to prove a point: that he’d been denied a place in the French Army, so he was taking up his one in the American Army again

America was super excited to have Lafayette back!

(While he was gone he missed one of his close friend’s, Alexander Hamilton, engagement!!) 

Lafayette at first acted as a go-between for Washington and Rochambeau, but he proved to be too forthright (this is a theme for him)  for the job and ended up accidentally insulting Rochambeau 

They all thought they would be attacking New York City once the French Fleet arrived

That plan started to look less and less likely, and they turned their attention to the southern theatre of the war

Washington gave Lafayette command of some 1, 200 men, mostly light infantry, with the order to take them to Yorktown and harass Cornwallis 

Lafayette did an excellent job of it!!

Eventually he was told to really keep Cornwallis busy as the American and French forces secretly descended upon Yorktown, where Cornwallis was camped out

Cornwallis was soon trapped, and the Siege of Yorktown began 

Lafayette was the commander of the charges on Redoubts 9 and 10

Hamilton was under his command, and led the charge of Redoubt 9

They won the redoubts in under 20 minutes!!!

This was a crucial part of the battle

And Lafayette emerged from it a true hero

Two days after this, Cornwallis surrendered 

Lafayette, at the age of 24, had helped lead the American Army to victory

This forever endeared him to the American people, who at times over the course of Lafayette’s life, appreciated him more than the French

After this battle, Lafayette went back north with Washington before heading home, his service to America as a major general done

He embarked on his next mission: helping America and France become and remain great allies!

Thank you for reading!!! If you want more on Lafayette post-American Revolution let me know and I’d be happy to do a post on it! I’m always happy to talk about anything in early American history! <333

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