Allegory of Music – Paul Quinsac (1858-1929).

In the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish Borders, the 'Brown Man of the Moors and Mountains' is a dwarf who serves as the guardian of wild animals. His dress is brown like winter bracken, has frizzled red hair and eyes that glow.

Illustration by Amanda Moffet

Atlas
Unknown artist

Nereids – Eduard Veith (1858-1925).

Prince Arthur and the Fairy Queen . (c. 1788) By Henry Fuseli.

A Dance to the Music of Time (1634-1636)

Nicolas Poussin

Well murals like this one can be found in most towns and villages in the Peak District and Derbyshire (England) between the months of May to September.

Wooden decoration in the staircase of the Reichstag in Berlin (1910s)

The Pearls of Aphrodite – Herbert James Draper, 1907.

Hail the old gods. May they be with you in whatever stage of your journey you may be in.

I see most of the good people that subscribe to the channel are discovering ethnic faith in various stages.
I myself fit into the majority in the poll, but every day is a new adventure, a new encounter with the story of us.
Hail the old ways!
Hail the folk!
Hail the old gods!

Mythological scene – Anton Huxoll (1808-1840).

Clym of the Clough

In British folklore, Clym of the Clough is a legendary outlaw who is often in the company with Adam Bell and William of Cloudesly.
As with his companions, Clym of the Clough was famed for his skill with bow and arrow.
He is generally said to have lived long before Robin Hood and made his home in Englewood Forest near Carlisle. His exploits are told in the form of a ballad in Percy’s Reliques (1765).

In Greek myth, the moon goddess Selene falls in love with a shepherd, Endymion, who is blessed (or cursed) to sleep for all eternity so that she may admire his beauty every night.

Art by Victor Florence Pollet

The Waking Moon – Arthur John Black, 1890-1891

Fata Morgana (Morgan the Fairy) - George Frederic Watts

Rübezahl is a Silesian & Bohemian mountain spirit/deity who is the king of the gnomes and lord of the mountains, miners would appeal to him to help them find the precious metals and jewels that he and his gnomes create. Rübezahl actually has a plethora of Lore around Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. Where he serves as the enforcer of cultural norms as well as the one who will often test people, rewarding the good and punishing the bad, he would often give gifts to the people. He is credited as the inventor of Sourdough and of the Spinning Wheel which he invented and then gave to a poor Charcoal makers niece, allowing them to prosper. Something he would often do to those he met who showed themselves to be of a noble disposition. Though I shall say he detests the common name he has of Rübezahl, as it is a nickname of his biggest mistake and he prefers Mountain John or Lord of the Mountain.-TLK