#FolkloreThursday for #WorldOceansDay: In the #Scottish#Hebrides the #mermaid did not sport a magical cap as in other lands. Instead she had a magical belt that had to be stolen to tame her. Her descendants were said to have the gift (or curse) of foreseeing who would die at sea.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore
It's not too late for another #mermaid for #Mermay! This one with psychedelic rainbow fins and scales. It was very funny to create this and I think I should draw more creatures with similar looking body parts - mermaids, dragons, some abstract fantasy animals...
#Celtic#MythologyMonday for #MerMay: There was much celebration to be had when the Lady Knockdolian was delivered of a baby- at last, an heir, the family name and future was assured. The baby slept soundly until a mermaid’s cry disrupted their nights. Lady Knockdolian decided to drive the #mermaid away by destroying her favourite perch below the castle’s windows. In response to this, the mermaid sang quietly a curse:
“Ye may think on your cradle- I’ll think on my stane,
An’ there’ll never be an heir to Knockdolion again”.
Source: The Vengeful Mermaid - Folklore Scotland
#Celtic#MythologyMonday for #MerMay: There was much celebration to be had when the Lady Knockdolian was delivered of a baby- at last, an heir, the family name and future was assured. The baby slept soundly until a mermaid’s cry disrupted their nights. Lady Knockdolian decided to drive the #mermaid away by destroying her favourite perch below the castle’s windows. In response to this, the mermaid sang quietly a curse:
“Ye may think on your cradle- I’ll think on my stane,
An’ there’ll never be an heir to Knockdolion again”.
Source: The Vengeful Mermaid - Folklore Scotland
#Celtic#MythologyMonday for #MerMay: There was much celebration to be had when the Lady Knockdolian was delivered of a baby- at last, an heir, the family name and future was assured. The baby slept soundly until a mermaid’s cry disrupted their nights. Lady Knockdolian decided to drive the #mermaid away by destroying her favourite perch below the castle’s windows. In response to this, the mermaid sang quietly a curse:
“Ye may think on your cradle- I’ll think on my stane,
An’ there’ll never be an heir to Knockdolion again”.
Source: The Vengeful Mermaid - Folklore Scotland
The Amazon River is the domain of Iara. Once an indigenous warrior, Iara was drowned as punishment for killing her jealous brothers in self defense, but instead of dying, she became a mermaid. Now, Iara gets her revenge by luring men into the river to drown them. #MythologyMonday
After I added some older #Mermay works on DeviantArt, I mentioned one #mermaid was based on my sister. So I had short conversation in comments and other user asked me, if I plan to draw myself or my sister as a mermaid. I thought it could be a good idea and started #drawing.
Initially I planned more stereotypical scene, treasures from a shipwreck etc. Later I thought ships nowadays would drop more modern artifacts, like electronics. So what about made this picture also a symbol of my current complicated relationship with modern tech, as an IT person with some knowledge but also kind of Luddite who actively avoid mainstream devices and services?
When I sometimes read or hear about newest drama in corporate software world, my most often first reaction is similar to this picture :blobcat_uwucry:
Mixture of surprise, shock and disgust...
#Mermay - demonic edition.
Because if hell is underground, it should be under oceans. And its gates would be in deepest place, guarded by creatures like this :blobCat_devil: