Firbolgs

According to Irish legend, firbolgs were a race of beings from Europe who invaded Ireland. They were conquered by another group of beings, the Fomorians. They were later banished from Ireland by Tuatha de Danann. Their name means “people of the bogs”.

Fachen

The Fachen is a monster from Irish legend. It is known to pursue and mutilate travelers, eventually killing them. It is covered by with feathers, having a tuft of them which grew like a comb on a cock’s head. It has one mangled hand that grows from the center of its chest, and one leg that grows out of its body at an angle. It also has one eye set in the middle of its forehead. To look more menacing, it would ruffle up its feathers before attacking its victims.

Dracae

Dracae are traditional English water spirits. According to legend, these shape-shifting spirts float down rivers in the form of wooden dishes. In this way they tempt women into the water to try and recover the dishes. The dracae then change to their human shape to drag the women down to the river bed. The captured human women are required to nurse Dracae children.

Black Dogs

In Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hounds of the Baskervilles, he describes a black dog, just like the ones that appear in British legends. “…there stood a foul thing, a great black beast, shaped like a hound, yet larger than any hound that ever mortal eye has rested upon.” It is said, in legend, that if one spied, or spoke to one of these large dogs (the size of a calf or larger) he was bound to die. They are also known to have eyes that shine in the dark. In Scotland, tales of the cu sith, or færie hound was also known to foretell death or illness.

Attar

God of the morning star. Western Semitic. In Canaanite legend, he attempts to usurp the dead BAAL but proves inadequate to fill the god’s throne. In semi-arid regions of western Asia where irrigation is essential, he was sometimes worshiped as a rain god. His female counterpart is the Phoenician ASTARTE. Also probably identified as Dhu-Sˇamani in more southerly regions.

Ajalamo

God of unborn children. Yoruba [Nigeria, West Africa]. According to legend, in some vague mythological realm there exist rows of shelves with spirits of the unborn. These are the responsibility of Ajalamo.

 

Indrik the Beast

by Cyril Korolev

 
In Russian folklore Indrik the beast is a miraculous beast, the lord of animals. He lives on “the saint mountain” and treads there where no other foot may tread. When he stirs, the Earth tremble. This beast has two horns, he rules the water with snakes and crocodiles. According to a legend, Indrik has rescued people from a drought.

Gorgonya

by Cyril Korolev

 
In Russian folklore the Gorgonya is a woman with snakes in her hair. She knows the languages of all beings; her glance kills instantly. The man who will be able to decapitate the Gorgonya, will be victorious in every battle with her head. According to a legend, Alexander the Great conquered half the world because he had in his luggage the head of the Gorgonya.

CRYSTAL – TIGER’S EYE

TIGER’S EYE

 

My crystal is golden yellow & brown striped

LEGEND and LORE: The various “eye” stones have always been considered strong talismans. It was believed that a person possessing one could see everything, even behind closed doors. Egyptians carved it into god figurines, to represent divine vision.

*Amethyst, Chevron*

*Very similar to Banded Amethyst, except that the lines of amplifying quartz are arranged into pointed bands. This causes the stone to take on a focusing aspect, evoking intense concentration and deep meditation within the user.
*Legend has it that chevron amethyst acts like a gateway, allowing one to “pierce” the fabric of time and space to look directly into other worlds.