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A warrior woman stands confidently with a spear in front of an ornate, ancient temple set against a natural background.

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A mystical anime-style woman with a large white snake amidst cherry blossoms, surrounded by dark branches, creating an enchanting and tranquil atmosphere.

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A mystical woman with a serpent amidst blossoms and branches in a tranquil, teal and pink-toned fantasy setting.

Pretty awesome if you ask me

Researches create cartometric map to indicate places drawn from ethnographic and #folklore sources linked to #demonic and #mythological creatures. The study seeks to blend the #artistic and symbolic features of #Renaissance maps with modern GIS tools, pinpointing the origin of stories about #werewolves, #devils, #dragons, house #spirits, giants, and #elves, as recorded by #German and #Polish folklorists

Free full size map in the link

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/01/researchers-create-demonic-map-from-folklore-sources/154240

We didn't have much to say about the #mythological #Cepheus (which is why this episode is actually about Io: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cepheus-myths-and-retconstellations/), but this #astrophotography from the #constellation #Cepheus (PV Cephei & Gyulbudaghian’s Nebula) is

For more on the #astronomy of this constellation: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cepheus-cosmic-background/

:https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001513

This is NGC 1333 - a reflection nebula in the constellation #Perseus

while not necessarily #SpookyAstrophotography -- I kinda see a human-like figure in this one....

If you want to learn about the #astronomy of the constellation Perseus, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/perseus-cosmic-background/

We also did episodes on the #mythological stories of Cassiopeia, Andromeda, & Perseus (technically, we also covered Cepheus, but... also we didn't...), and you can find these #myth episodes here: https://starrytimepodcast.com/episodes

:https://flic.kr/p/2qcxNUN

When you can shift souls between people and objects, even your own, you can start to see what others can't. What sundered these poor children of light from their bodies. What do they ask of someone who should of been a Warden?

This wonderful piece was done by https://www.furaffinity.net/user/hagalazka

Rebirth
Note sure what happened to Amara here but she was dead for a good while. Fortunatly, her soul gem activated and she is being renewed.

This piece was done by the wonderful https://www.furaffinity.net/user/darknessprotection
Normally I prefer to give the Artist first upload or a reasonable amount of time to do so. However Ashes' had some life events happen. Please see her journal and social accounts for specifics but I hope the posting can provide some solace.