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"Daughter of the Sea". Selkies are mythological creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish folklore. They are said to live as seals in the sea, but shed their skin to become human on land. The legend apparently originated on the Orkney and Shetland Islands and is very similar to those of swan maidens." Daughter Of The Sea, Irish Mythology, Celtic Mythology, John Singer Sargent, Art Et Illustration, Mythological Creatures, Arte Fantasy, Art And Illustration, Folk Tales

"Daughter of the Sea". Selkies are mythological creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish folklore. They are said to live as seals in the sea, but shed their skin to become human on land. The legend apparently originated on the Orkney and Shetland Islands and is very similar to those of swan maidens."

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Celtic Gods And Goddesses Irish, Celtic Deities, Irish Goddess, Celtic Myth, Irish Folklore, Irish Mythology, Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddess, Pagan Art

In Irish mythology, Danu ([ˈdanu]; modern Irish Dana [ˈd̪ˠanˠə]) is a hypothetical mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann (Old Irish: "the peoples of the goddess Danu"). Though primarily seen as an ancestral figure, some Victorian sources also associate her with the land. The hypothetical nominative form of the name, *Danu, is not found in any medieval Irish text, but is rather a reconstruction by modern scholars based on the genitive Danann (also spelled Donand or Danand), which is the only…

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Glen Keane, Harry Clarke, Andersen's Fairy Tales, 동화 삽화, Aubrey Beardsley, Art Noir, Mermaids And Mermen, Fairytale Illustration, Irish Art

"The earth grew dark, and its figures passed by me ... and among them all I beheld only Morella." Art by Harry Clarke for Edgar Allan Poe's story, "Morella" (1936) Re-discovering history's rebellious and obscure artists is one of our favourite pastimes on the internet. When their brushtrokes indu

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