`#Áine was so beautiful that anyone who saw her naked went insane, so she always wore a feathered cloak that made her look like a swan. Alas, the cloak also made sexual faithfulness impossible.
William Shakespeare drew inspiration from the folkloric figure of #fairy queens like Áine in his creation of Titania.`
Sources: Patricia Monaghan `The Red-Haired Girl From The Bog` and `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Áine~ Fairy Queen 🧚 Irish Goddess of midsummer & the sun ☀️ is associated with County #Limerick
where the hill of #Knockainey is named afte…
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#Celtic #FolkloreSunday #ShakespeareSunday: `#Áine was so beautiful that anyone who saw her naked went insane, so she always wore a feathered cloak that made her look like a swan. Alas, the cloak also made sexual faithfulness impossible.
William Shakespeare drew inspiration
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Áine~ Fairy Queen 🧚 Irish Goddess of midsummer & the sun ☀️ is associated with County #Limerick
where the hill of #Knockainey is named afte…
https://twitter.com/LadyLeo1976/status/1489456434026844162