#FairyTaleTuesday: #Lleu Llaw Gyffes was a #Welsh god or hero. When he received his death-blow he sailed away in the form of an eagle.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @tragiconlytwin
Llew Llaw Gyffes escapes from Gronw Pebr by morphing into an eagle 🦅 #mabinogi #folklorethursday
https://twitter.com/tragiconlytwin/status/842297382486327296

`#CúChulainn suffered from alternating bouts of malaise and rage. It was quite possibly drug-induced, perhaps through use of Amanita, but according to the stories, he was treated by being bathed in infusions of #Meadowsweet. In #Irish it is also known as Crios Conchulainn, which I believe is translated as ‘Cuchulainn’s Belt. Maybe he carried the herb in a little pouch or amulet attached to his belt, in case it was required to soothe the hero's fits and rages.
It was believed to be a herb that could aid in falling asleep, but in folklore, there was danger in that, for it was a sleep from which one might not awake. And according to legend, #CúChulainn fell into a sleep which lasted a whole year, during which time he appeared to leave his body and go into the #Otherworld, where he had an affair with Fand, the wife of sea-God, Manannán.
Interestingly, it is from this plant that aspirin is derived`
Source: Ali Isaac
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RT @NeuKelte
#Celtic #LegendaryWednesday: `With the help of his uncle Math, Gwydion created a wife for #Lleu Llaw Gyffes. The two magicians constructed the apt…
https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1635988600373354497

`With the help of his uncle Math, Gwydion created a wife for #Lleu Llaw Gyffes. The two magicians constructed the aptly named #Blodeuwedd (“flower-face”) from nine kinds of wildflowers, including meadowsweet, oak, broom, primrose, and cockle.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @RubyFaesRealm
Goddess Blodeuwedd is known as “Flower Face”
Welsh Goddess of flowers, emotions, the wisdom of innocence and initiation ceremonies.
She i…
https://twitter.com/RubyFaesRealm/status/1632744865120546816

#FaustianFriday: #Lleu Llaw Gyffes was a #Welsh god or hero. When he received his death-blow he sailed away in the form of an eagle.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @tragiconlytwin
Llew Llaw Gyffes escapes from Gronw Pebr by morphing into an eagle 🦅 #mabinogi #folklorethursday
https://twitter.com/tragiconlytwin/status/842297382486327296

#Lleu Llaw Gyffes was protected from harm by the strange fact that he could never be killed when inside or outside, while on horseback or afoot. Challenged by his unfaithful wife #Blodeuwedd into such an unlikely position, Lleu received his death-blow and sailed away in the form of an eagle. His murderer did not go free: she was turned into the nocturnal owl.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @SianEsther@twitter.com
Blodeuwedd is eventually punished for conspiring against her husband. She is hounded by Gwydion & when he finally catches her she is transformed into an owl. This is because he believes owls are hated by other birds and so ensures her loneliness forevermore. #FolkloreThursday