ladycrappo:

These are based on the beautiful botanical tattoos of Kirsten Holliday (kirstenmakestattoos).

anamorphosa:

Mythological creatures around the world | Feyfolk

The Unseelie Court originates from Scottish mythology and is a dark counterpart to the Seelie Court. The Unseelie fairies appear in groups at night and harrass travelers by lifting them up in the air, beating them or forcing them to do acts of violence. However, some Unseelie fairies might become fond of a particular human and treat them almost like a pet.  

#i get an abundance of english myths & fairytales on my dash   #but almost none from scotland   #[& alright i have mixed feelings about the place but the mythology is wonderful]   #[in gaelic the word for fairy is ‘sìth’ or ‘sìdh’ pronounced ‘shee’ c.f. irish ‘sidhe’   #but it’s also the word for ‘hill’ so scotland is full of fairy-hills]   #& fairies of the unseelie court can’t reproduce so they snatch mortals & enslave them   #the unseelie court’s often referred to as ‘the sluagh’ to avoid invoking them directly by name & incurring harm   #in stories they’re often corrupted fairies who fell from the seelie court   #[& then collisions with christian mythology made them fallen angels &c.]   #they hunt lost souls & lead humans astray & cause sickness and disorder   #& they move en masse like a great dark cloud riding on night-winds   #and stories about them gave rise to a lot of monster-stories   #[e.g. banshee = bean sith in gaelic]  –via elucipher

aleccto:

_{Hades looked her up and down, judging her leopard fur coat and her too-short dress. She knew he thought she was trash, and that made her lift her chin even higher.} 

_{“So you’re Ares’ whore,” he smiled, as if talking about the lovely weather.} 

_{Aphrodite’s eye twitched, but she kept on smiling. If she was going to be an actress, she might as well practice on ill-mannered assholes like Hades.} 

_{“No, Hades,” she replied sweetly, “I’m Hephaestus’ wife."} 

mariussansmerci:

 _{Thomas Schulze and Maike Switzer - Final Lair}