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The Parable of the Rich Fool by Rembrandt
The Parable of the Rich Fool by Rembrandt (1606-1669 CE). (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)
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Horned-Serpent Pottery Vessel
A pottery vessel decorated with a horned serpent. The serpent, horned serpent, and water serpent figure is common to the legends of all Native American Nations in North America. From the United States or Mexico, c. 1280 to c. 1450. (Art Institute...
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Wild Hunt
Wild Hunt of Odin, painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1872.
National Gallery of Norway, Oslo.
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Galahad Battles the Seven Knights of Darkness
"The seven knights of darkness" was painted c. 1893-1902 CE. The painting depicts the legendary Sir Galahad battling personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins as part of his quest for the Holy Grail. It is part of the Part of the "Abbey Room...
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Kikimora in Popular Culture
Henry Cavill in The Witcher (2019) by Netflix.
The image portrays a modern reimagination of Slavic Kikimora.
© Netflix
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Kikimora
Slavic ghost Kikimora, illustration by Tatiana Hippius published on 15 October 1909.
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The Princes Fire their Arrows
Illustration from the Russian folktale The Frog Princess, by Ivan Bilibin, 1899.
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Cinderella & the Fairy Godmother
An illustration of Cinderella and her fairy godmother, a medieval fairy tale. (From 'Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories' by Various)
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Kikimora in the Witcher
Henry Cavill in The Witcher (2019) by Netflix.
The image portrays a modern reimagination of Slavic Kikimora.
© Netflix
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Shinto
Shinto means 'way of the gods' and it is the oldest religion in Japan. Shinto's key concepts include purity, harmony, family respect, and subordination of the individual before the group. The faith has no founder or prophets and there is...
