Ijiqqan are giants from Netsilik Inuit mythology. They have been seen hunting caribou & have the power to turn invisible.
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Ignis fatuus is a Latin phrase meaning 'foolish fire" and was used to across Europe to describe various ghost lights. When Europeans came to America they brought this mythology with them. Puritan John Winthrop described seeing a ghost light.
Igaligdlit (singular: Igalilik) are a race of nonhuman inlanders in Inuit mythology. They carry pots on their shoulders, that somehow cooks the meat in it while they're carrying it. I wonder if the pots are similar to the sacks, pouches & baskets many monsters use to carry off their human victims.
Good morning sunshines 🌞 A memorial to 9/11 search dogs 👇
The Heavenly Twins. 💕 Postcard from my collection, no date.
Twenty-five years ago, this country faced its darkest day and met it with extraordinary courage. In the face of terror, first responders, office workers, and ordinary people chose each other without question or hesitation.
Wonderful ancient artistry! About 40,000 years ago, this small, graceful horse figurine was carved from mammoth ivory! Imagine the #IceAge artist at work, sitting by the warmth of a fire, creating what is the world’s oldest known figure of a horse! 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology
Iemisch/ Yemisch means "water tiger" in the Tehuelche language. It is a cryptid from Patagonia, Argentina. They are red furred & look otter- like. They supposedly live in caves near water.
It’s Patriot and National Day of Service and Remembrance The sky was a perfect blue and not a cloud in the sky It was also the day that nearly 3000 innocent people died in the terrorist attacks against America We honor their memory and the first responders who risked their lives on 9/11 😢🦊😢
We're all afraid sometimes. But don't be afraid to create, sing, and dance in the darkness. Don't be afraid of your misfiring magic or crooked antlers. Don't be afraid of how awesome you are, or that no one has noticed yet. You are and they will.
In the mythology of the Carib people, every person has a companion spirit called a chemin for women & an Icheiri for men. They in the sky with the gods.
Ibeji are divine twin orishas from Yoruba religion in Africa. They came to the Americas through the transatlantic slave trade, where they were syncretized with the Catholic Saints Cosmas and Damian. Ibeji are associated with duality, mischief, abundance & plants, among other things.
In South America, there are mermaids called Iara, Hiara, , Uauyará, Uiara or Yara. The term is Tupi & means "lady of the waters." Another name for them is Mãe das Águas which is Portuguese for mother of waters. They live in the Amazon River. According to some, they can turn into river dolphins.
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
Ivithja/ Iarnvithja is a very obscure character referenced in Norse myth. Her name means "Ironwood woman" & she is probably a Joten living in the Ironwood. Alternatively, the name might refer to the mysterious troll-wives. I've also seen it suggested that she's the mother of Skoll and Hati.
Iuchar was 1 of the 3 sons of Tuirenn in Celtic myth. He & his brothers Brian and Iucharba killed Cian of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Lugh sent the brothers on quests to make up for the murder and all 3 of them died during their final quest.
Every once in a while, it's time to shed your skin and start anew. Choose a new form, and don't hold back this time. The world needs new talkative badgers in tweed suits, and new witches in the woods, murmuring incantations in mossy shadows.
According to Pausanias, Ithome was a Messenian nymph & one of the nurses of Zeus when he was a baby, alongside Neda, another nymph. Mount Ithome in Greece is named for her.
 I mean, at this point I might welcome a whistle…
Let go of petty grievances. The only heavy things you should carry around are books, cute animals, and stacks of cash.
Istrus is the potamoi of the River Ister (Danube) in Scythia, northeastern Europe.
Ispolin are a race of giants that inhabited Earth before humans in Bulgarian mythology. This idea is when we see around the world from the biblical nephilim to the Tuareg Jabbaren in Africa to Aikanaka in Hawaii.
Isp is the sister of Bisen from the Narts Saga, a collection North Caucasus folktales. She took the form of a frog when she went to marry Khmish. She only appeared as a woman by night. Isp insisted she not be mocked but Khmish took her to a meeting where she was mocked so she left him. (1/3)
Ismenus is a potamoi & the father of yesterday's Ismene. He might be the son of the potamoi Asopos.
I found my rough drawings of a sleepy time goblin!!
