fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 4hItzpapalotl (Obsidian Butterfly) is a skeletal death goddess and the queen of the Tzitzimimeh, celestial skeletal female spirits. She's the ruler of Tamōhuānchān, an afterlife for women who died in childbirth and stillborn infants. She is the mother of Mixcoatl, the personification of the Milky Way 111
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Itqiirpak is a bad omen from Yupik mythology, appearing as either a fireball or as a big hand from the ocean with a mouth on each fingertip and a single large mouth in the palm of the hand. They foretell death and sometimes cause it by eating people. 193
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Itcanam maya'ú (the Creek Man) is a male aquatic being from Unangax̂ mythology in the Aleutian Islands. He has human and animal characteristics and is described as more of a practical joker than a dangerous creature. 252
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Run Away From the Bellowing Cry of Arulataq! youtube.com/shorts/6OBmk...youtube.comRun Away From the Bellowing Cry of Arulataq! #cryptids #mythologyYouTube video by Fairy Encyclopedia 000
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Isti-Papa/ Atipa-tcoba/ Neka-ci Ckami (Man-Eater) is a creature from Alabama, Creek, Coushatta, Natchez & Chitimacha in the southern US. Different tribes describe it differently; as bearlike, feline or elephantine. 110
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Isserkat are strange beings from Inuit and greenlandic Inuit mythology, whose eyes blink sideways. The Ijiraq are also sometimes described this way. 100
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ishkitini (horned owl) are malevolent shape-shifters from Choctaw mythology in the US. They kill people and their screech heralds death. 131
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026dangerously weird cryptid 020
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ishigaq are little people from Inuit mythology. They are nonthreatening & leave no tracks in the snow. 101
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If I found a sword in a stone, I would leave it there. The sword probably has a perfectly valid reason to want to kill the stone, so who am I to get involved in their eternal struggle? 48112
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Isily is the coyote trickster spirit in Cahuilla mythology in California in the US. He appears in many stories that teach lessons often through negative example or through humor. 111
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Iroko is the Orisha of the ancestral tree in religions of the African diaspora in the Americas. Orishas are powerful gods and spirits originating in Yoruba mythology. 110
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Ircenrraat are the little people in Yupik mythology. They live in another dimension & disappear and reappear whenever they want. They confuse the paths of unwary travellers before trapping them in caves. 110
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Chinese Water Ape Demon?! youtube.com/shorts/5Sr4O...youtube.comChinese Water Ape Demon?! #cryptids #mythology #monkeykingYouTube video by Fairy Encyclopedia 000
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialGorgonGoddess_The @avngmedusa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The trees and I have been having a girls day Dancing Gossiping Laughing Crying They wanted me to remind you Storms will always come That is just the way of the storm Your job is to grow deep AND stay flexible Then You can Weather it all 083
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialFawnlorn @fawnlorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Merry Autumn Equinox! 🍂 To celebrate, I thought today I'd reshare my finished Gourd-fellow the pumpkin sprite marionette. This was my first marionette and the reason I’m probably just gonna turn into Geppetto. 🎃 414457
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialGooseberry (ready for Spring 🌷) @eisforenkidu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Things my friends send to me part 2: Prehistoric depictions of owls 46312
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ipupiara (what is in the water) is a bristled sea man from Tupi mythology in Brazil. He attacks & eats people. Ipupiara probably inspired The Creature from The Black Lagoon & The Shape of Water. 110
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026An Inupasugjuk adopted an orphaned human boy. Interestingly, despite being human he grew to be much larger than an ordinary human would. He attempted to return and visit his human can but discovered that he was too tall to enter into their buildings and so he left. 110
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Don't work harder or smarter. Work darker. Use your knowledge of ancient magic to call upon the old gods. Turn all CEOs into newts & ferns. Cover all data centers in moss & wildflowers and let the raccoons have them. You deserve a rest. 615760
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Inupasugjuk/ Inugpasugssuk are giants from from Inuit mythology in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland & parts of Siberia. They are so huge they can pluck whales from the ocean to hunt. 120
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Inuarutligak are a race of short dwarf or elf like shapeshifters from Inuit mythology. One source says they have the lower halves of dogs, like the Inuit adlet. They live in underground burrows. 100
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Inoresek are a race of giants from Inuit mythology. Little has survived about them, at least in English sources. They are similar to or might be the same as other Inuit giants such as the arulataq or ijiqqan. 120
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Ingnersuit (fire people) come from Inuit mythology. They live in the cliffs along the shoreline and are divided into two tribes: the helpful Pug- nosed People and the murderous Noseless People, who drag kayaks under the water and drown the people inside. The Ingnersuit can turn invisible. 110
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A La Catrina (Dia de los muertos) inspired mari I think I made her too busy! 518452
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Antlers dull & drab? Tentacles out of control? Fangs & claws chipped and ragged? Don't worry. We're all perfectly imperfect in our own way, and that's ok. 25513
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What's Hiding in China's Mountains? youtube.com/shorts/iNhQX...youtube.comWhat is Hiding in China’s Mountains? #cryptids #mythologyYouTube video by Fairy Encyclopedia 000
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ikxareyavs (spirit people) are from the Karuk's tribe mythology in California. They appeared as animals, natural phenomena or as humanoids. According to the Karuk, the Ikxareyavs eventually became the plants & animals of today. 100
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialCarausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This fresco depicts Cerberus, guardian of the underworld with Hercules left, who subdued him, and Mercury right. It was buried in a tomb for 2,000 years and only uncovered in 2023, which makes its vibrancy even more remarkable. 🕰️C1stBC-2ndAD 🏛️Tomb of Cerberus, Giugliano #FrescoFriday 7439118
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Iktómi is a spider trickster from Lakota, Sioux, Plains, Southwestern & Western American Indian mythology. He was born full-grown from an egg, similar to a spider. He is a cunning teacher who stars in many traditional stories. 120
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Iku is the orisha of death who appears in Santería, Candomblé & Umbanda, which are Afro-Caribbean syncretic religions. Iku is particularly popular in Brazil. Iku can appear as a young, handsome Black man, dressed in white, with a skull painted on his face 110
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ijiraq are shapeshifters who kidnap people from Inuit mythology. They often appear as half-man-half-caribou. 110
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Ijiqqan are giants from Netsilik Inuit mythology. They have been seen hunting caribou & have the power to turn invisible. 100
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ignis 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. 100
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Igaligdlit (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. 140
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Can Bigfoot Shapeshift?! youtube.com/shorts/mj2dZ... 001
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Wonderful 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 502324503
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Iemisch/ 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. 120
Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social💫Foxy💫 @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It’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 😢🦊😢 97537219
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Reposted by @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We'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. 18625
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026In 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. 110
fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ibeji 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. 120