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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 4h
Itzpapalotl (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
Depiction of Itzpapalotl from the Codex BorgiaModern depiction of Itzpapalotl as an indigenous woman with black butterfly wings and clawed hands & feet. She wears a feathered headdress, large round earrings, half of her face is painted white, she wears a necklace of skulls and a short geometrically printed skirt trimmed in red feathers.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Itqiirpak 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.
 a hand with a mouth on each fingertip and a single large mouth in the palm of the hand
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The image is of a four panel comic. The title reads "Poltergeist".
In the first panel we see a woman with a worried expression on her face. She says, "stuff keeps moving around my house."
In the second panel the same woman says "I'm terrified. I can't sleep."
In the third panel we see a ghost holding a candle and a pillow that reads "live laugh love". The ghost is zooming through the house.
In the fourth panel we see the same ghost hanging up a frame and thinking, "home decor is my passion".
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Itcanam 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.
Merman seen from behind with tan skin long brown hair and a blue fishtail
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Run Away From the Bellowing Cry of Arulataq! youtube.com/shorts/6OBmk...
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Run Away From the Bellowing Cry of Arulataq! #cryptids #mythology
YouTube video by Fairy Encyclopedia
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Isti-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.
Black and white sketch of a quadruped with long fur, a long tail, woolly mammoth like tusks, saber tooth tiger like fangs & ape like hands.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Isserkat are strange beings from Inuit and greenlandic Inuit mythology, whose eyes blink sideways. The Ijiraq are also sometimes described this way.
Black and white sketch of 3 Ijiraq or Isserkat. In the foreground one leers at the viewer. Its eyes and mouth are vertical on its face and it covers its sideways mouth with a long slender hand. In the background two more stand with the same vertical facial features
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ishkitini (horned owl) are malevolent shape-shifters from Choctaw mythology in the US. They kill people and their screech heralds death.
Photo of an owl with human eyes and a human mouth superimposed over its face. The lips are pulled back revealing all the teeth. In the background there's a night sky and a full moon.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
dangerously weird cryptid
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ishigaq are little people from Inuit mythology. They are nonthreatening & leave no tracks in the snow.
Tiny person wearing Inuit clothing, including a parka with the hood up shrouding the face in shadow, floating over the surface of the snow
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If 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?
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Isily 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.
Photo of a coyote totem holding flames in each hand, wearing fringed Native- looking clothes & a feathered headdress.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Iroko 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.
Illustration of Iroko: tree of life from St Patrick St Anthony Church The Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry art exhibition
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The 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.
Legends Of The National Parks: Lake Clark's Ircenrraat
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Chinese Water Ape Demon?! youtube.com/shorts/5Sr4O...
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Chinese Water Ape Demon?! #cryptids #mythology #monkeyking
YouTube video by Fairy Encyclopedia
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GorgonGoddess_The @avngmedusa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The 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
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Fawnlorn @fawnlorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Merry 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. 🎃
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Gooseberry (ready for Spring 🌷) @eisforenkidu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Things my friends send to me part 2: Prehistoric depictions of owls
Various prehistoric drawings and sculptures of owls that are laid out and numbers against a black background
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ipupiara (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.
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
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titsay 𓆏 @titsay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An 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.
Sketch of a giant Inuit man with long hair holding a human Inuit in his cupped hands
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don'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.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Inupasugjuk/ 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.
A giant bearded Inuit man strides through a storm with a walking stick. In the foreground a human Inuit man holding a harpoon stands dwarfed by the size of the giant.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Inuarutligak 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.
An Inuit man with pointed ears, long black hair, a mustache and the lower half of a husky stands on the ice wearing a parka and holding a spear. Behind him is are 2 kayaks.
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RossyDoesDrawings (commissions open) @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Man Time Over Goblin Time Begin.
drawing of a goblin and a mudskipper and a moon with a face in the sky. The text reads The Time of Man Over It Goblin Time Now.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Inoresek 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.
An Inuit giant dressed in a traditional parka wades through water that comes up to his knees
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 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.
A wall of permafrost ice in a bank of the Itkillik River in northern Alaska. (Photo by Eva Stephani)
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☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A La Catrina (Dia de los muertos) inspired mari I think I made her too busy!
A mari in a marigold and leaf headdress holds too sugar skulls with monarch butterflies on her scarf and skulls
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Antlers 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.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What's Hiding in China's Mountains? youtube.com/shorts/iNhQX...
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What is Hiding in China’s Mountains? #cryptids #mythology
YouTube video by Fairy Encyclopedia
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ikxareyavs (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.
The Indian Warrior Animal Spirits Print is a limited edition of 100 from the original pencil drawing by Navajo artist Frankie Nez. It depicts a brave with war paint, with the tribal totems of strength (buffalo), power (red-tailed hawk) and swiftness (horse).
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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This 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
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Iktómi 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.
A Native American man with long black hair with a feather in it wearing a red robe printed with yellow crosses. He wears a necklace with a spider web pendant. The background of the image is red with a large black spider behind the man.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Iku 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
A black man in a wide black cloak speckled with silver stars with a white face mask floating in front of his face. Two smaller translucent white face mask float on either side of the 1st mask and a spiral of stars surrounds him.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ijiraq are shapeshifters who kidnap people from Inuit mythology. They often appear as half-man-half-caribou.
Black and white drawing of a caribou creature in a forest it has additional arms in addition to its four legs. The additional arms hold a baby. It has antler like wings coming out of its back, massive pointed ears, two sets of antlers growing out of its head and a human like face ringed in fur.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ijiqqan are giants from Netsilik Inuit mythology. They have been seen hunting caribou & have the power to turn invisible.
A giant Inuit woman with long hair in a braid stand straddling the mouth of a river with cliffs on either side. With one hand she holds a canoe with a person in it and with the other hand she pulls a giant fish out of the water. In the foreground stand 2 Inuit watching, appearing tiny in comparison to the giantess
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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.
Photo of a blue foggy forest with multiple glowing ghost lights floating above the marshy ground
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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.
Black and white sketch of a massive Inuit woman standing before a cooking pot. She holds a human hand that sticks of the pot by the wrist.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Good morning sunshines 🌞 A memorial to 9/11 search dogs 👇
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Heavenly Twins. 💕 Postcard from my collection, no date.
Grainy black and white photo of two adorable longhaired kittens sitting together, one tabby and one black or tortie. Text below them reads “The heavenly twins”.
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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
he is... CATBAT! #Cat #Caturday
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Can Bigfoot Shapeshift?! youtube.com/shorts/mj2dZ...
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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
My photo shows a profile view of a small horse figurine with head to the left, displayed against a dark background. Sculpted from mammoth ivory, the surface is a mottled greyish-earthy-brown colour with a shiny patina. It was once likely off-white in colour. The head is gracefully lowered with a long and elegant curving neck, and a convex curved back. The four legs are incomplete. The top of the tail remains. The eyes, nostrils, and mouth are carved as indents. It measures a mere 2.5 cm in height, 4.8 cm width, and 0.7 cm depth. 

The 'Vogelherd Horse' was excavated in 1931, together with a number of other ivory animal figurines from the Vogelherd Cave, Swabian Jura, Germany. It is the oldest known sculpture of a horse. On display at the Museum of Ancient Cultures, at Hohentübingen Castle, Tübingen, Germany.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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.
Iemisch dives into greenish water it has four limbs ending in claw- like fingers, a dog like face and a long tail. A second Iemisch can be partially seen behind the first one
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💫Foxy💫 @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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 😢🦊😢
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SubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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.
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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.
Carib family (by John Gabriel Stedman 1818)
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fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social @fairyencyclopedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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.
Photograph of a pair of ibeji twin figures, authenticated by the Department of Antiquities of Nigeria
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