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Penelope and her Suitors - John WIlliam Waterhouse by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 12h

6/7 After 20 years he makes his way home, only to find men trying to take his place. Penelope has been holding them off by undoing her weaving at night, thereby never finishing it.
🎨John William Waterhouse www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3504... #WyrdWednesday #art #wallart #mythology

Penelope and her Suitors - John WIlliam Waterhouse Penelope was the wife of Odysseus. While he was off gallivanting after the Trojan war, she had to fend off suitors for his extended absence. They wer...

Calypso's Isle - Herbert James Draper by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 12h

5/7 They are rescued by the nymph Calypso. He spends 7 years on Calypso's island held captive as her lover, until Hermes intervenes.
🎨Herbert James Draper
redbubble.com/shop/ap/3561... #MythologyMonday #art #wallart #homedecor #mythology

Calypso's Isle - Herbert James Draper Calypso was a nymph of Greek mythology who trapped Odysseus on her island for seven years. Please look in my shop for more work by Draper and his contemporaries.

Sinbad the Sailor - Arabian Nights - Edmund Dulac by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 12h

4/7 They were nearing home when his men foolishly opened a bag of winds given to them by Aeolus and they were blown all the way back. Zeus sent a storm that wrecked their ship.
🎨Edmund Dulac
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Please see my shop for more Arabian Nights prints.

The Wine of Circe - Edward Burne-Jones by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 12h

3/7 With the help of Hermes, Odysseus persuaded her to return them to human form. They remain on the island for a year as guests of the sorceress and she sends them on their way with helpful information.
🎨Edward Burne-Jones redbubble.com/shop/ap/3589... #art #wallart #WyrdWednesday

The Wine of Circe, 1900 Please look in my shop for more work by Edward Burne-Jones and his contemporaries.

Circe - John Collier by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 12h

2/7 He and his crew have many adventures. They landed on the enchantress Circe's island. She turned the scouting party into swine, as she was wont to do.
🎨John Collier
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Circe the enchantress, by John Collier Please look in my shop for more work by Collier and his contemporaries.

The Little Mermaid - Ship on the Ocean - Ivan Bilibin by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 12h

1/7 Odysseus was a hero of the Trojan war who had a 20 year journey to get home to his rightful place as ruler of Ithica and husband of Penelope. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4434... #WyrdWednesday #art #homedecor #mythology #vintage #illustration #giftidea

The Little Mermaid - Ship on the Ocean - Ivan Bilibin

Louis Wain - Luck in Odd Numbers by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Wyrd Wednesday @wyrdwednesday.bsky.social · 2d

Wyrdlings!

This week we celebrate the official Vinlandic Leif Eriksson Day, so for this week's theme we hope you'll stock your supplies for:

'Perilous journeys, eerie expeditions, and voyages into the unknown!'

We sail over the edge of the horizon this coming #WyrdWednesday!

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 16h

good morning☕

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

If you find a single white hair on a black cat, it is good luck.
🎨Louis Wain www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1591... #FairytaleTuesday #art #vintage #cats #illustration #folklore #superstition #Halloween #Halloween2025

Luck in Odd Numbers - Louis Wain illustration of three black cats

Three Black Cats - Louis Wain by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

In the English/Scotts border countries, a strange black cat on the front porch brings good fortune.
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Three Black Cats - Louis Wain

Antique Halloween Black Cat Greetings by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

Contrary to other cultures, Japanese & English #folklore considered black cats as good luck. In Germany, a black cat crossing from left to right is good luck, but right to left is bad. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3965... #FairytaleTuesday #vintage #illustration #art #Halloween #Halloween2025

A row of witches' cats are ready for trick or treat in this antique Halloween greeting card. Please look in my shop for more designs.

Victorian Halloween Greetings by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

If you leave a carved pumpkin outside, it will capture the devil before he can get into your house. 🎃 www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1733... #Halloween #FairytaleTuesday #folklore #illustration #vintage #greetingcards #Victorian #Spooktober #Halloween2025 #fairytales

Victorian Halloween Greetings Vintage pumpkins and devils sharing Halloween treats

Vintage Halloween Owl and Pumpkin boy Greetings by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

Owls were thought to be witches in disguise that would then go suck the blood of children. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1733... #FairytaleTuesday #art #vintage #illustration #folklore #witch #homedecor #superstition #spookymonth #Halloween2025

Vintage Halloween Owl and Pumpkin boy Greetings

Victorian Halloween Pumpkin People Greetings by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

Eating pumpkin seeds will calm an excessively passionate nature, but eating the pumpkin stalk will make you foolish. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3965... #greetingcards #vintage #Halloween #FairytaleTuesday #illustration #folklore #superstition #spookymonth #Halloween2025

Jack o' lanterns with melon bodies and corn cob limbs attack a treat in this bizarre Victorian Halloween greeting card. Please look in my shop for more designs.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

good morning☕

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 2d

Me too! I wish they'd put it out on kindle. I have it in hard copy.