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[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 141 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Seems like OP is not familiar with fae mythology.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Could you offer what you know?

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can’t trick me into giving you all my knowledge, faerie!!

[–] Poik@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wanted to upvote this, but the score was too nice to change it...

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Off the absolute top of my head there's the redcap. Depending on the material it can be depicted as a gnome, goblin, or kobold with a jaunty looking red hat (generally long and pointy like a gnome hat or like Link's hat in Legend of Zelda).

It keeps the hat red by dying and regularly re-dying it with its victims' blood.

There's also a number of depictions of pixies as essentially flying piranha.

But this sort of mythology isn't some deep secret, it's everywhere outside of the kid friendly/disney filtered stuff. I'm sure a simple search will net you tons of content.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago

Shoot, I was just referencing the modern interpretations of fae, but that’s absolutely fascinating! As recompense for unintentionally misleading you, here are a few of my favorite fairy artworks by Arthur Rackham

[–] gramathy@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago

One of the best jokes I’ve seen is everyone with adhd accidentally answered yes to a fae asking “could I have your attention”

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or basically any European mythology.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Just the sea monsters ...

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Or the scissor man.