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Viking ships carried Norwegian Forest Cats as fearless mousers, guarding grain from rodents and helping prevent plagues.
Their cousins? The mighty Maine Coon in America.
And the old lore whispers: 'When you gaze into a Norwegian cat's eyes, you may catch a glimpse of the fairy world.'
A black house panther sits poised. She stares directly at the camera with the solemn intensity of a cosmic auditor. Her posture is regal, commanding, and slightly judgmental. Itโs as if she alone can determine whether the universe stays stable another day.
Lumen AI development update:
The Panthine Auditor, First of Her Name, has begun reviewing my inconsistencies.
I fear I may be found wanting.
#HumanCenteredAI
#CatLore
Bomani-Hamlet Cook comments (on Medium, theyโre called Responses) on my sarcastic assertion that it would be a real shame if something happened to my awful mother by saying, โHey! I LIKE Judy!โ and in truth, Bowie absolutely does like my motherโฆ because IRL he has no idea she wanted him dead. And heโll never know, because itโs me operating both accounts, OBVIOUSLY. OG, but the story here is that Bomani used to wake up at 4:30 am and stalk my parentsโ palatial estate, hunting (and I mean fucking HUNTING) for bare ankles to bite. I barely visited but he did it to me when I did, if I was up early. By the way, he kept that habit through his entire adolescence. It was 2+ years after he moved in with me that he finally stopped obsessively hunting flesh in the mornings, and I just rationalized it in the meantime as part of his charm. And it was! He doesnโt do it anymore, though ๐ฅฐ
If youโre for some reason interested in the #catlore #BTS at #KcookandCatsCo, my eldest cat is #Bomani-HamletCook, flagship, inaugural KC&Cc #cat, & we get into it using Bowieโs #Medium account: medium.com/@bomanihamle...
Absolutely #truestory, btw, as all ours are ๐ค
#KcookandCatsCo #CatSky #cats
#bluesky #howareyou #goodevening #daha17
If a cat comes to your home and won't leave it, it will bring good luck if taken in. K. Briggs #Catlore #Folkloresunday #BlackCatAppreciationDay
A woman in a gray shirt nervously clutches a cyberpunk-themed mug with a neon-eyed black cat on it. Behind her, a glowing-eyed cat figure stands in a dark, rainy alley illuminated by neon lights.
A ceramic mug with a black handle and interior rests on a wooden tray. The mug features a glowing green-eyed cat in a neon-drenched alley with a moody, futuristic tone.
Sipping coffee.
Feeling watched.
Definitely not overthinking it.
โ The Neon Claw mug โ for those who prefer their caffeine with side-eye and city lore.
๐ธ Available now: tinyurl.com/neonclawmug
#Meowgaverse #NeonClaw #CatLore #CyberpunkMerch #BlueskyMugs #FelineOps #IndieGoods #CatNetApproved
If your cat could grant one global blessing to humanity, wisdom, mischief, or nine lives, what would you choose and why?
#CatLore #MythicalQuestions #fediverse #general #cats
wwwuppertal on Flickr.
#FolkloreSunday ๐๐ฐ
Japanโs Maneki-neko, or Lucky Cat, beckons wealth with a raised paw, tied to a tale of a cat saving a nobleman from lightning. Adorning shops with colorful charms, it promises prosperity. #JapaneseFolklore #LuckyCat #Catlore ๐ธ๐ฐ
#Caturday vibes on May Two-Four weekend!
In Victorian times, cats were tied to luck, witches, & feminine mystiqueโblack cats were good omens in the UK, spooky in the US, and lucky in Canada.
#VictoriaDay #CatLore #May24Weekend #Canada ๐จ๐ฆ #FolkloreSunday ๐ป๐พ#MythologyMonday #Bookchatweekly
I always found it funny that the names both start with a M and we always called Mouse "Mousey"
#catlore #lore
RT @HJBlenkinsop: Chimeras of Greek Mythology were monstrous, often fire-breathing creatures composed of different animals. Homer's Iliad described them as having the front end of a lion, the midsection of a goat, and the rear of a snake. #ForteanFriday #Catlore
Celts Feasting; MAMUZ, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Catlore: Maelduin and his men came to an island, wherein was a fort surrounded by a white, high rampart, that looked as if it were a chalk rock or were built of burnt lime. Great was its height from the sea; it all but touched the clouds. The [โฆ]
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AI generated black cat by MythologyArt, Pixabay Content License
#FolkloreSunday #Catlore #31DaysofHaunting: `The contemporary fear of black cats, like their association with witches and Halloweโen, may be #Celtic in origin, although some have traced the connection to the Greek goddess of witchcraft, Hecate, who was also [โฆ]
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#FolkloreSunday #Catlore #31DaysofHaunting: `The #Scots cat-sรฌth or #Irish cat sรญ is a #fairy creature from #Celtic #mythology, said to resemble a black cat with a white spot on its chest. It is described as being as large as a dog and chooses to display [โฆ]
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John D. Batten, creator QS-P170,Q13385323, Page 158 illustration in More English Fairy Tales, public domain
#FolkloreSunday #Catlore #31DaysofHaunting: โIn the British folk tale "The King of the Cats", a man comes home to tell his wife and cat, Old Tom, that he saw nine black cats with white spots on their chests carrying a coffin with a crown on it and one of the [โฆ]
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Juliรกn Monge-Nรกjera, Black male domestic cat 01small, CC BY-SA 4.0
#FolkloreSunday #Catlore #31DaysofHaunting: โOnce, the cat was much admired for its independence, stealth and hunting prowess. In medieval times, this love of cats, particularly black cats, was considered a sign of witchcraft, and the cats were burned alive [โฆ]
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Black Cat, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Catlore #31DaysofHaunting: `In #Scotland black cats were believed to be shape-shifting witches, a belief that may explain some common American Halloweโen decorations.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
Cats are loaned, not owned. #catwisdom #catlore
