And then he ate human fingers for an evening snack, the end
Bonus:
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Episode 145: Creepy Tales of Sirens, Selkies, and Mermaids From Around the Globe Photodump
Image 01: The African water spirit Mami Wata (upper left). From Iran, a Luristan water goddess (upper right). From Indonesia, the Nyai Roro Kidul (lower left). The ancient Syrian goddess of fertility known as Atargatis is said to be the first true mermaid in written record (lower right).
Image 02: From Finland, the vetehinen(upper left). From Brazil, the boto of the Amazon River (upper right). In an Italian folktale, Cola Pesce was a human boy until his mother cursed him to become part fish (lower left). Hans Christian Anderson’s Danish fairytale of The Little Mermaid (lower right).
Image 03: Selkies! Creatures from Scottish folklore that can be male or female and present themselves as seals most of the time, but after shedding their skin like a coat they take on the visage of a human.
Image 04: The Ballad of “the Great Selkie O’suleskerry”, sung on the YouTube Channel Port Celtic Songs.
Image 05: A statue of a selkie that’s located on the seashore in the Faroe Isles of Scotland.
Image 06: Melusine is depicted as having a serpent or fish's tail and wings.
Image 07: Rusalki are water nymphs of Slavic mythology. They were believed to be the ghosts of women who died violent deaths by drowning.
Image 08: Sirens as depicted in The Odyssey by Homer. Originally drawn as half-woman, half-bird, these creatures used their enticing singing voices to lure soldiers into dangerous waters.
Image 09: a Japanese Ningyo drawing and a creepy monkey fish doll “mermaid” that was being kept in a shrine before being debunked by scientists
Image 10: A video called “fish with human face” uploaded to r/interestingasfuck by u/thehimalayanviews, followed by “Crab gets thrown back on boat by siren/mermaid when TikToker throws it off - 2021”
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Vetehinen
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Vetehinen on jännä sana.
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working on a visual novel -- regency setting -- here are your main characters to choose from
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vetehinen or näkki as it’s often called in finnish shows up in a lot of scandinavian folklore and is a water spirit (or classic mermaid)
i wanted to go with one of the finnish folklore takes on näkki which is a creature of the lake taking the form of a human in order to lure unsuspecting people into the water to drown them
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Photograph of the Finnish submarine Vetehinen at Crichton-Vulcan yard in Turku during testing.
1930.
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Vetehinen, o primeiro relógio de mergulho da S.U.F Helsinki, marca finlandesa fundada por Stepan Sarpaneva (SUF = SarpanevaUhrenFabrik). O Vetehinen tem caixa de 42 mm em aço, resistente à água até 300 metros, e é equipado com o movimento Eterna calibre 3901A. 💰 4.650 Euros 📷 @sufhelsinki • • #sufhelsinki #sufvetehinen #vetehinen #divingwatch #eternamovement #finland #sarpaneva #relogioserelogios https://www.instagram.com/p/BsHcmzOhWDL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uc5bprm1dm4x
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The Soul Races of The Trailokya Trilogy: Vetehinen
So far we’ve talked about the duta races of The Trailokya Trilogy, as well as humans anddanava. Then, we moved onto the races with whom humanity shares their universe (Samsara). First up was the Cetians, then the Ikyls and Oreiades, Boarwellum, and Hyadeans. What interesting race do I have in store for you this time?
vetehinen. A soul race, humanoid in upper trunk, lower extremity formed as a fish tail. In Samsara this race does not cooperate with the UWOS. They are also called mermen.
Aquilae. The home planet of the vetehinen.
The vetehinen are an independent race populating a planet, Aquilae, that is almost completely covered in salt oceans. The vetehinen are inspired tales of mermen in old Sea stories on Earth and some other out-worlds. Their bodies are between six and eight feet in length, including the tail. Their torsos resemble humans, but for the gills in their necks. They do not have scales, but smooth tails, like a porpoise, because they are classified mammalian. The skin of these tails contain markings and coloration that are unique among ethnicities and families. Some may look similar to ornate fish scales due to elements in the diet. They are known for their metallurgy and smith skills, but not for the weapons they make. Rather, they are fine designers of art and jewelry. Even their homes are constructed with a clearly refined aesthetic. Their bodies are adorned with the finery of their people. Fin piercing is a popular cultural pastime.
Although they are not cooperative with the United Watcher Orders of Samsara (UWOS), they trade with most of the other races, and have been known to immigrate to those planets that have habitats welcoming to their species, such as Earth and Aghart. These pioneers are few and reclusive, most populations dying out before discovery. The species is ruled by several co-cooperating royal families. Disagreements are resolved in committee. Their last war occurred thousands of years ago, resulting in the current system after widespread death and suffering nearly destroyed them. Likely this was one of the impetus for emigration. With peace, their relocation is rare.
Their technology is relatively advanced, considering they travel between planets. They do maintain a military, but find little or no use for them at home. The UWOS races would not tolerate an invasion or theft of vetehinen goods, and thus they enjoy the protection of these unacknowledged allies. It helps that their environment is not conducive to the other races (except the naiades).
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Much in the same way that most Finnish kinship terms referring to close masculine kin (isä, poika) are wholly proto-Finnic in origin but those referring to women (äiti, tytär, sisko) are either Germanic or Baltic loans suggests that intermarriage between speakers of Baltic-Finnic and Indo-European languages was commonplace in the Circum-Baltic Area, the fact that Finnish has two different words for merpeople with different etymologies (vetehinen, wholly Finnic, depicted as masculine in Finnish folklore; näkki, borrowed from Swedish, depicted as feminine in Finnish folklore) suggests that Finnish mermen traveled all the way to Sweden in search of merwives, AND FURTHERMORE
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Been winter swimming? Careful with the ice... ❄️
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030CRC Day 11: The Deep
Living deep in the freezing waters of the arctic has caused this branch of the merfolk evolutionary tree to grow large and powerful in order to survive. Able to fight off orcas and fishermen alike, the vetehinen have developed a taste for fighting and chaos.
Some vetehinen turn this tendency toward evil, but they are equally likely to be found playing pranks on ocean-going vessels or hunting down sea hags
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SUF VETEHINEN DIVE WATCH - https://ift.tt/2HoGdX5
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Phew! Some monsters for the folklore monster book written down today, too! So far I have
Ajattara - Evil female spirit
Aarni - Guardian of treasures
Haltija - THE Spirit of pretty much darn everything
Hiisi - The most famous mischievous monster
Hiiden hirvi - Moose from Hell
Hiiden neito - Playful Hiisi maidens
Ihtiriekko / Liekkiö - Murdered child
Jatuli/Jotuni - West-Finnish giant
Kalevanpojat - East-Finnish giants
Kalma and Kalmanväki - Death and the Folk of Dead
Kave - The Moon eater
Kihovauhkonen - The giant predicting world’s end
Kipinätär - Monster Cat
Kiputyttö - Girl of Pains
Kokko - Monster Bird
Lempo - Demonic God of Love and evil spirit
Loviatar - Mother of 9 disease sons
Para - Housewife’s or witch’s helper
Pimeän Piika - Servant girl of Darkness
Piru - The folklore devil Tumblr loves
Surma - Monster hitman and Hell’s dog
Vetehinen - Finnish version of The Shape of the Water’s Asset-monster
Many, MANY more monsters to be included! Still missing classics as Maahinen spirit, Lintukotolainen little people folk, Näkki evil mermaid, Iku-Turso the ancient water beast, Tonttu the spirit of households and buildings, Peikko the troll and Rutto the plague.
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Submarine Vetehinen crew members
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