#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `In the evening, when the Enchanter was making his leap into the well, Diarmuid threw his arms about his neck, thinking to stop him, but it is what happened, he fell in himself. And when he was at the bottom of the well the Enchanter left him.
Diarmuid went then following after the Enchanter, and he found before him a beautiful wide flowery plain, and a comely royal city in the plain.“
Source: Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory

#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `As the Fians disembarked the Ocean-Sweeper of Manannan, they stood looking around them in wonder, for even in their dreams they had never beheld such an enchanted land as this.
A golden light was over everything, and faery towers and palaces of crystal brightness lifted
themselves above the groves of flowering trees which surrounded them. The spreading green lawns were covered with flowers, which shone like amethysts and sapphires and all manner of precious stones; and sweet singing-birds flew about, fearlessly perching on the heroes' shoulders or hands as they stood there for this was the Land of Promise, the land of
everlasting youth, where death and sorrow and evil were unknown.`
Source: Heroes of the Dawn by Violet Russel

#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: Cé, the Druid of Nuada of the Silver Hand, was wounded in the battle, and he went southward till he came to Carn Corrslebe. And there he sat down to rest, tired with his wounds and with the fear that was on him, and the journey. And he saw a smooth plain before him, and it full of flowers, and a great desire came on him to reach to that plain, and he went on till he came to it, and there he died. And when his grave was made there, a lake burst out over it and over the whole plain, and it was given the name of Loch Cé.`
Source: Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory - Project Gutenberg eBook

#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `Manannan spoke to Bran in a song, and it is what he said`:
"It is what Bran thinks, he is going in his curragh over the wonderful, beautiful clear sea; but to me, from far off in my chariot, it is a flowery plain he is riding on.
What is a clear sea to the good boat Bran is in, is a happy plain with many flowers to me in my two-wheeled chariot.
It is what Bran sees, many waves beating across the clear sea; it is what I myself see, red flowers without any fault.“
Source: Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory - Project Gutenberg eBook

A prince of Sparta, Hyacinth drew Apollo's attention af became his lover. Hoping to impress him, an accident caused Apollo's discus to hit Hyacinth; all of the god of healing's skill could not save him. From his blood came purple flowers. #LegendaryWednesday 🖼: J. Young

Spring comes to Hawaii on Lei Day, celebrated on May Day. Marked by celebrating the history and islands of Hawaii from its settlement to the end of the Kingdom, lei and other flowers are in full bloom and on display. #LegendaryWednesday

Spring comes to Hawaii on Lei Day, celebrated on May Day. Marked by celebrating the history and islands of Hawaii from its settlement to the end of the Kingdom, lei and other flowers are in full bloom and on display. #LegendaryWednesday

Ireland has 400 healing flowers, and Airmed alone knows then all: weeping tears on her brother's grave, each tear became a flower. Her jealous father Dian Cecht caused a wind that sent them all over the world so that only Airmed knew them. #LegendaryWednesday 🖼: S. Mooney