"Works of Edgar Allan Poe" (1905-1909)
By: Alberto Martini (Italian, 1876-1954)
Ink Illustrations

Johannes Gehrts (1855-1921) was a German artist and probably one of the best known illustrators of Germanic mythology, folklore and people, from the Gods and legendary heroes like Sigurd to historical figures like Arminius. My own channel photo, which depicts Woden driving the sword into Barnstokkr from Volsunga Saga, is one of Gehrts' many illustrations.

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A common theme we see a,ong all female water spirits in all Aryan traditions is that they try to seduce and drown males. Here are Hellenic nymphs (J. Waterhouse) and Slavic rusalkas (A. Shishkin).