Lady Midday - back to some fantasy painting
I've recently posted some historical portrait-painting and a painting of clouds, but I want to get back to my third favorite subject - fantasy-based paintings, with this creature of mythical folklore "Lady Midday".
Wikipedia has only a little bit of info about it, so I really don't know much about the legend of Lady Midday, which actually makes it al the more fascinating. To give you a brief idea: "Lady Midday makes herself evident during hot summer days, carrying a scythe, and asking the farmers difficult questions - if they cannot answer, she cuts their heads off or strikes them with illness. Lady Midday is only seen during the hottest part of the day."
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXYPMeXBNoVZEkq14SSZQtxBHZ2eXZzMAsP7efQ6yJGjR/middagsdame.jpg)
Painting, acrylics on panel, 40x60cm, not available.
I envisioned her, roaming the fields, with the people following her, hypnotized, or scared to go against her.
Have you ever heard of Lady Midday? I would like to hear stories!
Ooh this a really nice portofolio!
Thank you!
before I went to google I thought she would kill them by noon and in fact the lady midday is nothing but the heatstroke... absolutely fascinating story
https://www.demonicpedia.com/demons/european-demons/need-know-lady-midday/
Yeah, it's not a well-known legend, but fascinating indeed! Thanks!
;)
She must be a dead nun.
She might, what makes you think that? :)
Her clothes.