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Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us on Monday for the theme: VISIONS and DREAMS. Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you tomorrow! 🔮
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A vase painting of Athena and an Erinye at the Delphic tripod next to an oil painting of the Delphic oracle seated on her tripod, uttering prophecies.
TIL that one of the names in Old Norse texts for the god Tyr (who got his hand heroically bitten off by Fenrir the Wolf) is...
... "Wolf Leftovers"
Norsemen, masters of the SICK BURN
In Welsh folklore, the bard Taliesin loved riddles, and said that King Maelgwn should fear a mighty force that is "the strongest creature from before the flood, without flesh, without bone, without vein, without blood, without head, without feet, without signs of old age [though] older still.... It neither sees, nor is seen.... On land or sea it is without equal." He meant the wind.
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Literature #Wales #Celtic #Bard #Riddle
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Photo of a tree blowing in an intense wind.
Ganymede & Ganymede.
To learn about the #moon : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-moons-of-jupiter/
To learn about the #myth : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/aquarius/
📷 : https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA01666 & https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/197351
#GreekMythology #StarLore #Jupiter #moon #MoonsOfJupiter #podcast #museum #MetMuseum #art #Sculpture #ganymede #mythology #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroDon #SolarSystem
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A false-color image of Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, shown as a full globe against a black background. The surface displays a mix of muted purple, gray-green, and dark brown tones. Bright white impact craters and their ejecta rays are scattered across the surface.
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A dark patinated bronze sculpture titled Ganymede with Eagle and Eaglet, after a composition by Benvenuto Cellini, photographed against a gray gradient background. The figure of Ganymede — a nude young man with curly hair — stands with his right arm raised overhead holding a small bird, his left hand resting at his hip. Beside and behind his legs crouches a large eagle with elaborately detailed gilded feathers.
"I will tan thy hide till it be as many colors as a beggar's cloak."
"Thou pratest like an ass... for I could send this shaft clean through thy proud heart before a curtal friar could say grace over a roast goose."
- Howard Pyle, "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood"
#BookologyThursday #Mythology #Folklore #England #Book #Fiction #Literature #RobinHood #HowardPyle
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Robin Hood proudly insults Little John on first meeting him. An illustration by Howard Pyle for his own book: "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood."
A Welsh method to see if fairies have replaced your child with a changeling is to hollow out an egg shell and cook a meal in it. The shocked changeling will say, "I have seen the acorn before the oak but never the likes of this before." Then, it will often vanish.
🎨 P. J. Lynch
#WyrdWednesday #GothicSpring #Mythology #Folklore #Celtic #Wales #Monster #Fairy #Changeling
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A changeling stares in shock at what a farmer's wife is cooking. Illustration by P. J. Lynch.
In one version of the Finnish creation myths, the demigod magician Väinämöinen fell into the sea. There, a waterfowl lay three eggs on his knee. Väinämöinen moved his leg, causing the eggs to break. The yolks became the sun, the egg whites became the moon, and the shells' crumbs became the stars.
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Finland #Väinämöinen #Vainamoinen
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Photo of an eggshell in the woods
Certain grimoires claim that Kobal is Satan's demonic master of revels and stage manager, or possibly his court jester. The name derives from the "kobaloi" (also the source for the word "goblin") - mischievous thieving spirits from Greek mythology that accompany the god Dionysus.
🎨 Wretched Ihcobob
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #Occult #Monster #Goblin #Devil #Demon #Demonology
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A demonic jester tooting his horn. Image by Wretched Ihcobob.
In the meantime -- here's a throwback to the very important discussion we had about whether bears had tails (bc of the myth the Zeus took a bear by the tail and threw it into the night sky to create Ursa Major)...
#WhatAboutZeus #Bears #CreatureCorner #UrsaMajor #Ursa #mythology #GreekMythology #nature #humor #silly #podcast
"Huw Llwyd of Cynfael was the seventh son of a family of sons, and therefore he was a conjuror by nature. He increased his knowledge of the black art by the study of magical books, and he ate eagle's flesh, so that his descendants could for nine generations charm for the shingles."
- W. Jenkyn Thomas, "The Welsh Fairy Book"
🎨 Edmund Fitzpatrick.
#BookologyThursday #GothicSpring #Mythology #Folklore #FairyTale #Literature #Wales #Celtic #Occult
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A Celtic folk magician tries to cure a cursed baby. Illustration by Edmund Fitzpatrick.
Aconite (also known as monkshood and wolfsbane) is a group of flowering plants infamous for their poison. In Greek mythology, the goddess Hecate invented aconite, and in Ovid's "Metamorphosis," it came from Cerberus' mouth. In many stories, aconite repels vampires and werewolves.
🎨 Bernd Haynold
#WyrdWednesday #GothicSpring #Mythology #Folklore #Greece #Roman #Monster #Vampire #Werewolf #Plant #Aconite #Wolfsbane
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The purple flowers of aconitum variegatum (a kind of aconite) growing in Härtsfeld, Germany. Photo by Bernd Haynold.
Maid Marian is a later addition to the Robin Hood legends, first appearing with him in two plays in the 1600s. Previously, she was the heroine of the May Games festivities (celebrating the beginning of summer) - a shepherdess who loves the shepherd Robin (a very different "Robin").
🎨 Louis Rhead
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #England #RobinHood #MaidMarian #MayGames #MayDay
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Robin Hood and Marian relax in their bower. An illustration by Louis Rhead.
Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako’s Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures
Thousands of black LEGO bricks transform into fantastical Afrofuturistic forms in Ekow Nimako’s sculptures.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/ekow-nimako-lego-afrofuturism-sculptures-lego/#afrofuturism #art #ekow-nimako #lego #masks #mythology #sculpture
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Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako’s Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures
A flash fiction story written by me:
The leprechaun bent over the fine fairy boot. Repairing them was always ticklish - the sidhe imbued their footwear with such strange spells, and didn't care how much they wore them out with dancing. Hard to repair without shredding the enchantment, but was there a better way to earn a pot of gold?
🎨 Warwick Goble
#FairyTaleFlash #Mythology #Folklore #Fairy #Faerie #Leprechaun #Fiction #FlashFiction #FantasyFiction
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A leprechaun repairs a shoe. Illustration by Warwick Goble.
We got 6(!!) episodes edited during Jordan's recent visit! Once we get a few more done, we'll resuming Season 3 🥳
In the meantime, you can catch up here: https://starrytimepodcast.com/episodes
In Finnish mythology, the thunder god Ukko wielded the hammer Vasara. This was probably originally a stone axe, as pagan Finns who discovered neolithic stone axes believed they were the weapons of Ukko left behind after a lightning strike. Shamans collected these stone axes, believing them to hold supernatural powers.
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Finland #Neolithic #Stone
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Photo of Danish neolithic boat-shaped stone axes
An adder stone (or hag stone) is a stone, usually glassy, with a naturally occurring hole in it. It was believed in Celtic Britain that the stones were the hardened saliva produced by a large mass of serpents. In certain Welsh legends, adder stones can turn people invisible or allow them to see invisible creatures.
🎨 Ansgar Koreng
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #Celtic #Snake #Serpent #Stone
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An adder stone found near Lohme, Germany, in the Baltic Sea. Photo by Ansgar Koreng.
Gef was allegedly a talking mongoose who the Irving family claimed inhabited their farmhouse on the Isle of Man. At different times, Gef said he was either an "extra-extra-clever mongoose" or an "Earthbound spirit." The story was extensively covered by the 1930s British tabloids.
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Cryptozoology #Cryptid #Monster #Spirit #Ghost
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Foot tracks and teeth marks allegedly made by Gef
In Irish folklore, when the warrior Cumhall is killed, his son is raised by his aunt Bodhmall and her companion Liath Luachra. Bodhmall is a mighty druid, and both she and Liath are fierce women warriors. They teach the boy to fight; he becomes the great hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Ireland #Scotland #Celtic #FionnMacCumhaill #FinnMcCool
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Illustration of a female druid with an eagle and stag
In the original Welsh legends, King Arthur's two constant companions were Cai and Bedwyr (later called "Kay" and "Bedivere"). Cai was a raging berserker who could grow and become red hot while Bedwyr was a one-handed warrior with a magic spear. The two were said to love each other above all other men.
🎨 Margaret Jones
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #Celtic #KingArthur #Arthurian #Arthuriana
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Cai and Bedwyr ride a giant salmon. An illustration by Margaret Jones.
Lares were guardian deities in ancient Roman mythology. A specific lar could be the protector of a road, field, town, etc. Domestic lares protected everything in a particular house. Their presence and blessing was required at all important family events; a lar’s statue was even placed at the table during family meals.
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Rome #Italy
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Statue of a lar holding a cornucopia from Axatiana (now Lora del Rio) in Roman Spain, early first century AD.
In Scottish folklore, selkies are intelligent seals who often become fascinated by human life. They can remove their seal skins to temporarily become beautiful men and women, and will have romances with the local humans. However, eventually all selkies return to the ocean.
🎨 Nataša Ilinčić
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #Scotland #Celtic #Monster #Wereseal #Fairy #Faerie #Seal
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A selkie removes her seal skin on a beach. Illustration by Nataša Ilinčić.
According to an English legend, when the 10th-century saint Dunstan was working as a blacksmith, the Devil asked him to shoe his horse. However, Dunstan instead nailed the shoe to the Devil's hoof. The saint only released him when the Devil swore to never enter a house with a horseshoe nailed to the door.
🎨 George Cruikshank
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Catholicism #Saint #Demon #Devil #Satan #Horseshoe
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St. Dunstan shoeing the Devil's hoof. An illustration by George Cruikshank.
In "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffmann, the Mouse King goes to war against a human king and queen after they exterminate most of his family. The Mouse King's seven heads is a reference to real "rat kings" - groups of rats or mice whose tails have become permanently entwined together.
🎨 Svenja Muche (Cidaq)
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #FairyTale #Literature #Fiction #Nutcracker #Monster #RatKing #Mouse
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The seven-headed Mouse King attacks the Nutcracker. Illustration by Svenja Muche (Cidaq).
The greatest hero in Finnish folklore is Väinämöinen, a mighty warrior, shaman, and musician with a magical voice. He once slew a giant pike and made the first kantele (a traditional Finnish plucked-string instrument) from the pike's jaw and a young lady's hair.
🎨 Pasi Leinonen
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Finland #Kalevala
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Väinämöinen carves the first kantele from the jaw of a giant pike. Illustration by Pasi Leinonen.
The Questing Beast is a monster in Arthurian folklore hunted by King Pellinore. It resembles a leopard with hooves and the head and neck of a serpent, and makes the sound of a pack of dogs hunting. It was likely inspired by descriptions of giraffes.
🎨 H. J. Ford
#LegendaryWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #FairyTale #Wales #Celtic #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Monster #Giraffe
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King Arthur sees the Questing Beast drinking from a lake. Illustration by H. J. Ford.
In British folklore, one of Merlin's greatest acts was building (or rebuilding) Stonehenge. Some sources say that Merlin used clever engineering to move the stones. Others say that he used magic - making the stones light enough to carry or causing them to fly or teleport.
🎨 Reuben Wu
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Britain #England #Celtic #Stonehenge #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Merlin
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Stonehenge illuminated at night. Photograph by Reuben Wu.
In Chinese folklore, the Moon Rabbit lives in the moon and is constantly pounding with a mortal and pestle. Sometimes he makes an alchemical elixir of immortality for the moon goddess Chang'e. Other times he makes rice cakes and moon cakes for her, or medicine for humans.
🎨 Mori Ippo
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #China #Moon #Rabbit #Hare #Alchemy
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The Moon Rabbit pounds the Elixir of Life under a full moon. Illustration by Mori Ippo.
The brown bear was the most sacred animal in Finnish mythology; it was taboo to call it by name. The killing of a bear was followed by a great feast in its honour, in which people tried to convince the bear's spirit that it had died accidentally rather than being murdered. Afterwards, the bear's skull was hung high in a pine tree so its spirit could re-enter the heavens.
🎨 Charles J. Sharp
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Finland #Animal #Bear #BrownBear
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An adult female Eurasian brown bear wanders through the woods. Photo by Charles J. Sharp.
In the Goetia, Malphas is a feared president of Hell who often appears as a raven. He constructs mighty buildings and recruits artificers, and destroys the buildings of enemies and all they've created. Malphas kindly accepts any sacrifices offered, but then deceives the sorcerer.
🎨 Louis Le Breton
#FairyTaleTuesday #Folklore #Mythology #Monster #Demon #Demonology #Occult #Sorcery
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The demonic president Malphas carrying a trowel. Illustration by Louis Le Breton for Collin de Plancy's "Dictionnaire Infernal."
The Middle Ages had various superstitions about teeth. English children were told to burn their baby teeth, otherwise they could spend eternity searching for the teeth in the afterlife. Furthermore, witches could supposedly use someone's tooth to control them with magic.
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Medieval #MiddleAges #Occult #Magic #Sorcery #Witchcraft
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Photo of a pile of teeth
'The Combat of Mars and Minerva' by Joseph-Benoît Suvée (1771)
#art #arts #painting #paintings #artist #artists #arthistory #myth #myths #mythology #illustration #artwork #artnet #museum #museums #artmuseum #artmuseums
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a painting of an armored figure advancing with a spear at a woman holding a wounded figure, there are other figures behind them in the clouds , it is a large grand majestic scene
A bwca or bwbachod is a goblin in Welsh folklore who cleans your home. If you want one to live with you, then leave out a cup of cream each night (better yet, a cup of ale). However, bwcas hate teetotalers. If you refuse to drink alcohol, they may kick you or throw plates.
🎨 Brian Froud
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Celtic #Wales #Faerie #Fairy #Goblin #BrianFroud
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A taunting bwca sticking out its tongue. Illustration by Brian Froud.
Cadborosaurus is a sea serpent with a horse-like head that has often been reported around Vancouver Island, BC - most famously at Cadboro Bay, Victoria. Various carcasses that have washed ashore have been claimed to be a cadborosaurus, but most turn out to be whales or sharks.
🎨 Susan Laurie-Bourque
#FolkloreThursday #Folklore #Mythology #Cryptozoology #Cryptid #Monster #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
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Cadborosaurus rises out of the water off the coast of Vancouver Island. Illustration by Susan Laurie-Bourque.
'Perseus and Andromeda' by Charles-André van Loo (1740)
#art #arts #artgallery #artgalleries #myth #myths #mythology #arthistory #artlover #artlovers #museum #museums #artmuseum #artmuseums
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a painting of a sea serpent, its head and jaws rising out of the water, its teeth sharp, a hero leaping at it, a maiden in loose robes is startled, leaning against rocks on the ocean, a blue sky and trees behind them
'Minerva' by Claude Michel (1766) #art
#arts #sculpture #sculptures #sculpting #artnet #artgallery #artgalleries #artlover #artlovers #myth #myths #mythology #design #arthistory #history #artist #artists
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a sculpture done in light brown of the goddess in a helmet and flowing robes, a shield on the ground, her hand on it, a design of medusa on it, her hand is up and would be holding a spear, there is no spear , she is seen from the front, she is looking to the left of the viewer
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the lower half of the sculpture seen from behind in a three quarter view, the face of medusa on the face of the shield
Doing research for the #podcast about Orphic theogony like:
#GreekMythology #Xena #silly #Mythology #GreekMyth #theogonies #Orpheus
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Close-up of a dark-haired woman with striking blue eyes (Lucy Lawless as Xena Warrior Princess) wearing ornate, metallic bracers and armor. She holds both hands to her temples, looking confused, with a blurred green outdoor background behind her.
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday: #Lleu Llaw Gyffes was protected from harm by the strange fact that he could never be killed when inside or outside, while on horseback or afoot. Challenged by #Blodeuwedd into such an unlikely position, Lleu received his death-blow from her lover. The unfaithful wife did not go free: she was turned into the nocturnal owl.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Llew Llaw Gyffes tricked by Blodeuwedd, John Morgan Edwards, Mabinogion J M Edwards Cyf 1 (page 76 crop), public domain
In Norse mythology, Loki scandalized the gods by fathering the monsters Fenris, Jormungandr, and Hel with the giantess Angroboda. One source said that Loki ate a witch's heart, and so gave birth to monsters himself. It's unclear if this is the same relationship.
🎨 John Bauer
#LegendaryWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Norse #Vikings #Scandinavia #Loki #Monster
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Loki consumes a roasted heart. Illustration by John Bauer.
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War is considered the end of the Age of Heroes. In some versions, it was purposefully instigated by Zeus because he was worried that all these demigods could be a threat to the gods. He caused a war to make them slaughter each other.
🎨 Peter Paul Rubens
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Greece #Troy #TrojanWar #Zeus #God #Demigod
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Achilles slays Hector during the Trojan War. Painting by Peter Paul Rubens.
In one of the Robin Hood ballads, Little John wants to prove to Robin Hood that he's not just dumb muscle but also cunning. Thus, Little John takes on the identity of "Reynold Greenleaf" and convinces the Sherriff of Nottingham to hire him as a forester. Somehow, the Sherriff doesn't find "Reynold's" size suspicious.
🎨 Louis Rhead
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #Ballad #Literature #England #RobinHood #LittleJohn
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Little John laughs after defeating Robin Hood in a quarterstaff duel. Illustration by Louis Rhead.
In Norse mythology, when the giant Thrymr stole Thor's hammer, Thor got disguised as Freyja (goddess of love) to get it back. Two things made Thrymr suspicious of "Freyja": the figure's fiery eyes and intense appetite (Thor ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and all of the dainties that had been prepared for the women, and drank three casks of mead).
🎨 Carl Larsson and Gunnar Forssell
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #Norse #Vikings #Scandinavia #Thor #Loki
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Loki (disguised as a handmaiden) helps Thor get disguised as Freyja. Illustration by Carl Larsson and Gunnar Forssell.
Unlike most mother monsters with lion bodies and human heads, the ravenous manticore of medieval folklore is usually depicted as no more intelligent than a beast. It can't really talk, only copy human speech like a parrot, which the manticore does in high-pitched falsetto as it chases its prey.
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Medieval #MiddleAges #Book #Bestiary #Monster
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The grinning, ravenous manticore from Edward Topsell's "The Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes."
We roast #Zeus / #Jupiter a lot on our podcast...
and you know what, we could do it more 😂
#mythology #meme #humor #GreekMythology #GreekMyth #myths #StarLore
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A meme styled like a framed presentation slide titled “What causes most problems in Greek Mythology.” Below the title is a pie chart with a very large purple section and three small sections in red, green, and black. The legend labels the slices as: red—“Hubris,” green—“Fate/Prophecy that couldn’t be avoided,” black—“Some god threw a hissyfit because a human was better than them,” and purple—“Zeus couldn’t keep it in his pants.” The purple slice dominates most of the chart.
Egg Nebula located in the #constellation Cygnus!
We discussed other #astronomical features of the constellation Cygnus, here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cygnus-cosmic-background/
And if you want to hear the tragic #myth behind Cygnus, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cygnus-myths-and-retconstellations/
📷 https://esahubble.org/images/heic2604a/https://esahubble.org/images/heic2604a/
#GreekMythology #astrophotograph #space #science #Hubble #ESA #NASA #cygnus #StarLore #mythology #myths #legends
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From source in toot: In the centre an opaque cloud of grey gas hides a star. Two strong beams of light from the star emerge from large holes in both sides of the cloud. The central cloud is surrounded by concentric, wispy shells of gas, illuminated by the star’s light. The shells reflect extra light where they’re hit by the twin beams. A crowd of smaller stars with cross-shaped spikes over them surround the nebula on a black background
The Romans reported that Norse tribes worshiped the earth goddess Nerthus. Some scholars think she's twin sister of the sea god Njord. Her name sounds like a female version of his, just like his daughter's name (Freyja) is a female version of his son's (Frey).
🎨 Emil Doepler
#WyrdWednesday #Folklore #Mythology #Norse #Vikings #Scandinavia #Heathen #Heathenism
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An illustration of an altar to Nerthus by Emil Doepler
A lindworm is a huge dragon-like monster from the folklore of many European countries (including Germany and Scandinavia). Though otherwise serpent-like, lindworms are often depicted with forelimbs. Anything this monster sleeps on will increase in size as the monster grows, including piles of treasure.
🎨 John Bauer
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Norse #Scandinavia #Germany #FairyTale #Monster #Snake #Dragon
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A young man battles a lindworm. Illustration by John Bauer.
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The little owl, Athena noctua, is well-known as the companion of the goddess Athena, though it is uncertain how she became associated with the nocturnal birds. In Europe, the owl therefore represents wisdom and is the symbol of many a university.
The ancient Greeks showed #Athena with her favourite bird in their art, like for instance this bronze statuette of Athena flying her owl, dated ca. 460 BCE. But Athena and the little owl are not the only owls in Greek #mythology... 🧵
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Bronze statuette of Athena dressed in a peplos dress flying her owl.
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Photo of a flying owl (Athene noctua) approaching in a pitch-black environment.
According to the Goetia, Stolas is a great prince of Hell, commander of 26 demonic legions. He can appear as an owl, raven, or man. Stolas teaches mortals astronomy, and is knowledgeable of the various virtues of precious stones, as well as herbs and other plants.
🎨 Louis Le Breton
#MythologyMonday #Folklore #Mythology #Occult #Sorcery #Goetia #Demonology #Demon #Monster
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The demon prince Stolas, as illustrated by Louis Le Breton for Jacques Collin de Plancy’s "Dictionnaire Infernal."
In Welsh mythology, the woman Blodeuwedd was created from the flowers of the broom, meadowsweet, and oak by the wizard Gwydion to marry his ward Lleu. However, Blodeuwedd fell in love with Gronw and tried to murder Lleu. As a punishment, Gwydion transformed her into the first owl.
🎨 Yuri Leitch
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #Celtic #Bird #Owl #Mabinogion #Mabinogi
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Blodeuwedd as flower, woman, and owl. Art by Yuri Leitch.
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `#Fairies were not evil. However, they were amoral, not tied to the moral and ethical demands of humanity. They were merely playful troublemakers rather than devilish opponents. They commonly tried to lead travelers astray. This was a minor inconvenience and could be quite frightening, but even without protection, the #fairy eventually grew bored with the trick and released the ensnared human.
More seriously, the fairies attempted to lure useful or attractive people into the #Otherworld, to do their bidding until released.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Little Brown Man by Heinz Goll, photographed and altered by 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `If contacted in their lovely woodland grottoes with running streams (in French, grotte aux fées, or in Breton, feunteun ar corrigan), #korrigans could sometimes tell the future. Seeking them out could bring danger, however, for korrigans like other #fairies were immoral and might as readily steal a person or child as tell a fortune.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Korrigan, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
Nep-toot forever 😄 !!!
We did a lil mini visit to Neptune during our episode on the #mythology & #astronomy of the Nereids, check out the full episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-nereids-in-astronomy-and-mythology/
#Neptune #Nereids #Astronomy #space #science #humor #podcast #pun #silly
In Welsh folklore, the Cwn Annwn ("Hounds of the Otherworld") are white fairy dogs with red ears that race across the sky as the Wild Hunt. Their baying can be mistaken for the honking of geese, though it actually gets quieter the closer the Cwn Annwn get to their prey.
🎨 Roger Garland
#FolkloreSunday #Folklore #Mythology #Celtic #Wales #Fairy #Monster #Dog
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The Cwn Annwn attack a stag in the mist. Painting by Roger Garland.
In Scottish folklore, the baobhan sith is a vampiric fairy that appears as a beautiful woman with deer hooves for feet. Baobhan sith entice lonely travelers and shepherds to dance with them, dancing so hard that the mortals sweat blood and eventually drop dead from exhaustion.
🎨 Brian Froud
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Scotland #Celtic #Monster #Fairy #Faerie #Vampire
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A seductive fairy lover. Illustration by Brian Froud.
What an assortment of #mythological creatures!
I'm not sure if the guy with snake legs is our guy Typhon or what the horse with a finned tail is... anyone know??
📷 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_creature#/media/File:J.F.Bertuch-Fabelwesen2.JPG
#mythology #GreekMythology #creatures #lore #harpy #satyr #myth #myths #art #drawing
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A vintage illustration depicting six mythological creatures, including a griffin (top left), harpy (top right), satyr (middle left), a man with snake legs (middle right), a horse in water with a fish tail (bottom left), and a mermaid (bottom left).
The one pre-modern report of the Loch Ness Monster was in the "Life of St. Columba" by Adomnán (7th century CE). Supposedly, St. Columba was attacked by a huge beast in the River Ness, but he drove it off by ordering the beast to leave while St. Columba made the sign of the Cross.
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Scotland #Celtic #Monster #Cryptozoology #Cryptid #LochNessMonster
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St. Columba and the Loch Ness Monster
According to medieval folklore, a panther is a big cat with a multicoloured hide. When it roars, the panther's breath smells so sweet that it draws all creatures to it (except dragons). After the panther devours these beasts, it sleeps for three days in a cave.
#LegendaryWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Medieval #MiddleAges #Europe #Bestiary #Monster
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A panther attracts creatures to it with its sweet-smelling breath. Illustration from a medieval bestiary.
Native American communities in British Columbia told myths of woolly mammoths, inspired by the discovery of mammoth fossils and other remains. As those people had never met a living mammoth, the legendary ones were savage predators, man-eaters only a great hero could defeat.
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Monster #Cryptid #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada
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The woolly mammoth on display in the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia.
#LegendaryWednesday: `The #Scots cat-sìth (https://youtu.be/HQlB8oTCau8) or #Irish cat sí 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 itself with its back arched and bristles erect.
Legend has it that the spectral cat haunts the Scottish Highlands. The legends surrounding this creature are more common in #Scottish #folklore, but a few occur in Irish. Some common folklore suggested that the cat-sìth was not a fairy, but a witch that could transform into a cat nine times.`
Source: Cat-sìth - Wikipedia
Many myths have a hero gaining allies with weird powers. In the German fairy tale "Six Servants," the powers of the hero's servants are respectively super-hearing, extreme height, super-vision, a huge appetite, immunity to heat and cold, and a stretchable neck.
🎨 Věnceslava Černého
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #FairyTale #Germany #Grimm #BrothersGrimm
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The servants guide the young man to a castle where he will make his fortune. Illustration by Věnceslava Černého.
Mars v. Mars
📷 :https://esahubble.org/images/heic2505b/ & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(mythology)#/media/File:0_Statue_de_Mars_(Pyrrhus)_-_Musei_Capitolini_-_MC0058_(2).JPG
#astronomy #astrophotography #Space #Hubble #science #ESA #NASA #Mythology #RomanMythology #Ares #Mars
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Image description from source in toot: Two views of planet Mars on a black background of space observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. At left, text: December 28, 2024 20:00 UT. At right, text: December 29, 2024 13:18 UT. In both images, its atmosphere is clear and the surface appears detailed. Most of the planet is shades of orange. At left, the brightest orange area appears in the left half. At right, the brightest orange area is centered and takes on the rough shape of a sleeping mask. In both views, darker surface features are noticeable on the lower half of the planet. These have a mix of orange, blue, and gray hues. At the top and bottom, white regions mark the planet’s polar caps. The entire limb of the planet, its visible edge, has a blue hue. The blue doesn’t form an even circle at the edges, and appears thinner toward the left and right, and thicker in some areas.]
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A full-length marble statue of a bearded male figure (Mars/Ares) wearing ancient Roman military armor and a short tunic. He stands upright with his right arm raised holding a cylindrical object and his left arm resting near a round shield at his side. A decorative breastplate shows carved figures and symbols, and a draped cloak hangs over one shoulder and down the body. He wears strapped sandals and an elaborate helmet with a tall crest. The statue is shown against a solid black background.
A penanggalan is a monster in Malaysian folklore, created when a witch meditates during a ritual bath in vinegar. It gives her the ability to detach her head, organs, and entrails from her body. The penanggalan flies around at night, sucking people's blood (especially children and pregnant women), while her hidden headless body remains soaked in vinegar.
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Malaysia #Malay #Horror #Monster #Vampire #Witch #Witchcraft
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Illustration of a penanggalan leaving her body.
The Untold Story of Selene, Greek Goddess of the Moon
A daughter of the Titans, Selene was the Greek goddess of the moon. She appears throughout Greek mythology in divine wars and torrid love affairs.
by Kieren Johns
https://www.thecollector.com/selene-greek-goddess-moon/
Greek Mythology in literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/17235
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Selene, engraving by François Chauveau.
The goddess is shown in flowing drapery, seated or reclining on a large crescent moon, which was her traditional attribute
Her pose is dynamic and graceful, with arms raised in a classical manner
A sleeping figure, likely Endymion, the handsome shepherd or astronomer with whom Selene fell in love according to Greek mythology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selene#/media/File:S%C3%A9l%C3%A9n%C3%A9.jpg
The Celtic-British prophet Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the Wild) practiced oneiromancy - prophetic dreams. He dreamed of many events, especially the fate of his own people under the Anglo-Saxon conquest. Myrddin later recounted these visions to both his sister and to a wild piglet.
🎨 Alan Lee
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #WelshMythology #CelticMythology #Folklore #WelshFolklore #CelticFolklore #Wales #Celts #KingArthurian #Arthuriana
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Myrddin Wyllt prophesizes in the forest. Illustration by Alan Lee.
Roman seers divined the gods' will by studying birds. Some birds gave auspices via their singing (such as ravens, crows, owls, and chickens) while others gave them via their flying (eagles and vultures). Chickens also gave auspices via their eating habits.
#WyrdWednesday #Folklore #Mythology #Roman #Prophecy #Divination #Bird
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Image is a Laconian black-figured kylix (a wine-drinking cup) ca. 550-530 BC. It features a confident rider, surrounded by birds of good omen, being approached by Nike, Greek goddess of victory, who bears a victor's wreaths.
We are on the record as being fans of the TRAPPIST-1 System (listen to our Gold Star segment in this episode about the #astronomy & #mythology of the #zodiac #constellation #Aquarius here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/aquarius/).
Here's a neat visualization from #JPL on the size of the TRAPPIST-1 system vs the inner solar system & the moons around Jupiter!
#Space #science #astronomy #TRAPPIST1 #Exoplanets #podcast #SolarSystem
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An infographic comparing the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system with Jupiter’s major moons and the inner solar system. At the top, a small diagram labeled “Jupiter & Major Moons” shows Jupiter with four labeled moon orbits: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. In the center, the “TRAPPIST-1 System” shows a small red star with seven closely packed planets labeled b through h, each shown as Earth-size rocky worlds on tight, overlapping orbits. A note indicates the orbits are enlarged 25 times. At the bottom, the “Inner Solar System” shows Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars spaced much farther apart around the Sun. The overall message emphasizes how compact the TRAPPIST-1 system is compared to both Jupiter’s moons and our inner solar system.
For #MythologyMonday -- my favorite #GreekMyth associated with the constellation Cygnus is about the death of Phaethon.
After Phaethon was killed by Zeus for nearly crashing the chariot of Helios, his lover #Cygnus collected every one of his bones from the river where his body was scattered by Zeus's thunderbolt. The gods were so moved by Cygnus's grief and devotion, they turned him into a swan and put him in the night sky.
Phaethon's sisters, the Heliades, also mourned at the river side, eventually becoming black polars on the side of the river where his remains fell.
#Mourning #GreekMythology #Phaethon #Cynus #StarLore #myth #mythology
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The Heliades by Pierre Brébiette. Detailed drawing of the myth of Paethon's death: the fallen Paethon lies on the ground while around him his grieving sisters, the Heliades, begin transforming into trees. A swan, representing Cygnus, appears near the river as part of the scene along with a bull-headed figure.
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Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇
"Strong mead was served and the drinking was heavy. Next to Ægir sat Bragi. They drank together and exchanged stories. Bragi [the skaldic god of poetry] told Ægir about the many things that had happened to the Æsir."
Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál
🏛 A stone from Gotland depicting a Norse drinking scene, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm
#medievodons #history #GreekRomanArt #mythology #medievalArt
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Drinking scene on an image stone. Seven figures with long robes with long sleeves stand together, all of whom hold drinking vessels in their hands. Two of the figures stand in an enclosure around a vat or cauldron with their drinking vessels upended as if they might be refilling them.
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It's the #DayOfZeus / Jupiter's Day / #Thorsday! ⚡
"As the last act on expulsion and departure, they used formerly
to make sacrifices in veneration of their god Thor.
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After that, and in accordance with their custom, they would smear their own and their comrades’ heads with the drained blood and promptly spread the sails of their ships to the winds, thinking to placate them."
Dudo of St Quentin
🏛️ Thor the Wind-Raiser, whalebone idol, Lund, Skåne, #Sweden
#mythology #MedievalArt #history
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Whalebone figure of a man clutching his beard, interpreted to be Thor.
Which centaur is the.. centaur .. of attention for the #constellation Centaurus?
Check out our #podcast on the #mythology of the centaur constellation here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/
And for the *other* (maybe) centaur constellation Sagittarius, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagittarius-the-archer/
(yes, I stole the pun from one of the Hercules animated series episode i watched last night w/ Jordan -- frankly, i cannot believe we didn't think of it😂 )
#podcast #GreekMythology #StarLore #Centaurus #Sagittarius #Hercules #HerculesTheAnimatedSeries #pun #centaur #GreekMyth #myths
When the Welsh fairy king Gwyn ap Nudd kidnapped the maiden Creiddylad, an army of warriors pursued him. Though Gwyn slaughtered most of the army, he had an unusually cruel fate for the warrior Cyledyr. Gwyn fed him his father's heart, which drove Cyledyr insane.
🎨 George Cruikshank
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #Celtic #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Fairy #Faerie #Monster
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The apparition "Herne the Hunter" (who is often linked to Gwyn ap Nudd) kidnaps a woman. Illustration by George Cruikshank.
"Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish folktale about a young man who slays numerous wicked giants through a combination of luck, ferocity, and magical items. Jack eventually becomes one of King Arthur's knights. The tale is famous for its extreme amounts of violence and gore.
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #FairyTale #Cornwall #Celts #KingArthur #Arthuriana #JackTheGiantKiller #Monster #Giant
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Jack slays a giant with a pickaxe after trapping him in a hole. An illustration for a 19th-century edition of "Jack the Giant Killer."
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It's the #DayOfHelios / Sol's Day / #Sunday! ☀️
"The sun from the south, the moon's companion,
her right hand cast about the heavenly horses.
The sun knew not where she a dwelling had,
the moon knew not what power he possessed,
the stars knew not where they had a station."
Poetic Edda, Völuspá
🏛️ The Trundholm sun chariot from the Nordic Bronze Age (ca 1500-1300 BCE), depicting the Sun being drawn by a chariot, as described in #NorseMythology
#mythology #MedievalArt #history #Medievodons
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A photograph of the Trundholm Sun Chariot, a Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark. It is a depiction of the sun chariot, a bronze statue of a horse and a large golden bronze disk, both of which are placed on a device with spoked wheels.
Reynard the Fox was a prominent figure in medieval European folklore, a trickster and everyman. He would bedevil other anthropomorphic animals, frequently satirizing the nobility and clergy. However, Reynard's main enemy was his uncle, the wolf Isengrim.
🎨 Ernest Henri Griset
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #FairyTale #Literature #Medieval #Germany #Animal #Fox
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Reynard the Fox proudly brandishes his flag in front of various admiring animals. Illustration by Ernest Henri Griset.
According to Norse mythology, the immortal squirrel Ratatoskr runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil. He is delivering messages (often insults) between the huge eagle who sits at the top of the tree and the dragon Níðhöggr, who dwells beneath one of the roots.
🎨 Jarle Nystuen
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Norse #Vikings #Scandinavia #Teutonic #Squirrel
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A red squirrel sits in an evergreen tree in Norway. Photo by Jarle Nystuen.
Fimbulvetr: When the Medieval World Saw the Sun Go Dark
In the medieval world, strange signs in the sky were rarely ignored. In AD 536, when the sun seemed to lose its light and the climate turned harsh, that catastrophe may have been remembered in the terrifying Norse legend of Fimbulvetr.
By Andrea Maraschi
https://www.medievalists.net/2026/01/fimbulvetr-medieval/
Norse mythology at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4932
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A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire. The surrounding text implies that this is Ásgarðr (Asgard) burning (by Emil Doepler, 1905).
This image depicts a dramatic scene from Norse mythology by German artist Emil Doepler (1905), illustrating the final phase of Ragnarök—the apocalyptic destruction of the world in Norse cosmology.
The painting shows a fortress or stronghold, silhouetted in dark tones against an intensely fiery sky. The structure, which represents Ásgarðr (Asgard, the realm of the gods), appears as a dark mass with towers and battlements rising against the flames. The sky is engulfed in vivid oranges, reds, and yellows, creating a sense of overwhelming conflagration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k#/media/File:Ragnar%C3%B6k_by_Doepler.jpg
In Norse mythology, Frigg is queen of the gods and wife of Odin. In several myths, she argues with her husband (such as wanting the god to protect the Winnili people or to favour Prince Agnar over his brother Geirröðr). When Odin disagrees, Frigg uses trickery to get her way.
🎨 Emil Doepler
#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Norse #Vikings #Scandinavia #Teutonic #Odin #Frigg
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Odin and Frigg gaze down at humanity from Asgard. Illustration by Emil Doepler.
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏
"Semele asked Jove to come to her in this way. Her request was granted, and Jove, coming with lightning and thunder, burnt Semele to death. From her womb Liber [Bacchus] was born. Mercurius snatched him from the fire and gave him to Nysus to be reared."
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 179
🏛 Hermes and baby Dionysos #mosaic
#mythology #antiquidons
#DayOfHermes #GreekRomanArt #history #Hermes #MosaicMonday
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Mosaic of Hermes and baby Dionysos. Hermes wears a golden crown or fillet with two small wings on his head. He is dressed in a short chlamys cloak in red that does nothing to cover up his nudity. Little Dionysos sits on his arm, a crown of ivy or grapevine in his hair. In his left hand, Hermes holds a kerykeion staff.
Also seen at the air and space museum visit -- GIANT SPIDER CRAB! 🦀
This, of course, reminded me of our episode on the #zodiac #constellation Cancer where Jordan taught me about how evolution keeps producing #crabs (or more formally carcinisation) 🦀 🦀 🦀
Check out our season 1 episode featuring the #astronomy & #mythology of the constellation Cancer ♋ PLUS a Creature Corner segment about CRABS here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cancer-the-crab/
#cancer #crab #museum #animals #nature #NatureIsLit #Crabs #carcinisation
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A museum exhibit displaying a preserved giant spider crab mounted against a dark, futuristic-looking wall. The crab has a small central body and extremely long, thin reddish legs spread wide, emphasizing its large span. Below it is an informational sign labeled “Giant Spider Crab,” with a diagram comparing the crab’s leg span to a human height and text inviting visitors to compare their hand size to the crab’s claw. Colored lighting in blue and green illuminates the display, and the floor beneath appears green, resembling turf.
Happy New Year 2026! I hope this year is a better year than the last.
This linocut shows how I imagine the great white stork of European folklore, who carries babies to new parents.
The ancient stork-the-baby-bringer legend was made popular by Hans Christian Anderson’s story called ‘The Storks’. The stork is quite stylized, inspired by ancient Chinese art, and not an attempt to accurately 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #stork #newyear #printmaker #mythology #mastoArt
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This linocut shows how I imagine the great white stork of European folklore, who carries babies to new parents. The stork is printed in a teal coloured ink on white coloured Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper, with little square coloured confetti inclusions. The stork is quite stylized, inspired by ancient Chinese art, and not an attempt to accurately portray Ciconia ciconia, the white stork, and holds a baby in a sack in its beak.
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It's the #DayOfHelios / Sol's Day / #Sunday! ☀️
"And Theia was subject in love to Hyperion and bare great Helios (Sun) and clear Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn) who shine upon all that are on earth and upon the deathless Gods who live in the wide heaven."
Hesiod, Theogony 371
🏛️ #Helios bronze bust
#antiquidons #mythology #GreekRomanArt #history
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Black-and-white photograph of a bronze bust of Helios. The sun god is wearing a seven-spiked sunray crown on his head and a cloak around his neck.
Doing some research for a future episode & came across this epic sculpture of Echidna!
Whose is she??
She Viper.
Flesh Eater.
Solo cave-dweller.
Partner of Typhon.
Mother of Monsters!
#GreekMythology #GreekMyth #Mythology #myth #Echidna #Typhon #Monsters #Monster #Art #sculpture
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Outdoor photograph of a weathered stone sculpture depicting Echidna, the mythological half-woman, half-serpent figure. The sculpture shows a nude female torso with wavy hair and a calm, forward-facing expression, transitioning into a long, coiled serpent body with carved scales and a curled tail. One arm is broken off. The sculpture lies low to the ground on a moss-covered surface and is surrounded by dense green trees and foliage. Echidna is a sculpture created in 1555 by Pirro Ligorio.
The strix is a bird of ill omen in Italian folklore (often linked to owls). According to Ovid, the strix would drink babies' blood. However, Pliny claimed it would instead feed babies its own foul milk. In later legends, the strix was often a shapeshifting, bloodthirsty witch.
#FolkloreSunday #Folklore #Mythology #Rome #Italy #Horror #Monster #Witch #Bird #Owl
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Photo of a scops owl with a lizard in its mouth.
In Welsh Folklore, the Eagle of Gwernabwym had lost his wife after living centuries with her, raising many children. He decided to remarry, but wanted his second wife to be just as old and wise. The Eagle thought the Owl of Cwm Cowlyd could be appropriate, so he made discreet inquiries to see the Owl she was as old as she claimed.
#FolkloreSunday #Mythology #Folklore #Wales #Celtic #FairyTale #Eagle #Owl
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Photo of a European barn owl
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It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛
"Selene, circle of gleaming gold, daughter of radiant-belted Helios."
Euripides, Phoenicians 175
🏛️ #Luna, Roman gold medallion ca. 3rd-6th century CE
#antiquidons #history #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene
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Gold sheet disk with a repoussé bust of the moon goddess Luna depicted frontally wearing a sleeveless tunic. Her center-parted hair is rolled back along the sides of her face and falls along her neck, a crescent moon behind her. The medallion has a raised ribbon border, perforated above and threaded through by a hooked wire.
In Greek mythology, the Anemoi are the wind gods, sons of the dawn goddess Eos and the dusk god Astraeus. They include Boreas (the freezing north wind of winter), Zephyrus (the gentle west wind of spring and early summer), Notus (the hot south wind of late summer and autumn), and Eurus (the turbulent east wind).
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Greece #Wind #Seasons
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Sculptures of two of the winged Anemoi on the Tower of the Winds in Athens.
"In the morning he arose, and when he went forth, behold a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell. And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird. And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood to the hair of the lady that best he loved, which was blacker than jet, and to her skin, which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks, which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be."
- "Peredur, Son of Efrawg"
#BookWormSat #Mythology #Folklore #Book #Literature #Fiction #Mabinogion #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Peredur
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Photo of a raven in the snow
... i mean... 🐶 🐶 🐶
📷 :https://thunderdungeon.com/2024/10/31/greek-mythology-memes/
#GreekMythology #humor #meme #dog #Cerberus #Mythology #myths #GreekMyths #dogs #silly
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Venn diagram in black and white. Three circles each labeled "dog." In the center where all three overlap is the label "Cerberus."
"Only to a magician is the world forever fluid, infinitely mutable and eternally new. Only he knows the secret of change, only he knows truly that all things are crouched in eagerness to become something else, and it is from this universal tension that he draws his power."
- Peter S. Beagle, "The Last Unicorn"
🎨 Aubrey Beardsley
#BookologyThursday #Mythology #Folklore #Book #Fiction #Literature #Fantasy #PeterSBeagle #LastUnicorn
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Nimue watches Merlin enter a caver. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley.
Seeing a lot of "discourse" about the new #Odyssey movie lately...
Yet, although I was a proud owner of a multi-set CD of the #Odyssey as a child & my love of #GreekMythology -- I can't help wishing it was a #Circe adaptation instead (I'd even take a whole new Journathan journey😂 )!
#movies #GreekMyth #Mythology #MadelineMiller #books #reading
📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe#/media/File:Circe_Offering_the_Cup_to_Odysseus.jpg
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Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus (1891) by John William Waterhouse — a Pre-Raphaelite painting showing the sorceress Circe seated on a throne with lion heads, raising a cup toward the viewer and holding a wand, framed by a circular mirror in a classical interior.
The Yule Goat is a northern European folkloric figure tied to Yule and Christmas. His role has changed dramatically over the centuries, and he was later mixed with Santa Claus. In Scandinavia, the "Jultomte" is accompanied by a goat when delivering presents.
🎨 Jenny Nyström
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #Scandinavia #Sweden #Yule #Christmas #YuleGoat #SantaClaus
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A 19th-century Swedish Christmas card by Jenny Nyström of the Yule Goat being fed before he delivers Christmas presents.
In Egyptian mythology, the desert god Set kills his brother Osiris out of jealousy, and wars against Osiris' son Horus for the crown of Egypt. However, Set still sides with the other gods against the devouring serpent Apep. He wants to rule Egypt, not destroy it.
🎨 MythicComicsArt
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Egypt #Monster #Snake #Serpent
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Set battles Apep. Image by MythicComicsArt.
When the Greek god Zeus declared war against the Titans (who were most of his relatives), he recruited those family members who had been persecuted by the Titans for being monstrously ugly - the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires (Hundred-Handed Ones). They eagerly helped him win.
#MythologyMonday #Mythology #Folklore #Greece #Monster #Giant #Cyclops #Hecatoncheire
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Photograph of the Pit of Hell in the Wat Rong Khun temple, Thailand
The Yule Cat is a huge cat in Icelandic folklore that eats people who did not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve. The cat incentivized farmworkers to finish processing the wool they collected before Christmas, since they were rewarded with new clothes.
🎨 Marina Vereshchagina
#FolkloreSunday #Folklore #Mythology #Norse #Iceland #Monster #Cat #YuleCat #Yule #Christmas
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The Yule Cat hunts for victims in the snow. Illustration by Marina Vereshchagina.
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War is considered the end of the Age of Heroes. In some versions, it was purposefully instigated by Zeus because he was worried that all these demigods could be a threat to the gods. Thus, Zeus caused a war to make them slaughter each other.
🎨 Peter Paul Rubens
#FolkyFriday #Mythology #Folklore #Greece #Troy #TrojanWar #Zeus #Gods #Demigods
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Achilles slays Hector during the Trojan War. Painting by Peter Paul Rubens.
"There's a snake on the western wave....
He's as long as a city street,
And he eats the dead.
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
Where the snake goes down.
And he waits in the bottom of the sea
For the men that drown...."
- Vachel Lindsay, "The Sea Serpent Chantey"
🎨 James W. Buel
#BookologyThursday #FolkloreThursday #Mythology #Folklore #Book #Literature #Poetry #Monster #Serpent #SeaSerpent
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A sea serpent swims through the ocean. Illustration by James W. Buel.
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It's the #DayOfZeus / Jupiter's Day / Thorsday! ⚡
"And now the day was spent, the hour stole on when one would doubt if it were light or dark, some lingering light at night's vague borderlands. Suddenly the whole house began to shake, the lamps flared up, and all the rooms were bright with flashing crimson fires, and phantom forms of savage beasts of prey howled all around."
Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.389
🏛️ #Dionysos as Light of #Zeus, 'Dios Phos', 500-490 BCE
#mythology #GreekRomanArt #history
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Zeus, wearing himation and chiton, seats on a diphros holding a thunderbolt in his right hand. The goddess Hera (named) attends the mythical birth. The wine god holds in his hands two torches, connecting, in this way, his divine nature to the fire and the light. Indeed, according to the myth, his mother Semele was burnt by Zeus' thunderbolt, and Dionysos was referred with the appellative of “Pyrigonos”, the one that was created by the fire.