I'm telling the story of María Cacao for #MythOff today :) I have been doing weeks of research on her. She is a goddess from the island of Cebu who grows cocoa, and sails in a golden ship periodically to America to sell her crops for fancy tableware. She lends the tableware out to local people when they need it for celebrations.

However, the absolute best thing about María Cacao is that she has a giant shrimp as a pet 🦐

#mythology #folklore #storytelling

I am preparing for the next MythOff, and I am way down the rabbit hole about Greek and Roman sources that claim that the Nemean Lion was created by Hera and raised on the Moon. Basically, it was an artificial monster designed to defeat Heracles, transported from the Moon to Earth in a specific way.

Also now I am reading articles about Ancient Greek ideas about the Moon's flora and fauna.

I love mythology.

#mythology #MythOff #storytelling #GreekMythology

The theme of our next #MythOff storytelling event will be Dragons & Love (since it's on Valentine's Day).
I just started researching the legend of Lake Tazawa.

It started with one dragon, and now there are two dragons, three lakes, and a 10th century volcanic eruption.

I love my job.

#storytelling #mythology #Japan

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