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Today's #MythologyMonday is celebrating #InternationalMuseumDay with talk about mythological art in museums :)

One of my favorite museums in the world is the Villa Giulia in Rome. It houses the National Etruscan Museum. It falls outside most quick tour routes, and it is a lovely, peaceful, elegant museum with a very rich collection.

See the pretty vases below, with various mythological scenes :) Recongize them?

#Rome #Museum #mythology #Etruscan #Archaeology
Black figure vase with the god Dionysos sitting on a stool in the shade of vines heavy with grapes.
Black figure vase painting depicting four men holding a large spit, poking out the eye of Polyphemus the Cyclops.
Black figure vase with Herakles fighting the Hydra
#mythologymonday #mythology #archaeology #museum #Rome #internationalmuseumday #etruscan

Just hit SEND on my Forgotten Greek Myths manuscript 😊

#mythology #MythologyMonday #AmWriting
#amwriting #mythologymonday #mythology

Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: Brews and Potions. Write out a story that talks about brewing beverages or potion making of special liquids and use the tag #MythologyMonday for boosts!

🎨 FreeFunArt

#mythology #witchcraft
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Photo of a green glass bottle on a wooden table surrounded by flowers, a wooden spoon with dried petals, and a mortar and pestle with flowers in it.
#mythologymonday #mythology #witchcraft @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @Starry Time Podcast @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek

I did a half-hour long telling of the myth of Palamedes at Floralia today. It still felt rushed. I'm going to have to turn this into a full hour show. I think Palamedes deserves it.

Working titles:
"The hero that Homer forgot"

"Palamedes and the Invention of Everything"

#mythology #storytelling #GreekMythology
#storytelling #mythology #greekmythology

I am finishing up my mythology manuscript this week, and it is really hard to let this one go... I had too much fun with the stories. I found a lot of forgotten Greek and Roman myths or myth variants that surprised and delighted me. It was like a huge puzzle to play with.

#AmWriting #writing #mythology
#writing #amwriting #mythology

Just read an article about a theory that the myth of Asclepius and the story of Alcestis used to make one continuous epic. Which kinda make perfect sense.

The story starts with Asclepius killed by the gods for trying to bring back the dead with medicine.

And it ends with a drunk Heracles bringing back the dead by beating up the god of Death and breaking some of his ribs.

Resurrection. Best accomplished with booze and wrestling.

#mythology #GreekMythology #storytelling
#storytelling #mythology #greekmythology

Greetings, myth lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: #Dance! Which myths feature someone who dances or #dancing? In which myths do #dances play an important role? Use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!

🎨 Dancing Apsaras, female spirits of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology

#mythology
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Painting of three Apsaras dancing with one another, holding hands. They are dressed in three different colours, pink, orange, and yellow, with long, see-through veils, and braided black hair.
#mythologymonday #mythology #dance #dancing #dances @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @EssAeEm @Starry Time Podcast @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @Lemniscata

Trying to determine if Admetus and Alcestis is too well-known a story to include in my Forgotten Myths book... 🤔

#mythology
#mythology

Love story from Classical mythology that has a happy ending.
Go.

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#mythology

Nonnus: *spends 3 pages describing how Ampelos wrestles with Dionysos among the flowers*

Manuscript: *missing some lines*

Nonnus: *describes Ampelos and Dionysos taking a refreshing bath*

Translator's footnote: "Hmm, something is missing here, whatever could have happened, we'll never know..."

#mythology #QueerMythology #GeeIWonder #Dionysos
#mythology #queermythology #geeiwonder #dionysos

Everyone is so hyped about Hades and Persephone when Dionysos and Ampelos is right there

#mythology #storytelling
#storytelling #mythology

Hello, Myth Lovers! #EarthDay2024 is tomorrow, so join us for the theme: All things #Earth. Which myths feature the land, things that grow, earth gods & goddesses, or nature? Use the tag #MythologyMonday for reposts. See you Monday!
🌱🌍🌿

Photo: Shadi6454

#mythology
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Photo of a sapling growing from the earth.
#Earth #mythologymonday #mythology #earthday2024 @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @EssAeEm @Starry Time Podcast @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @Lemniscata

The more research I do into #mythology, the more I dislike Odysseus.
#mythology

Today's #mythology moment:

The Greek army sailing to Troy stopped on the island of Delos. The king of Delos, a son of Apollo, foresaw that the Trojan War will only be won 10 years later.

So, he invited the Greeks to spend 9 years in his kingdom partying, instead of fighting.
They declined.

Imagine, they could have saved 9 years of war on a technicality...

#GreekMythology #FolktaleMoment #storytelling
#storytelling #mythology #greekmythology #folktalemoment

Palamedes was the Hermione Granger of Chiron's school for heroes

That's the toot

#mythology #storytelling #GreekMythology #VaguePosting
#storytelling #mythology #greekmythology #vagueposting

Today's #MythologyMonday theme is metalworking. Coincidentally I was digging into the myth of Hephaestos, and came up with some tidbits.

When Zeus threw Hephaestos off Olympos (to punish him for trying to shield Hera from his wrath), the blacksmith god landed on the island of Lemnos and broke his leg.

The fun bit is, apparently the island was inhabited by fearsome pirates. They nursed Hephaestos back to health and gave him a home.

I want "Hephaestos and the pirates" to be a thing 😄
#mythology
View of the seashore on the island of Lemnos, with bright blue sea, and high hills covered in green shrubs and foliage.
#mythologymonday #mythology

Philostratus keeps on giving:

A huge part of the book is about Palamedes, the Greek hero who got himself completely written out of the Iliad.
For dissing Odysseus too much.

No wonder Odysseus was pissed, there are some great one-liners in there :D

Oh, and the guy invented writing, numbers, and dice. In case you needed a #pagan patron of #DnD players.

#ttrpg #mythology #books
#pagan #books #dnd #ttrpg #mythology

Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: TEETH! Is there a myth that features a tooth or teeth? Write out a story and tag us with #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you Monday! 🦷

Photo: aglaya3

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Close-up shot of a (closed) crocodile's mouth with very visible teeth.
#mythologymonday #mythology @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @EssAeEm @Starry Time Podcast @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @Lemniscata

Today in underappreciated mythology:

I'm digging into the story of Euthymus, a legendary (but real) Olympian boxing champion from the 5th century BCE. The story says that he defeated a ghost-zombie-werewolf monster in a boxing duel.

The monster was the ghost of one of Odysseus' sailors who violated a maiden in Italia and was stoned to death for it. His vengeful revenant kept demanding a tribute of virgins - until Euthymus showed up and banished him

#MythologyMonday #FolktaleMoment #mythology
#mythologymonday #mythology #folktalemoment

Greetings, myth lovers! In the wake of #ValentinesDay our theme this week is: Sweets and sweet things 🍬 Which #myths talk about a sweet treat or other sweet things? Tell us the #myth and tag us with #MythologyMonday for boosts!

#mythology @mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @Lemniscata
A small figurine of the Mayan goddess Ixcacao, the goddess of cocoa. She is wearing a skirt and hat decorated with cocoa pods and she is photographed standing among real life cocoa beans.
#mythologymonday #mythology #myths #myth #valentinesday @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @Starry Time Podcast @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @Lemniscata

It's kinda funny when you do a Valentine's Day storytelling event with myths about love and dragons, and there are couples sitting in the audience with ash on their forehead 😄😄

#ValentinesDay #AshWednesday #storytelling #mythology
#storytelling #mythology #valentinesday #ashwednesday

I feel the sudden urge to roll one of these into a wedding and see what happens. 😆

#mythology #MythologyMonday
A pile of red apples in a produce store window. Each apple is wrapped in plastic, and into their skin two hearts are carved, with the words "I love you".
#mythologymonday #mythology

My new favorite quote, from the footnotes for Antoninus Liberalis' #mythology book:

"A hooked line cast into antiquity pulls in many other lines, all sources of red herrings!"

😂

#storytelling #Classics #literature #MythologyMonday
#storytelling #literature #mythologymonday #mythology #classics

I jsut dug into the mythology of the love affair between King Minos and Procris, and holy shit. 😱😱

#mythology #yikes #GreekMythology #MythologyMonday
#mythologymonday #mythology #greekmythology #yikes

Greetings, myth lovers! Join us on #Monday for the theme #mirrors in #mythology. Which myths feature mirrors, both crafted and natural? Tell us a story in your toot and tag us, using the hashtag #MythologyMonday. See you tomorrow!

@mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod
Bronze mirror case with the face of a gorgon
#monday #mythologymonday #mythology #mirrors @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @Starry Time Podcast @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek

I am musing about my theme for this year's A to Z Blogging Challenge.

I have been consistently failing a Constellation Myths plan year after year... might be time to actually do it this time. I want to do constellation myths outside of the ones everyone knows... ✨

#blogging #astronomy #constellation #stars #folklore #mythology
#folklore #mythology #blogging #astronomy #stars #constellation

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
#storytelling #mythology #Japan #mythoff

I found my new favorite coffee shop in Budapest 🥰 Pompeii Latte Art Cafe. They have a bookshelf entirely filled with books on Greek and Roman mythology! And archeology. And the coffee is amazing too. And you get quotes from Classical authors with your drink, on little scrolls. How cool is that?

#mythology #archeology #coffee #Budapest #cafes #Rome #Greek #image
Interior photo of the shop. Round tables and art deco chairs, decorated with colorful mosaics. A bookshelf featuring several books on mythology (and more books under the sugar and coffee bean cups on every table). Quotes painted on the walls.
#coffee #mythology #budapest #greek #archeology #Rome #image #cafes

So here's a question I'm curious about today:

Do you remember how/where you first encountered Greek mythology?

(It took me a while to remember mine)

#mythology #myths #storytelling #books
#books #storytelling #mythology #myths

I am researching a Tabwa myth about aardvarks that tunnel between our world and the otherworld.

Out: going "down a rabbit hole" for research

In: going "into the aardvark tunnels" for research

Sounds much better doesn't it

#research #mythology #academia #storytelling #aardvark #animals
Creative commons photo of an aardvark jogging along
#research #animals #storytelling #mythology #academia #aardvark

So, hear me out:

Timothée Chalamet as Dionysos.

(Not the modern idea, the OG concept)

#mythology
#mythology

Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for #Monday's theme: BONES. How are bones featured in mythology? Use the hashtag #MythologyMonday and write out a story. See you soon! 🦴🦴🦴

Art by Clar Monaco

@mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey
#mythology #Folklore #folktale #legend #Storytelling
Drawing of stylised bones against a green background.
#folklore #monday #storytelling #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #legend @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

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