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So there's this Greek myth that says Zeus was fed by bees when he was born. In gratitude, he blessed them with the color of "shining bronze", and made them immune to cold and harsh winds. These bees lived in Zeus' sacred cave in Crete, and aggressively chased away anyone who tried to steal their honey.

Any #apiarist or #entomology expert out there who could tell me what these bees are by any chance?...

#mythology #biology #nature #folklore #bees
#Nature #folklore #bees #mythology #biology #entomology #apiarist

Hi, I'm a storyteller and here is today's #StorytellingPSA:

No, there is no "original" primary source on Greek mythology that has Persephone walking into the Underworld willingly. Sorry, Tumblr.

#mythology #storytelling #MythologyMonday
#storytelling #storytellingpsa #mythologymonday #mythology

Finally giving the Dionysiaca an actual read.

Despite how much the translator's introduction trashes it as a hack job, I am really enjoying it so far (some Classical philologists need to chill).

It opens with the fight against Typhon, which is a pretty epic boss fight, even by mythological standards.

#mythology #bookstodon #AmReading
#bookstodon #amreading #mythology

Hello, everyone! Join us for Monday's theme: Farming & Agriculture. Which myths feature farming? Write out a story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday. See you Monday!

📷kangbch

@mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

#mythology #Folklore #folktale #legend #Storytelling
Photograph of the sun rising over a field of unripe grain.
#folklore #storytelling #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #legend @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

Today's obscure Greek mythology fact:

Echo had a daughter (with Pan) who used her knowledge of magic to take revenge on Hera for her mother's death.

It's the revenge sequel no one talks about...

#mythology #FolktaleMoment
#mythology #folktalemoment

Antoninus Liberalis keeps on giving. Today's favorite myth is "Hercules talks a himbo into dumping his abusive boyfriend."

#mythology #folklore #storytelling #classics
#folklore #storytelling #mythology #classics

Greetings, myth lovers! Join @AimeeMaroux for today's theme: redheads. Which #myths feature redheads, gingers, or otherwise red-haired characters? Tell us a the myth & tag #MythologyMonday with your #redhead lore. See you #Monday! 👩‍🦰

Art: #Thor by Max Koch, 1900

@mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

#mythology #Folklore #folktale #legend #Storytelling
Oil painting of a red-headed Thor riding his chariot pulled by his two goats, a storm cloud building behind him, a spark of lightning coming from the hammer in his right hand.
#folklore #monday #storytelling #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #myths #legend #redhead #thor @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @Erotic Mythology (hire me) 🥂 @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

Antoninus Liberalis also mentions that on Crete people worshiped Leto the Grafter, a goddess who changed a woman into a man by "grafting organs on him". Just saying.

#mythology #pagan #queer #LGBTQ #folklore #Classics
#lgbtq #pagan #queer #folklore #mythology #classics

So was anyone going to tell me that the "sacrificial virgin rescued from dragon by dashing hero" story existed as a gay love story in ancient times, or was I supposed to just find out from Antoninus Liberalis myself?...

(Alcyoneus and Eurybarus, fyi)

#mythology #folklore #storytelling #Queer #LGBTQ #QueerLoveStories #Classics
#lgbtq #queer #folklore #storytelling #mythology #classics #queerlovestories

Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for the last theme of October: Creepy Crawlies. Which stories feature these tiny creatures? Tag us if you're joining for the first time and use #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you Monday! 🕷️🐛🦗🐜

Photograph of a spider by Bergadder

@mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @noam
#mythology #Folklore #folktale #legend #Storytelling
Close-up photograph of a spider.
#folklore #storytelling #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #legend @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @Noam writes @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

'#Trees have no legal status’: calls rise for stronger protection in #UK against felling

"In Norse mythology, it is Yggdrasil, the world tree, with its branches in the heavens & its roots in the underworld, which underpins the very existence of all creation. When it dies, the myths tell us, the world dies with it."

https://theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/23/trees-have-no-legal-status-calls-rise-for-stronger-protection-in-uk-against-felling

Keep the #LivingLegends alive! sign the petition👇https://campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk/page/99702/petition/1 - @CoedCadw

#ThickTrunkTuesday

#mythology #nature #photography
The beautiful & rare, open grown ‘Summergill Brook Ash’, that probably was a part of an ancient Ash Silvopasture, sitting near the Wales - England boarder, 300 - 400 years old, without ash dieback! It would of witness ‘The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the British Civil Wars’. It stands strong, with a slightly more decayed Ancient Ash neighbour downstream, holding the oxbow together. 6.96m in girth an Ancient Tree. Black and white image.

Did you know that most of the UK's oldest trees are not legally protected?

The @WoodlandTrust wants to change that! Join the campaign to protect your local #LivingLegends
campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk
#uk #Nature #photography #Trees #mythology #thicktrunktuesday #LivingLegends @CoedCadw

Just found out there is a version of the Iliad where, after the death of Achilles, his mother Thetis turns into a seal and takes revenge by hunting down Helen.

There is an ancient Greek horror story hidden in there somewhere, about Helen being hunted by a vengeful pinniped...

#mythology #folklore #storytelling #FolkHorror #seals
#folklore #storytelling #mythology #folkhorror #seals

#FolktaleMoment
#folklore #mythology #folktales

I'm reading South American indigenous folk stories.
In the "fire theft" legends of the Mocoví the villain who hogs all the fire is the viscacha.

Usually in these legends the fire-hogging creature - that a clever thief has to outwit - is a giant, or a monster, or a predator of some sort.

But the Mocoví decided to go with this guy.
(And honestly, he looks so done with everyone's BS, I can see why)
Photo of a viscacha, an animal similar to a rabbit, with grey and beige fur, long droopy whiskers, and sleepy-looking eyes. The entire animal looks exhausted and done with everyone's sh***.
#folklore #folktales #mythology #folktalemoment

Wrote a blog post for Myths and Legends Day on the A to Z main blog. It's about how to find good books on legends and mythology 😊 And what to look for in a good source.

Read here
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2023/10/happy-myths-and-legends-day.html?m=1

#AtoZChallenge #mythology #legends #books #bookstodon #research

Happy Myths and Legends Day!

October 11th is Myths and Legends Day! Since the A to Z Challenge has a "Mythology and Folklore" category every year, we thought it would b...
www.a-to-zchallenge.com
#research #books #bookstodon #legends #atozchallenge #mythology

Hi, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: #Trees. Which myths feature trees? Write up a story & tag #MythologyMonday with your tree lore tweets. See you Monday! 🌳

Art: Two Trees of Valinor by Roger Garland

@mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

#mythology #Folklore #folktale #legend #Storytelling
Artwork of three trees, one with two stems intertwined and a golden hue, the other with a singular stem and silvery hue.
#Trees #folklore #storytelling #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #legend @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @folklore group @mythology group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey

The award for most badass grandparents in Greek #mythology goes to Odysseus on his mother's side for

Mestra - Daughter of King Erysichthon. She demanded shapeshifting powers from Poseidon, and used them to flee when her abusive father sold her.

Autolykos - Son of Hermes, legendary thief and trickster. No one could ever catch him.

Imagine that love story 😄

#MythologyMonday
#mythologymonday #mythology

Greetings, myth lovers! For yesterday's #GrandparentsDay your host @AimeeMaroux is asking: in what myths do #grandparents play a major role?

Tell us the #myth in a toot and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts! If you are participating for the first time, best tag us too so we won't miss your toot! 💖

🎨 Grandmother Spider by @amethystmoonsong@deviantart.com:
https://www.deviantart.com/amethystmoonsong/art/Grandmother-Spider-290923821

#mythology #folklore #folktale #legends #Storytelling
@mythology @folklore @folklorethursday @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood
#folklore #legends #storytelling #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #myth #grandparentsday #grandparents @Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág @Jürgen Hubert @Erotic Mythology (hire me) 🥂 @folklore group @mythology group @folklorethursday group @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood

Today's #MinCup23 match is corundum vs lawsonite.

*Cracks knuckles*

I'm voting corundum, because folklore (and because as a kid I had a book on gemstones, and padparadscha seemed so magical).

I'm going to make this a thread, because rubies and sapphires figure into a whole bunch of tales and legends.

🧵

#folklore #folktales #mythology #gems #minerals #thread #corundum
#thread #folklore #folktales #mythology #minerals #mincup23 #corundum #gems

There is a "Greek myth" going around in esoteric circles about Dionysus and Amethyst, but it's actually a 17th century fakelore invention. Probably based on this belief.

Fun fact, the Hungarian version of D&D had gemstone-based magic, and lucky characters got to use amethyst to purify alcoholic drinks 😄

#ttrpg #DnD #folklore #minerals #MinCup23 #mythology
#folklore #dnd #ttrpg #mythology #minerals #mincup23

Today's #MinCup23 vote is between cinnabar and quartz. This is a tough one! Going on folklore, both have a whole lot to offer.

I'll make this a thread and share some stories.

🧵

#folklore #folktales #mythology #minerals
#folklore #folktales #mythology #minerals #mincup23

Hello, myth lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: Time Travel. Which myths feature time traveling? Write out a story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday. See you soon! ⏱️⏱️⏱️

📷anncapictures

@mythology @folklore
#mythology #folklore #folktale #legends #Storytelling #TimeTravel
Photo of a pocket watch half-buried in sand.
#folklore #legends #storytelling #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #timetravel @folklore group @mythology group

So there's a #Kickstarter project for a tarot deck based on The Classic of Mountains and Seas, which is an ancient Chinese text of mythical lands and creatures. The artwork is pretty stunning, and I LOVE this concept.

If you are interested, here's the link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1919040284/tarot-deck-based-on-1-ancient-myth-masterpiece-bookrelaunch

#tarot #mythology #MythologyMonday #folklore #art
#art #folklore #mythologymonday #mythology #tarot #kickstarter

Hello, everyone! Join us for Monday's theme: #Artworks featuring #mythology. Which work of art depicting a mythological scene, character, or theme do you like best? Why? Tag us and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you soon!

🎨 Caravaggio

#mythology #folklore #folktale #legends #Storytelling @mythology @folklore #art
Detail of the (severed) head of Medusa painted by Caravaggio. Her eyes and mouth are wide open, realstic snakes wreathing around her head in the place of hair.
#art #folklore #legends #storytelling #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #artworks @folklore group @mythology group

#FolkTaleMail

Obviously. I would love a subscription where I regularly receive folklore in the mail. Especially unpublished, archival, freshly collected, newly translated, or little known local folklore from around the world.

#folklore #folktales #mythology #storytelling #SnailMail

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#folklore #storytelling #folktales #mythology #snailmail #folktalemail

*NEW POST*

My latest post discusses the wonderful world of Giants and their presentation in Shropshire folklore. I really hope people enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing!

https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2023/07/here-be-giants-giants-in-shropshire.html

#Folklore #Giants #Mythology #Folktales #Shropshire #Giantfolklore
A period drawing of Giants
#folklore #folktales #mythology #giants #shropshire #giantfolklore

Hello, everyone! Join us for #Monday's theme: Healing. What myths feature healing? Use the tag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you soon!

#mythology #folklore #folktale #stories #legends @mythology @folklore @independentpen

Photo: Tama66
Sculpted hands into which a small stream of water runs.
#folklore #legends #monday #folktale #mythologymonday #mythology #stories @Elisabeth M @folklore group @mythology group

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