Even deeper in the lunar mythology rabbit hole:

There are ancient Greek sources that claim that the Fair Helen came from the Moon.
According to them, Moon people were fifteen times larger than us and laid eggs instead of giving birth. And since Helen came from an egg, she had to be a Moon woman.

Please readjust your Iliad retellings to include an 80-foot tall lunar Helen accordingly.

#mythology #GreekMythology #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.

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It is an incredibly cool feeling to walk into your favorite café and ask for a latte named after your book 🥰 🥰
Pompeii Latte Art Caffe is running a promotion with a custom made Silent Goddess hazelnut-brownie latte ☕️

#coffee #latte #mythology #bookstodon #books #GreekMythology #RomanMythology

Aww I love this #MythologyMonday theme (esp. since I was just with *both* my #Sisters IRL last weekend!)

Shout out to the 7 Sisters known as the #Pleaides who live now as stars in the night sky b/c #Orion is the WORRRSST!

We did an episode about the #astronomy & #myth of this #asterism earlier this season

#Myth #Mythology #GreekMythology #Space #podcast #NationalSisterDay #Sister

🎨 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_(Greek_mythology)#/media/File:The_Pleiades_(Elihu_Vedder).jpg

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

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.

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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...

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

That's the toot

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

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