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Image is a 4th-century Roman mosaic.
#AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #RomanMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #RomanFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreeceSky #Roman #RomanSky #ClassicalSky #Harvest #Fall #Autumn -
Image is an 1878 woodcut for the book "The Olympus or the Mythology of the Greeks and Romans."
#AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreeceSky #Classical #ClassicalSky #Cronus #Harvest #Fertility -
#AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreeceSky #ClassicalSky #Literature #LiteratureSky #GreekLiterature #ClassicalLiterature #Theatre #Theater #Euripides #Medea #Occult #Witch #WitchSky #Witchcraft
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Image from the movie "Clash of the Titans"
#31DaysofHaunting #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Hades #Greece #GreeceSky #ClassicalSky #ClashoftheTitans -
Image is a 2nd century marble statue from Constanta, Romania.
#AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreeceSky #ClassicalSky #Ocean #Sea -
Image by Guillaume Coustou the Younger #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreeceSky #ClassicalSky #Art #ArtSky #Statue #StatueSky
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Image is a stone relief from the north-west pediment of the temple of Athena in Ilion (Troy). #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreeceSky #ClassicalSky #Titan #Hyperion
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Image by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire #LegendaryWednesday #GothicSpring #DailySpookLore #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreekSky #ClassicalSky #Monster #MonsterSky
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Greeks Celebrate Saint George’s Day in Style in Arachova https://www.byteseu.com/1957806/ #celebration #george #Greece #GreeceNews #GreekFolklore #orthodox #Religion #SaintGeorge
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Image is a kylix from Attica, Greece (c. 470 BCE). #LegendaryWednesday #GothicSpring #BookChatWeekly #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreekSky #ClassicalSky #Monster #MonsterSky #Sphinx #Riddle
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Image is a limestone sculpture from 5th century BCE showing Helen of Troy being born. #LegendaryWednesday #GothicSpring #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreekSky #ClassicalSky #Egg #Bird #Swan
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Image is a pinax (votive tablet) from Epizephyrian Locris, Italy. #GothicSpring #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #RomanMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #RomanFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #GreekSky #ClassicalSky #Spring #Persephone #Hades
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Flash fiction by me about the Greek moon goddess Selene. #BookChatWeekly #NationalReadingMonth #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #FictionSky #FlashFiction #FlashFictionSky #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #RomanMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #RomanFolklore #Greece
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Image is from a Roman sarcophagus. #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #GreekMythology #RomanMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #GreekFolklore #RomanFolklore #Greece #GreekSky #Rome #RomanSky #Selene #Moon
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Image by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert #AncientSky #MythologySky #FolkloreSky #GreekSky #ClassicalSky #AmazonsSky #Mythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #Amazons #Hippolyta #Heracles #Hercules #Theseus
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Image is an ancient Greek kylix (a wide-bowled drinking cup with handles) #AncientSky #FolkloreSky #MythologySky #GreekSky #ClassicalSky #BirdSky #Folklore #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Mythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Greece #Olympians #Apollo #Bird #Raven
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#FolkyFriday: In Greece, the #Christmas season often sees the decoration of boats, a nod to their deep maritime roots. Known as 'Karavaki,' this tradition honors St. Nicholas, the sailors' patron saint. These brightly lit boats symbolize safe voyages and the seafaring spirit. ⚓✨ #GreekFolklore #Karavaki
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According to Greek folklore, the Kallikantzaroi are goblin-like creatures that can only leave the underworld during the 12 days of Christmas. For those 12 days, they roam the earth carrying out all sorts of mischievous (and sometimes malicious) acts. #LegendaryWednesday
🎨: John D. Batten
#Folklore #GreekFolklore #Christmas #ChristmasFolklore #HolidayFolklore #Kallikantzaroi #Greece #Goblin
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According to Greek folklore, the Kallikantzaroi are goblin-like creatures that can only leave the underworld during the 12 days of Christmas. For those 12 days, they roam the earth carrying out all sorts of mischievous (and sometimes malicious) acts. #LegendaryWednesday
🎨: John D. Batten
#Folklore #GreekFolklore #Christmas #ChristmasFolklore #HolidayFolklore #Kallikantzaroi #Greece #Goblin
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According to Greek folklore, a person that committed the sacrilegious act of eating a sheep that had been killed or wounded by either a wolf or werewolf would transform into a vampiric creature known as a vrykolakas upon their death. #FaustianFriday
🎨: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
#Folklore #Superstition #Vrykolakas #Wolf #Werewolf #Vampire #Greece #GreekFolklore
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According to Greek folklore, a person that committed the sacrilegious act of eating a sheep that had been killed or wounded by either a wolf or werewolf would transform into a vampiric creature known as a vrykolakas upon their death. #FaustianFriday
🎨: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
#Folklore #Superstition #Vrykolakas #Wolf #Werewolf #Vampire #Greece #GreekFolklore
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Used Xherdan the angry hairless cat as reference for my take on the Sarmatian Snail inspired by #snailify #SillyCuratorPrompts #PenAndInk #DanishFolklore #GreekFolklore #TurkishFolklore
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Used Xherdan the angry hairless cat as reference for my take on the Sarmatian Snail inspired by #snailify #SillyCuratorPrompts #PenAndInk #DanishFolklore #GreekFolklore #TurkishFolklore
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Used Xherdan the angry hairless cat as reference for my take on the Sarmatian Snail inspired by #snailify #SillyCuratorPrompts #PenAndInk #DanishFolklore #GreekFolklore #TurkishFolklore
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In Greek iconography, St Nicholas took over the role of Poseidon, and is therefore prayed to by sailors and when there’s an earthquake (the sea & earthquakes are under Poseidon’s control).
https://dowsingfordivinity.com/2019/11/24/the-yule-tree/
#Earthquakes #EarthTremors #FolkloreThursday #folklore #Poseidon #SaintNicholas #Greece #GreekFolklore
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In Greek iconography, St Nicholas took over the role of Poseidon, and is therefore prayed to by sailors and when there’s an earthquake (the sea & earthquakes are under Poseidon’s control).
https://dowsingfordivinity.com/2019/11/24/the-yule-tree/
#Earthquakes #EarthTremors #FolkloreThursday #folklore #Poseidon #SaintNicholas #Greece #GreekFolklore