#mythologymonday — Public Fediverse posts
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That concludes our theme of rain. Thank you for sharing an enjoyable downpour of rainy stories! This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join us next #MythologyMonday for a new theme ❤️
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This week's #MythologyMonday theme is rain. In Greek mythology, rain is poured out from pitchers by the Nephelai, the nymphs of the clouds, daughters of Okeanos and Thetys.
"If a mortal dares to insult the Nephelai, let him think of the ills we shall pour upon him. Neither wine nor any harvest at all! If he is making bricks, it'll rain, and our round hailstones will break the tiles of his roof. If he himself marries or any of his kin or friends, we shall cause rain to fall the whole night long." -
In Norse mythology, Thor was god of not just the storm's destructive thunder and lightning, but also its nurturing rain. This made him a god of fertility, and he had power over crops, farmers, marriages, children, and the family in general. 🎨W. G. Collingwood #MythologyMonday
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While also feared for the storms and hale he could bring, the Aztec and their neighbors worshipped Tlaloc is the god of rain and where water is kept, in caves and cenotes. Lord of fertility and a benevolent god more often than not, the Mexican marigold was his. #MythologyMonday
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While also feared for the storms and hale he could bring, the Aztec and their neighbors worshipped Tlaloc is the god of rain and where water is kept, in caves and cenotes. Lord of fertility and a benevolent god more often than not, the Mexican marigold was his. #MythologyMonday
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#MythologyMonday Summoning the Black Knight initially conjured a deadly storm of torrential rain and hailstones which killed most challengers. Those who survived the storm were usually slain by the Black Knight - until Yvain overcame both the storm and the Knight ...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zymjdg7gkddgk4qbriibbpq3/post/3lseol5ebkk2c -
The ghosts of seven maidens and their children now haunt the Hoher Bogen range as storms of vengeance.
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Rainfall will provide some relief to those who are plagued by night hags.
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The Wild Hunt comes in storm and rain.
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Once, a jilted woman drowned her former lover in a torrent of rain.
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When surprised by a rainstorm in the ruins of Plesse Castle, a student from Göttingen took shelter with a clan of dwarves who dwelled beneath it.
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🌧️🐉🌨️In Japanese mythology, the Dragon Kuraokami is the Shinto deity of rain and snow. #MythologyMonday
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In Welsh folklore, Owain (one of King Arthur's knights) finds his way to a hidden fairy valley. In the middle of the valley is an enchanted fountain beside a marble slab. If the fountain's water is splashed on the slab, thunder will boom, and the sky will rain stones. 🎨S. Williams #MythologyMonday
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Greetings, Myth Lovers on BlueSky! Join us for the theme: RAIN. Write out your story & use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. Follow @ap.brid.gy so we can see your posts.
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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: RAIN. Which myths feature rain? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you Monday! 🌧️
@TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @AnnaJunePage @JessMahler @FolkloreFun @PatFurstenberg
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That concludes our theme of stars. A shining collection of stories you all shared! This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join us next #MythologyMonday for a new theme ❤️
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a not-story for #MythologyMonday on the theme of #stars
The Greeks didn't know the star they saw in the morning was the same they saw in the evening (Venus), and gave them 2 different names: Phosphoros and Esperos.
Phosphoros: is a cool name, "light bearer", but it's more popular in his latin version: Lucifer.
Centuries later a german alchemist was trying to obtain the philosopher's stone, and managed to get some luminous substance. He gave the new element an appropriate name: phosphorus.
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Saturn was a Roman god of agriculture, time, generation, dissolution & the planet of the same name. He was seen as having presided over a lost golden age of abundance and peace. However, as a god of time, he had a darker aspect. A 'devourer his own children', Roman legend linked him to human sacrifice. The Romans tended to associate the harsh, patriarchal gods of other peoples with Saturn, such as the Carthaginian Baal and the Hebrew Yahweh. His name survives in English as 'Saturday', meaning 'Saturn's day'. #mythologymonday #folklore #history #mythology #religion
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A comet heralded the coming of the Cat With Three Hundred Young.
Iä! Iä!
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🌿🏵️🌿Primrose flowers were believed to ward off the spells of Faeries. #MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
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🌿🏵️🌿Primrose flowers were believed to ward off the spells of Faeries. #MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
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On April 30, night of Saint Walburga (Walpurgisnacht), witches fly to Blocksberg mountain in Germany to catch up on their deeds throughout the year and dance around al fire. When I was there, the devil was also present, judging harshly the witches who didn't work enough evil magic.
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#MythologyMonday : numbers, math and calculation
There is a #myth / #superstition (take your pick) in the #Jewish tradition that #Jews should not be counted - at least not directly. It is considered bad luck. This is sometimes ascribed to the biblical verse: "And the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which shall neither be measured nor counted".
Unsurprisingly, Jews have found ways around this. For example, in synagogue there is a tradition of a minyan - ten people must be present in order to say certain prayers. It is customary in some synagogues to use a Torah verse that contains ten words instead of using numbers.
I recall a family story of some long ago relative naming the expected guests as they set the table, putting down a plate for each person, rather than explicitly counting them.
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Hermes agreed and opened the door to Herse's chamber with his caduceus. When Aglauros wanted to rise in protest, she couldn't. She fought to raise herself up and straighten her body, but to no avail: rock was already taking hold of her throat, her mouth was growing hard, until she sat there, nothing but a bloodless statue.
The myth is told by #Ovid, in Metamorphoses, 2, ll. 711–832
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In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2
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My pick for #MythologyMonday's theme of favourite mythology-themed reads would be the comic #Punderworld by my friend @linda_sejic, a light-hearted but emotional retelling of Persephone's abduction by Hades (here a misadventure rather than planned abduction). Linda loves drawing plants, so she does right by Persephone's and Demeter's vegetation powers 😉
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🍀🌕🍀Pointing at the moon was thought to be disrespectful and would bring misfortune. In the north-midland counties of England it was said that doing so nine times would prevent you from entering Heaven. #OwlishMonday #MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #FullMoon #WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
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Greetings, myth lovers!
Since I can't log into @mythologymonday because the server seems to be down, I'm inviting you to share your favourite #mythology-themed read for #MythologyMonday from my own account today. Which mythology books, stories and/or fics do you love? Links welcome!
Use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts.#NationalReadingMonth #ReadingCommunity #folklore
@TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites
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Some of the most curious English ghost stories relate to 'screaming skulls'. A famous one is housed at Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire. It is said to have belonged to Anne Griffith, whose father built the Hall. Anne had watched in amazement as the Hall was constructed, declaring it would be the most wonderful home ever built. Shortly after it was finished, however, she was fatally wounded by robbers. As she lay dying, she made her sisters promise they would sever her corpse's head and keep it in the Hall, but Anne was buried conventionally in the local churchyard. The Hall was, thereafter, tormented with groans and poltergeist activity until the family had Anne exhumed and decapitated. As long as the skull stayed in the Hall, everything was fine, but - over the years - several attempts to remove it led to supernatural disturbances. The skull remains in the Hall today. Nobody is sure of the exact location, but it's said to be bricked up in a wall. #gothic #folklore #history #paranormal #ghosts #skull #skulls #death #mythologymonday #graveyard
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🪶🤍🪶"He wore a metal and bone charm, the first talisman he had found and still his favourite. It was a tiny, lodestone-filled skull of a swallow, the fine beak gilded, two polished silver orbs shining from its eye sockets." 📖Deeper Older Darker. #MythologyMonday #BookChatWeekly #BookSky💙📚💙
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In Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, the spider becomes a fate-weaver. Like the Norns of old, Charlotte spins destiny into her web—words as spells, silk as salvation. A barnyard tale, yet steeped in ancient myth: that language itself can alter the threads of life. 🐖🕷️ #Charlottesweb -
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In Celtic #Buglore, a ladybug with fewer than 7 spots foretold a plentiful harvest 🌾🍀 If one lands on you, luck follows—but harm it and misfortune stirs.
In Norse lands, the “Lady” may once have echoed Freyja—goddess of love & fertility. 🐞✨ #Ladybugs -
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#Dragonflies shimmer between worlds. In Japanese lore they were emblems of courage & victory; in parts of Europe they were called “devil’s darning needles,” feared yet fascinating. Born in water, rising to air, they embody transformation, illusion & the magic of midsummer light. 💫Art by Manabu Endo.