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What if instead of a generic snake -- #Serpens became -- Nüwa??

Nüwa is a woman-headed snake goddess in #Chinese #mythology who created humans from clay.

She was one of Jordan's ret-cons(tellations) for the serpens constellation this week!

Listen to the episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/serpens-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCwa#/media/File:Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Spirits_and_the_Supernatural_-_pic54_-_%E5%A5%B3%E5%AA%A7%E7%A5%9E%E5%9C%96.svg

#mythology #myth #legend #lore #ChineseMythology #StarLore #Serpents #Snakes #Serpens #constellations #Retcon #storytelling

Who invented the first compound microscope?? Turns out the answer is a lil *messy*

To find out more, check out this week's #podcast episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/microscopium-myths-and-retconstellations/

#history #Invention #StarLore #microscopium #Microscope #science #humor

Jordan Waxing Poetic with an #Inception x #LionKing mash up for the #constellation Leo Minor

me, having not seen Inception:

#meme #silly #humor #Storytelling #WaxingPoetic #StarryTime #StarLore #LeoMinor

#MythologyMonday let's talk about King Lycaon...

King Lycaon had 50 sons. He killed one of his sons & fed him to Zeus (because... idk something about wanting to test Zeus's omniscience... or something?)

Zeus was so upset (which is sort of rich coming from this guy), he turned King Lycaon into a wolf.

#GreekMythology #GreekMyth #GrecoRoman #Mythology #Myths #legends #Zeus #Kings #StarLore

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)#/media/File:Lycaon_Transformed_into_a_Wolf_LACMA_M.71.76.9.jpg