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TarkabarkaHolgy

@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social

Professional storyteller and author from Hungary. MA in Archaeology, MA in Storytelling, PhD in Culture Studies. I write about folktales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games, and nerdy things. She/her
#ttrpg #folklore #mythology #storytelling #archaeology #fedi22
Hobbies and interests include #crochet, #beading, #archery, #travel, and #geology

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TarkabarkaHolgy, (edited ) to Birds Hungarian
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The Hungarian Ornithology Society has these collectible pins they sell for donations at various locations around Hungary. There are more than 300 species included, but the catch is, they don't tell you which pins you can find at which locations.

Today I went on a scavenger hunt and managed to find a care at the fourth try πŸ˜„ Yay!

#birds #birding #ornithology #pins #shiny #image

TarkabarkaHolgy, to random Hungarian
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A friend explained to her 7yo.
The kid's reaction:

"So I don't have to kiss anyone and I can still be a parent?! That's awesome!"

πŸ˜„

TarkabarkaHolgy, to 13thFloor
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Just hit SEND on my Forgotten Greek Myths manuscript 😊

TarkabarkaHolgy, to 13thFloor
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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

TarkabarkaHolgy, to Archaeology Hungarian
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Had a fun day at the Roman festival of Floralia at the Aquincum Museum in Budapest.

The Roman-Barbarian ball game devolved into a friendly brawl when fans invaded the field.

Barbarians cheered for gladiators by bouncing and chanting "IF YOU DON'T JUMP YOU'RE ROMANIZED", soccer fan style.

My toddler followed the gladiator fights with enthusiastic cheering and then in the end asked me "do they have booboos?" 🀣

#Aquincum #reenactment #Romans #archaeology #gladiators

Green field in the museum gardens, with a lapidarium building in the background. On the slopes there are hundreds of spectators. In the fieldnare gladiators waiting for the emperor's decision, facing the stands where the emperor sits in a purple toga. In yhe foreground there are half naked men dressed as barbarians, with the letters OSZTARK painted on their backs, imitating sports fans.

TarkabarkaHolgy, to random
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Time for the last read-through of this manuscript, or as I like to call it, De-Semicolonization

πŸ˜„

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@Emmacox I love it, but there needs to be a healthy amount of them in a paragraph πŸ˜…

TarkabarkaHolgy, to books
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The Hungarian online used book store I visit has a book of Ukraininan folktales in Kannada translation.
That's... random. πŸ˜„

TarkabarkaHolgy, to Parenting
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I am considering a new dissertation titled

"Parental gender roles, weaponized incompetence, and differing masculinities: Bandit vs Papa Pig."

TarkabarkaHolgy,
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@si_fuller Yes, I did notice some changes as the show went along

TarkabarkaHolgy, to writing
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I am finishing up my mythology manuscript this week, and it is really hard to let this one go... I had too much fun with the stories. I found a lot of forgotten Greek and Roman myths or myth variants that surprised and delighted me. It was like a huge puzzle to play with.

TarkabarkaHolgy, to random
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#MayThe4thBeWithYou

And also with you

TarkabarkaHolgy, to 13thFloor Hungarian
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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.

#mythology #GreekMythology #storytelling

TarkabarkaHolgy, to folklore
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I managed to complete this yeat's A to Z Challenge, mostly because I scheduled the posts ahead of time.

I also decided to announce my theme for NEXT year... mostly because it will take a whole lot of reading to pull it off :)

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/05/2024-to-z-challenge-reflections-and.html

TarkabarkaHolgy,
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@belchion yeah it's a very different experience with posts scheduled ahead of time

TarkabarkaHolgy, to folklore Hungarian
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The last post of the A to Z Challenge!
was a very fun theme to do.
Z is for Zaddy πŸ˜† For lack of a better option.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/z-is-for-zaddy-romance-tropes-in.html?m=1

TarkabarkaHolgy, to 13thFloor Hungarian
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Today's is about dancing and the arts

So this is a reminder that the Nine Muses in Greek mythology had a little brother named Krotos

He invented applause πŸ˜„
Thank him

He is also Saggitarius. 🌟

TarkabarkaHolgy, to Parenting
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No officer I swear the Tasmanian Devil and Stitch didn't have a litter of feral puppies in our apartment, you see tis just that the child wants a sip of water before sleep

TarkabarkaHolgy, to folklore
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The Challenge is almost over!
Y is for Years of Waiting. Some romances take a long time to blossom.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/y-is-for-years-of-waiting-romance.html

TarkabarkaHolgy, to 13thFloor
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Trying to determine if Admetus and Alcestis is too well-known a story to include in my Forgotten Myths book... πŸ€”

TarkabarkaHolgy,
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@CatFoxBirdLady Mostly by polling a bunch of people on social media? :D

TarkabarkaHolgy, to random Hungarian
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The Burger King two-person bucket has 9 chili cheese nuggets in it
Are they in the divorce business or something?

TarkabarkaHolgy, to folklore
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X is for Kisses!

Who doesn't love a good kissing scene? Folklore has them too :) And I am not talking Sleeping Beauty.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/x-is-for-kisses-romance-tropes-in.html

TarkabarkaHolgy, to 13thFloor Hungarian
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Nonnus: spends 3 pages describing how Ampelos wrestles with Dionysos among the flowers

Manuscript: missing some lines

Nonnus: describes Ampelos and Dionysos taking a refreshing bath

Translator's footnote: "Hmm, something is missing here, whatever could have happened, we'll never know..."

TarkabarkaHolgy, to 13thFloor
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Love story from Classical mythology that has a happy ending.
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