Hello again, Myth Lovers! Join us for tomorrow's theme: Jewels and Riches. Write out a story about a myth that features jewels or riches and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you tomorrow! 👑
Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for tomorrow's theme: Mythical Places. What myth features a mythical or legendary place, location, or landscape? Use the tag #MythologyMonday for reposts. See you tomorrow!
Hello, Myth Lovers! To celebrate the last #Monday in #MerMay our theme is #merfolk! Share your favourite myths about mermaids, mermen, and other mythological sea creatures! Which myths feature #merpeople in a central role? Did you create #MerMay mythological art? Use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
@mythologymonday@AimeeMaroux I'd read variations of a Thai poetic saga about the prince Phra Aphai Mani. At one point he'd been seduced by a hideous giantess who disguised herself as a beautiful woman. When he realized the truth, he fled and was assisted by a family of merfolk. Unfortunately, the giantess got her hands on the mother and father merfolk, who met their end in a brutal fashion.
That wraps up our theme of artefacts and museums. This is @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join us again next week for a new #MythologyMonday theme.
Have a great week!
Hello, Myth Lovers! To celebrate International #MuseumDay, we'd love to see your posts about #museums! Which museums have great mythological art? Which are your favourite artifacts? Do you have a favourite #museum? Where have you seen an amazing work of art related to mythology? Use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
One of my favourite myths told in museums is that all ancient cultures had a wide range of food and drink vessels that they never ate or drank from, but which were understood purely in terms of their forms – for ancients nourished only their souls.
That's why the krater and amphora are separated from the wine cups, and why there are no chopsticks in the "Asian ceramics" case.
Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: Brews and Potions. Write out a story that talks about brewing beverages or potion making of special liquids and use the tag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
#mythologymonday It's less of a folklore and more pure alchemy, but I was always taken with the variation between practical and philosophical alchemy, and I think the former was brilliantly epitomised by Thomas Norton's Ordinalle of Alchimy, where he tries without thermometers to define effects like "the temperature at which duck fat melts"
Greetings, myth lovers! To celebrate #CincoDeMayo, today's theme is: #Mexican and Mexican-American myths and legends. Write out a story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you all soon!
Greetings, myth lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: #Dance! Which myths feature someone who dances or #dancing? In which myths do #dances play an important role? Use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
🎨 Dancing Apsaras, female spirits of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
That wraps up our fertile theme of all things earth. This is @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join us again next week for the #MythologyMonday theme Dance and Dancing 💃
Have a great week!
Hello, Myth Lovers! #EarthDay2024 is tomorrow, so join us for the theme: All things #Earth. Which myths feature the land, things that grow, earth gods & goddesses, or nature? Use the tag #MythologyMonday for reposts. See you Monday!
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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: Escapes. Which myths feature someone who escapes? What story features a special item or place that helps with an escape? Us the tag #MythologyMonday for reposts!
Greetings, myth lovers! Join us for #Monday's theme: Maps. Which myths feature a map? Write out a story and tag us using #MythologyMonday for reposts. See you tomorrow!🗺️🗺️🗺️
Alas, German folklore is fairly short on those. There are plenty of tales of treasure hunts, but surprisingly those usually do not involve maps of any kind.
That wraps up today's fun theme on tricks and tricksters. To my surprise, nobody posted about Loki 😄
This is @AimeeMaroux signing off.Join us again next week for a new #MythologyMonday theme!
Have a great week!
Greetings, myth lovers! For #AprilFoolsDay our theme is tricks, tricksters, and pranks!
Tell us a myth about a trickster or involving tricks or pranks and tag us with #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you tomorrrow!
📷 #Ekwensu, a trickster spirit of the #Igbo people. Artist and model unknown.
That wraps up today's theme on The Forge. I'm happy about the active topic, I saw lots of toots and new faces - hello! 👋
Join us again next week for our April Fool's Day #MythologyMonday theme on "Tricks, Tricksters & Pranks." This is @AimeeMaroux signing off. See you again next Monday. Have a great week!