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18+ AimeeMaroux, 1 month ago to syria

It's the #DayOfHelios / Sol's Day / #Sunday! ☀

"He made his way direct into the presence [of Helios] and there stood afar, unable to approached the dazzling light. Enrobed in purple vestments Phoebus [Helios] sat, high on a throne of gleaming emeralds."
#Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.20

🏛 #Helios on a black basalt shrine surmounted by a bronze lamp, detail, 3rd Century CE, #Syria

#DayOfHelios #GreekRomanArt #mythology
@antiquidons @mythology

wolfdownwords, 2 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

Funny things about travelling: you wear a mask (for your own protection) and people seem to behave as though you have the plague!

wolfdownwords, 2 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

Morning cofaidh and prompt = thoughts on language learning and dyslexia

https://cofaidhaguscraic.wordpress.com/2024/02/27/someone-else-for-a-day/

wolfdownwords, 3 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

End of Seachdain na Gàidhlig

Hallo, a charaidean! I realise now I've spelt this word two different ways in the past couple of posts - is it chàraidean or charaidean? Based on the fact that the singular is 'caraid' (friend) or 'a charaid' (the friend), I'd go with the second spelling. This is where I should make a mental note to go back and change previous posts for consistency (but we aw ken I'll probably ferget).

https://cofaidhaguscraic.wordpress.com/2024/02/25/end-of-seachdain-na-gaidhlig/

wolfdownwords, 3 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

On building habits, Duo manipulation or not...

https://cofaidhaguscraic.wordpress.com/2024/02/23/a-little-every-day/

juergen_hubert, 3 months ago to Germany

Many major works of engineering benefited from the Devil's assistance.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/devils-56178512

Wen, 3 months ago to animals

More than 2,700 dangerous wild animals kept in homes in Great Britain

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/22/dangerous-wild-animals-kept-in-homes-in-great-britain

And two of them crew the canons on my office (have to use the portholes for something). But their anger is controlled, political canvassers, Jehovah’s Witnesses and small fluffy dugs are their main targets.

#CatsOfMastodon

wolfdownwords, 3 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

Duo mìm

Madainn mhath! I am still caffeinating ach managed tae steal this meme (gaelicised as "mìm") by Colin Reilly via the Gaelic Meme Machine on Facebook (oh, I'm sorry - not sorry - I mean, Meta). They're running a meme competition for this entire week, and have provided me with many an inappropriate giggle. Though I really am in two minds about Facebook (see: creepy af data handling and collection), the communities on there - and the memes - can be quite useful…

https://cofaidhaguscraic.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/duo-mim/

wolfdownwords, 3 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

Hallo, ciamar a tha sibh an-diugh?

Me, I've gone and spontaneously started a blog learning journal for my Gàidhlig...

wolfdownwords, 6 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

Meow through the looking glass

Em0nM4stodon, 6 months ago to random

Mario was a plumber :mario:​
yet,
look at what an amazing job he did at becoming a gymnast-star-eating-castle-crawling-world-saving-hero ! ⭐​:mario_awe:​

You wouldn't not hire Mario just because he didn't have a degree from Mushroom Kingdom Academy, right?

Em0nM4stodon, 6 months ago to random

Inclusivity in hiring is:

Offering livable wages 🏡​

Publishing salary ranges 💰​

Offering accommodations 💚​

Removing requirements that are not actually needed to do the job well 🗒️​

Allowing alternative education paths 🎓​

Considering beginners 🆕​

Considering career-changers :blobfoxtotallyablobcat:​

Considering atypical experience :mario:​

Actually hiring in the end candidates from different demographics and who have different paths :blobcheer:​✨

What else?

wolfdownwords, 6 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

Did this on Bluesky already but I feel I need to squee and give a shoutout to the lovely people who run the Society of Highland & Island Historical Research
(Comann Rannsachaidh Eachdraidh na Gaidhealtachd in Gàidhlig www.highlandhistoricalresearch.com )

Being me, I joined the Society yesterday, and, within 30 minutes, registered for 3 lectures & asked for access to 7 recordings from their online lecture series. No prizes for what arrived in my inbox this morning...

wolfdownwords, 6 months ago to random Scottish Gaelic

Reading (or well, listening to the audiobook of) Scotland's Forgotten Past by Alistair Moffat. While I am enjoying it and the mildly sarcastic tone, I'm not sure how much is speculation and "pop" history. A lot of the facts seem to check out on a basic (Wikpedia) level, at least. It certainly seems to be a good basis for further reading/investigation. Any historians care to comment? @bookstodon #bookstodon #amreading

wolfdownwords, 6 months ago to 13thFloor Scottish Gaelic

Where to begin hunting down information on #mythology ? Specifically ancient British mythology (basically, anything but the King Arthur cycle of myths - I love it in its own way, but it's not what I'm looking for...). I'm aware of Orkneyjar ( http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/index.html ) which features some great info on folklore and myths of Orkney, but what about other places? Scotland, Ireland...? Been using Wikipedia thus far, and need a bit of direction beyond just typing "placename myths" into my search bar.

AimeeMaroux, 7 months ago to antiquidons

Even in death, Osiris still stands strong.

#PhallusThursday
#ancientEgypt @antiquidons

wolfdownwords, 1 year ago to random Scottish Gaelic

For those who really need to see it: a wee black beetle scuttling happily across the pavement (sorry - not an emtomologist so I can't get more specific!).

a wee black beetle scuttling happily across the pavement