Ellen Louise Lloyd 🌹さんのイラストまとめ

#FolkloreThursday - Alwilda was an imprisoned Viking Princess who escaped from a tower and became a pirate queen. Dressed as a man, Alwilda was a successful and feared pirate, but she could not escape her fate. https://t.co/ePbcJOrKDD

#LegendaryWednesday - At the Oracle of Delphi, Pythia was seated in a state of trance, speaking on behalf of the gods delivering her prophecies.
Modern scientists say an intoxicating gas below the temple suggests Pythia was on drugs while guiding people. https://t.co/hNNZcZkH7L

#OwlishMonday
“Observe and reflect, and become a little wiser every day.”

~ Doe Zantamata
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🎨 Spirit Of Ancient Forests - Wilhelm Goebel

#FolkloreSunday - In Swedish folklore Skogsrå is the mistress of the forest. She appears like a woman from the front but seen from behind she often has a hollow back and a tail.
Those who are tempted to follow her into the forest are never seen again. https://t.co/Q6gYqvFZow

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”

~ Albert Camus
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#Caturday

#OTD in 31 B.C., a significant historical event occurred outside the Gulf of Actium in Greece.
The fleet of Roman Mark Antony and Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, met the fleet of Octavian leader known as the Emperor Augustus after 27 B.C. https://t.co/wt7Aupf2HP

“A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the other one.”

~ Baltasar Gracián
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#Caturday

#OTD late in the evening in 1883, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history occurred on Krakatoa.

The explosions were heard on Rodriguez Island, 4653 km distant across the Indian Ocean and over 1/13th of the earth’s surface. https://t.co/7X3JLMVRfi

“Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.”

~ Democritus, ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher (460 B.C. - 370 B.C.)
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#Books #AncientGreece #Philosophy

#FairytaleTuesday - Norse shamans (Seidr) had unusual powers and held the keys to one's destiny.
A Seidr was a servant of the spirits, and a mediator sitting between the worlds. They could hear voices of the spirits and see otherwordly beings. https://t.co/KUgH6xoTf4