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Prophesied to die at the hands of his grandson by his daughter, King Acrisius of Argos and locked his daughter away. Zeus impregnated her as golden light, so Acrisius made a choice: rather than kill his daughter and grandson Perseus, he cast them to the sea. #FolkloreThursday

To round out #MythologyMonday and to celebrate the release of the new #DnD book tomorrow I thought I'd do a thread on mythology connections with Tasha/Iggwilv and D&D in general. Roll for initiative and prepare your spells, here's a thread.

Hestia Full of Blessings was considered by some the anti-Aphrodite: a chaste virgin, she maintained her duty before all and kept the fire of Olympus burning. She rejected all proposals, and gave up her seat at Olympus to Dionysus to focus on her job. #MythologyMonday

🖼: Yliade

A twist on the tale of Snow White, "Snow, Glass, Apple" by @neilhimself retells the story with the Queen attempting to save her kingdom from the clutches of her snow-white stepdaughter, whose odd tastes and enthralling ways threaten them all. #FairyTaleTuesday

We enter the Cailleach's time of year, when the winter woman reigns over the earth and nothing grows. She is portrayed as a trickster in Scottish and Irish tales, sometimes cruel in her winter winds, but she brings bounty too, and wisdom always. #WyrdWednesday

🖼: J. Brideson

The Dagda sought prophecy from the fearsome Morrigan on Samhain, to know if she and the sorcerers of Ireland would stand against the Fomorians in battle. She would give it, it he would wrestle her. So they wrestled, and then laid together: she would join him. #FairyTaleTuesday

If ever you should wander mountainous Japan at night, feeling as though you are being followed, take care: for the okuri inu (送り犬) follows lone travelers. Spirits and animals stay away if it follows, but should a traveler trip the black hound will devour them #FairyTaleTuesday

Atop the world sits Hræsvelg, a jotun who takes the form of an eagle. With the flapping of his wings, all wind in all Nine Worlds is formed, a constant beating that varies the weather in all areas. His mood determines the wind we feel in Midgard. #MythologyMonday

Hel rules the inglorious dead of Norse belief, those who died of disease or lethargy in old age or those who did not live a life worth living. Here they toil building a ship of toenails, which will carry the armies of the dead to Ragnarok. #FolkloreThursday

🖼: Vesper-Moth

Ōmeteōtl is a pair of Aztec deities, one male and one female, representing cosmic duality. A magician of the highest order, Ōmeteōtl is the divine creator in some cosmologies, using magic to create the universe and giving that gift to humanity. #FairyTaleTuesday