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Candles on cakes started with ancient Greeks, who would bake round cakes & top them with candles to ask the moon goddess, Artemis, for a favor. Also, when burning 3 candles the person who stands closest to the shortest candle will be the first to die. @SuperstitionSat

In Greek folklore the Phoenix is a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. At the end of its life-cycle, the Phoenix would build itself a nest of cinnamon twigs and myrrh in preparation for its fiery death.@ClassicalMyths #mythology

Anise seeds or oil can get rid of demons when used correctly. Since it’s toxic, you want to make an amulet or use its oil in a perfume. If you have evil attachments or possession, anise is a defensive herb used to banish demonic spirits & deflect hostile magic. #mythologymonday

Bloody Bones is a water demon haunting deep ponds, oceans & old marl pits which often became filled with water to form ponds where it dragged children into the depths. Children were told to "keep away from the marl-pit or bloody bones will have you." #FairyTaleTuesday

According to a compendium of Ozark superstitions—killing a goose in the fall & examining its breastbone gives clues about the winter to come. If the bone is thin & more transparent, the weather will be mild; if the bone is thick, the weather will be severe. #SuperstitionSat

Hera, queen of the gods, persuaded the Sirens to enter a singing contest with the Muses. The Muses won & plucked all of the Sirens' feathers & made crowns from them. Out of anguish the Sirens turned white, fell into the sea & formed white islands. #MythologyMonday

Aldeburgh's coastline in Suffolk is notoriously treacherous & on Dec 7 1899 a ship ran aground. Survivor Augustus Mann attributed his luck to 3 acorns he had in his pocket. 100 years after the tragedy volunteers of the lifeboat were given silver acorn charms. @SuperstitionSat

Halcyon days, named for the Kingfisher or ice bird, occur in December. Tranquil weather 15 days before frost the birds build nests near water. Seven days prior to winter solstice, birds made nests from fish bones & 7 days after, they tended to eggs & hatchlings. #FolkloreThursday

In Greek mythology, Echidna was a monster, half woman, half snake, who lived in a cave beneath the secret parts of the holy earth deep down under a hollow rock far from the deathless gods & mortal men . She was the mother of many famous monsters of Greek myth. @WyrdWednesday

A demon from the underworld has emerged and I wake to protect the sphere of knowledge off all things which has a portal to a parallel universe. #FaustianFriday https://t.co/J0VfswtXcj