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"For a Swarm of Bees" is an metrical #charm used with the intention of keeping honey bees from swarming away. 🐝 At the end of the charm, #bees are referred to as sigewif, "victory-women", associating bees with Valkyries or Shield Maidens in Old Norse folklore. #FairytaleTuesday

Fairy Hordes Attacking a Bat 🦇
🎨 John Anster Fitzgerald, ca 1860
#fairytales 🧚

"The Six Swans" 🦢
From the Bros. Grimm #fairytale collection.
🎨 by Ethel Franklin Betts, ca 1909

Valentine & Orson is a tale of twin brothers. Valentine is brought up at King Pepin's court, while Orson is abandoned in the forest, brought up by a #bear, & becomes a wild man of the woods. The twins later meet & discover their true history. 🐻 #FairyTaleTuesday

"Now, my Titania; wake you, my sweet queen."
👑 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act IV, Sc I
#ShakespeareSunday

According to Irish #mythology, keening laments were sung by Banshees who'd sing (wailing) when a family member died or was about to die. "Keen" as a noun or verb comes from the Irish & Scottish Gaelic term caoineadh, "to cry or weep". #MythologyMonday

Feeling introspective today.
#FridayFeelings

In medieval romances, a knight-errant frequently met hermits on their quest. These (usually) wise old men advised them on their search for the #HolyGrail. Knights gained wisdom from these mentors, including the significance of any encounters, dreams & visions. #mythologymonday 🍷

A resplendent Venus meets her lover Anchises on Mount Ida. Their son will be Aeneas, hero of Troy. It's his (their) lineage that's said to lead to Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome.

🎨 William Blake Richmond, Venus and Anchises, ca 1889 (Public domain) #origin #mythology

To insure health & prosperity, one should always turn a coin in one's pocket on first seeing the new moon. 🌜💰
#SuperstitionSat #money