Karen Sloanさんのイラストまとめ

The myth of Persephone, (goddess of the underworld) features her consumption of pomegranate seeds, requiring her to spend the same number of months in the underworld as seeds that she ate. #Autumn #FairyTaleTuesday

Cassiopeia boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the daughters of sea god Nereus, bringing down the wrath of Poseidon. 🔱 Andromeda, chained to a rock & left to be killed by a sea monster, was saved by Perseus, whom she ultimately married. #MythologyMonday

Some #art historians think a sleeping knight represents one who must choose between Virtue & Pleasure.
The ideal attributes of any knight are a book, a sword, & a flower, which suggest the ideals of a scholar, a soldier, & a lover. #MythologyMonday #dreams

Sinbad the Sailor is the hero in a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin. In the course of 7 voyages, throughout the seas east of Africa & south of Asia, he has fantastic adventures in magical realms, encounters monsters, & witnesses supernatural phenomena. ⛵️ #FolkloreThursday

Tír na nÓg is an island paradise & supernatural realm of everlasting youth, beauty, health, abundance & joy. Its inhabitants are the Tuatha Dé Danann, the warriors of the Tuatha Dé, the gods of pre-Christian Ireland. #FolkloreThursday

The Wild Hunt involved a 'soul-raving' chase led by ghostly, supernatural hunters passing by in #wild pursuit. 🐎 People witnessing the Hunt might be abducted to the underworld or the #fairy kingdom. The Hunt could also presage an oncoming plague. 😷 #FolkloreThursday

"The Ash-Tree Girl", (Marie de France) is a variant of #Cinderella. A noblewoman abandons her infant daughter (1 sister of twins) as she fears she'll be accused of infidelity, due to the belief that twins were born from different fathers. #FairyTaleTuesday https://t.co/lU2Iwx3PGv

“Therein, ye gods, ye make the weak most strong;
Therein, ye gods, you tyrants do defeat.”
- Julius Caesar #ShakespeareSunday

For #WyrdWednesday - Today's #cryptozoology

Diving Bell suit
Loch Ness Monster
Bonnie Scotland
Camera https://t.co/G9ETfgYXLS

Happy #SummerSolstice! 💐 When the sun kisses the earth longer than any other day of the year. 🌞 #Midsummer