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3. In #GreekMythology, #Orpheus loved #Eurydice so much that when she died he went to the #Underworld to retrieve her #soul. He was told he could have her soul if he didn't look at her until out of the Underworld, he turned early and lost Eurydice forever
#FairyTaleTuesday 4/15
In #European #Folklore and #Mythology, A #changeling, also referred to as an #auf or #oaf, is a human-like #creature. A changeling was believed to be a #fairie child that had been left in place of a #human child stolen by the #faeries.
A #Sylph also known as a #Sylphid is a #mythological #air #spirit. In #life they were #coquettes and #flirtatious women who became #invisible spirits of the air and protected #secret #knowledge and #beautiful women who rejected the advances of men
#keepingClassicsalive #Folklore
Only 26 days until @cassieclare newest #book, #ChainOfIron comes out! It is once again focusing on the brilliant #Shadowhunters of the #London institute of 1903. I'm hoping for good things for Matthew, James, and even Grace and Tatiana. I have pre ordered and can't wait for it!
In #Irish #Mythology #Brigid is a member of the #TuathaDéDanann, the daughter of the #Dagda, wife of #Bres, and mother of #Ruadán. She is associated with #spring, #fertility, #healing, #poetry and #blacksmithing.
#keepingClassicsalive #Classics #BrigidsDay #BrigidsDay21
Blessed Imbolc to those who celebrate it! #Imbolc/#Imbolg, also called #BrigidsDay is a #Gaelic traditional #festival marking the beginning of #spring. It is held in early #February and lands about halfway between #Yule/#WinterSolstice and #Ostara/#SpringEquinox
In #GreekMythology, #Aphrodite, the #goddess of #love and #beauty had a golden #chariot drawn through the sky by a team of #doves. In some #myths, she was revered as a #sea #goddess and had a chariot drawn by fish-tailed #Tritones.
#MythologyMonday #keepingClassicsalive 9/10
In #GreekMythology, #Helios was the #Titan god of the #Sun. He was said to ride a golden #chariot which brought the Sun from the #east to the #west. In some #myths he gave up the chariot after his son #Phaethon died driving it.
#MythologyMonday #keepingClassicsalive 7/10
In #Gaelic #mythology the #Cailleach is a veiled #divine #hag, a #creator #deity, a #weather deity, and an #ancestor deity. She had #powers over the #land, the #birds and the #beasts and was associated with the #otherworld, and the #dead.
#keepingClassicsalive #Classics
In #Celtic/#Irish #Mythology, #Dagda is the #god associated with #fertility, #agriculture, #manliness and #strength, as well as #magic, #druidry and #wisdom. He is one of the #TuathaDéDanann, Dagda is a father-figure, #king, and #druid.
#keepingClassicsalive #Classics