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@FolkloreThurs Myth of Sisyphus who had to eternally roll a colossal boulder for his crafty deceit directed at Zeus. Today Sisyphean task is one that requires large and futile volumes of work. #FolkloreThursday
Sisyphus (1548–49) by Titian, Prado Museum, Madrid
The myth of the Wild Hunt is present in the folklore of numerous European regions, from Scandinavia to Britain and Germany, with various leader such as King Arthur, Odin and King Amerdag of Denmark #FolkloreThursday
Painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo with Odin in charge of the Hunt
Anonymous woodcut from 1557 of the 1529 Marburg Colloquy summoned by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. It tried to solve a disputation between Luther and #Zwingli over the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, while also aiming for the consolidation of a Protestant alliance.
#Onthisday 1467 Battle of Baia fought between the principality of Moldavia led by Stephen the Great and Hungary led by Matthias Corvinus ends with a decisive victory for the Moldavians, despite being heavily outnumbered.
Image from medieval Chronica Hungarorum #OTD #History
Great satirical sketch of Gustavus Adolphus poking Pope Urban VIII to regurgitate cities captured by the Protestants in the 1630's. #OTD #History #ThirtyYearsWar
Source: Parker, Geoffrey (editor), The Thirty Years War (Second Edition), Routledge, 1997, p.104
#OTD 1594 Gustavus Adolphus of #Sweden was born. With his reign starting in 1611 he made Sweden a regional power, Protestant stronghold and military powerhouse during the #ThirtyYearsWar, being a central figure of the #Swedish Intervention Phase (1630-1635) #History #EarlyModern