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This week's theme is fire!
There are two major associated with fire:
Hestia, goddess of the hearth, and Hephaistos, god of smiths. They represent fire in 2 different forms: the sacrificial flame of the hearth as the sacred centre of domestic life and

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A fiery place: When Thypon, a monsterous giant attempted to overthrow Zeus for the supremacy of the cosmos, the chief of the greek gods buried him beneath the fires of the volcano Etna. The battle is described in Hesiod's "Theogony".

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"Appear, flickering fire,
Encircle the rock with thy flame!
Loge! Loge! Appear!"

In Norse mythology, Logi, Loge (Old Norse "fire") or Hálogi ("High Flame") is a fire giant, god and personification of fire.

A "fire away" feature for

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Mrs Catherine O'Leary was an Irish immigrant living in Chicago, Illinois, US. The story is that an alleged accident involving her cow started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871! Fact or urban myth?! 🎨1871 from Harper's Magazine. https://t.co/3n3VRsyr1k

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When Zeus took fire away from humans, the Titan Prometheus carried it back from Zeus’ hearth in a fennel stalk. He was punished by being chained to a rock on a mountaintop. Every day an eagle tore out his liver, and by night it grew back.

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Drunk Jack offered up his soul in exchange for payment of his pub tab!🍻When the Devil came to collect Jack climbed a tree! Carved a cross to stop the Devil who forgave Jack's debt & granted him an ember from of hell to light his way! Jack-o'-lantern!

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In Roman mythology,Cacus was a fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan.He was killed by Hercules. In the 'Inferno' of the 'Divine Comedy' by Dante, Cacus is depicted as a centaur with a fire-breathing dragon on his shoulders and snakes covering his equine back

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In Aztec myth, the goddess Chantico ("she who dwells in the house") reigns over the fires in the family hearth. She guards homes from thieves & brings wealth & stability to families. She also wears a crown of poisoned cactus spines & can turn into a red serpent.

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Clíodhna Queen of Banshees of S Munster & goddess love/beauty, & patron Co Cork. Has 3 brightly coloured birds who eat apples from otherworldly tree! Their song the sick! Put to sleep by music played by sea god's minstrel & drowned in Glandore harbour! 🎨?

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Brigid (& variants), "exalted one" were 3 sister goddesses of spring season, fertility, poetry & smithcraft. Celebrated at Imbolc (1 Feb). Many of her attributes transferred to St Brigid of Kildare (d c 525), one of Ireland's patron saints &

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Hero of legends, (aka Cai or Kai) had many "supernatural" powers, including the ability to heal extremely quickly when injured. A skilled craftsman, his sword (which he made himself) inflicted incurable wounds.

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"Mermaid" (1873) by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1819–1881). Oil on canvas; 96 cm x 126 cm. Women's Museum. Aarhus, Denmark.

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Ask and Embla were the first humans to walk Middle-Earth. They were fashioned from tree trunks and given life by Odin and his brothers when they came stumbled upon the logs while strolling upon the beach.

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The Bodhi Tree: ficus religiosa, under which Siddhartha Gautama realized enlightenment and obtained his nature, after meditating for 49 days. Though it was cut down out of spite, the original Bodhi Tree is said to have been located in Bodhgaya, India.

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In Celtic mythology a tree trunk or a whole tree was also included among the votive offerings placed in ritual pits or shafts dug into the ground.The Celts believed trees to be sources of sacred wisdom and the ‘Hazel’ tree was associated with wisdom by Druids.

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The theme for today is so here is a virtual shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) thread to set the mood.
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First artwork is the print 'Road to Nikko' by Kawase Hasui.

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Night Spirit. 🌚Experiment with colors and composition. Wanted to combine some fantasy and folklore stuff.
https://t.co/qivzYfghTX

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“That was the most awkward Wednesday he ever remembered.” ( J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit)

So, we have , & ... but Wednesday? Any idea what to do with a Wednesday? Or am I missing something?

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Hecate is a goddess in ancient Greek mythology associated with crossroads, witchcraft, ghosts,and necromancy.Shrines to Hecate at 3 way crossroads were created where food offerings were left at the new moon to protect those who did so from spirits and other evils

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Selene drives her silver (or golden) moon chariot pulled by two white horses. She is represented with a diadem and wings on her shoulders. There are other goddesses associated with the moon but only Selene is regarded as the actual moon itself

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