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Dante and Beatrice meet twelve wise men (including Thomas Aquinas, King Solomon, Boethius, Bede) in the Sphere of the Sun (miniature by illustrator Giovanni di Paolo), Canto 10, in what is an important episode in Paradiso and the whole Divine Comedy. 1/2

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Arianrhod is a Welsh goddess of the moon and stars. Her name means ‘silver wheel.’ She is believed to carry souls to the afterlife to await rebirth. Her palace is 'Caer Arianrhod,' a title also used in Welsh for the constellation Corona Borealis.

🎨Anne Stokes

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Art by from Early Haunts of 'The Wild Huntsman' a German Poem written by Gottfried August Burger. Based on the folklore of the cursed Wild Hunter, he's doomed to be pursued to eternity. Also an inspiration behind Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow.

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Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.

The idea of wishing on a star seems to be a very ancient one.
The rhyme has been referenced by artists from Steinbeck to Madonna. (🎨 C M Barker)

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In Slavic mythology, the morning star is called Zorya Utrennyaya (among many names). She is said to open the gates of Dažbog's palace each morning to let the sun start its journey.

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When the Sun used to live as a man among the San of the Kalahari the world was dark. When he lifted his arms bright light escaped from his armpits. Eventually he was flung into the sky & now lights the entire world.
Brian Froud Illustration

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'When a person sees a star falling he says, "Mo anam do Dhia is do Mhuire" [My soul to God and Mary]. The people also say when they see a star falling that somebody is dying and that his soul is going to God.'



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The Zodiac Man was used in medieval medicine to ascertain the correct time for bloodletting & surgery. When the moon was in a body part’s corresponding zodiac sign or in aspect thereto, it was considered too dangerous to perform any kind of invasive treatment.

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'Son of Russia' is a book with Palekh miniatures about Yuri Gagarin. It mythologizes the life of the cosmonaut through the painting style which was initially reserved for icons. After the revolution the icon artists started making lacquer boxes with new motifs.

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"Strijd tussen Carnaval en Vasten" (1559)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c.-1525-1569) 🎨🇳🇱
oil, panel, 118x165 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 🇦🇹

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Excalibur (1981) captured the spirit of the myths; the Clive Owen version did well with the Romano-Celtic side, and a thousand books give us historical arguments. After that, it all gets a bit 'fanciful' and historically misleading at best.

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She rode through the lands on a black swan of stardust, sprigs of moonflower and poppy in hand 🦢🌷⭐️ just uploaded this new piece to my AOI portfolio 👌https://t.co/UUdKaI8rIh

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In rural Ireland, blackbirds were supposed to hold the souls of those in purgatory until judgement day. That's a clue to why they hop through the pages of And why we chose one for the cover.
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According to The Impudent Edda, Loki waits behind a bush in hope of spooking Freyja when she leaves her house but then he decides instead to stalk her to Dwarf World where she proceeds to engage in a secret dwarven love affair. https://t.co/Ai0xP9Fsyr

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On February 14th - 15th the ancient Romans also celebrated Lupercalia revering Lupercus also known as Faunus meaning “The Wild One.” It's kin
Fauna meaning “Good Goddess."was the 'keeper of Mysteries,' (women only event.)

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Earlier I shared Richard Dadd's 'The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke' for Here's another one of his paintings, 'Come unto These Yellow Sands' (1842). It's included in this article on : https://t.co/0kKKKjsVZ1

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As the Time between time’s approaches and our thoughts turn to tales of Love and longing At this time of year . Santess Dwynwen the Welsh patron Saint of Lovers springs to heart and mind . Here is her tale https://t.co/ZEZNBSPze6

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St George has just slain the dragon & won the hand of Princess Sabra. Jane Burden, who went on to marry William Morris, was Rossetti’s model. His intense attraction to Jane, while he was involved with Lizzie Sidall, is a powerful subtext here.

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is classically regarded as the chubby son of Venus & Mars; child of Love & War. But before that, he was Eros. The archaic duality in poetry. Represented as a gorgeous immortal, irresistible to both humans & gods. The trickster of passion & desire!

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