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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.
https://t.co/mtFDnfdzvU

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2021-02-12

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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This our theme is love! Some of these motifs in our tales include A761.3: Stars as transformed lovers, T11.2: Love through sight of a picture, and T75.3: Unrequited love expressed in song,
Illustration by Prawny (Pixabay)

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Nyx is the Greek goddess of the night. Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death),with Erebus (Darkness).Her appearances reveal her as a figure of exceptional power and beauty

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POET'S NARCISSUS: A cautionary tale of self-love, the beautiful Narcissus fell in love with his reflection. He died heartbroken transforming into a narcissus. This name now refers to multiple flowers but poet's narcissus is said to be the original.

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Frey fell in love with Gerd when he sat on Odin’s forbidden, magical chair and used its voyeuristic capabilities to spy on her in Jotunheim. 🖼 Edgar D'Aulaire, Franz Stassen, & Maria Klugh

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Scottish poet James Macpherson published a series of epic poems called The Poems of Ossian. Ossian is said to be based off of Oisín from Irish mythology. Below is a painting of Ossian and his love Malvina, as she is dying in his arms.

🎨Ary Scheffer c. 1802

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The "herba de namorar" ( = herb of love), or Armeria maritima, that grows on the cliffs of Santo André de Teixido (#Galicia), must be picked up and put into the bag of the person you are in love with. That way, she / he will fall in love with you too!

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The Bridesmaid, Millais, 1851
It was said that a bridesmaid would see a vision of her true if she passed a piece of wedding cake through a ring nine times. Here, the chaste bridesmaid (symbolized by orange blossom) appears to contemplate her future.

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