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Today's #Spooktober #monster is central to the #mythology of Eastern Europe. #Vampires. Creatures from folklore that feeds on the blood of the living. They are undead and cannot go out in the sun. In #GreekMythology #Ambrogio is the first #vampire.
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Today #Spooktober "#monster" is one of the most famous in #GreekMythology. The #Minotaur was a half man, half #bull son of #Poseidon/a bull and #Pasiphae. Pasiphae's husband, the real monster, #Minos trapped him in a #Labyrinth and forced him to eat humans.
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Today's #Spooktober #monster are the #Sirens from #GreekMythology they lured sailors with their music and singing to eat on their island. In the original #myth they were half woman, half bird; they are often represented incorrectly as #mermaids
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Today's #mythological #monster is #Lamia. She was #Queen of #Libya in #GreekMythology who had an affair with #Zeus. When #Hera stole Lamia's children. In anger Lamia killed every child she and became a #daemon who ate kids
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It is now #Spooktober so I shall be posting about #monsters from #Mythology
#Echidna a half woman, half snake in #GreekMythology known as the mother of monsters She was the wife of #Typhon the most fearsome monster in #GreekMyth
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In #GreekMythology #Zeus was #god of the #Sky and #Thunder, King of the gods and men, and, consequently, the chief figure in #mythology. The son of #Kronos and #Rhea, he famous for his infidelity to his sister, #Hera, someone counted all of his 177 affairs.
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In #GreekMythology #Apollo is one of the Twelve #Olympians. He is the son of #Zeus and #Leto and the twin of #Artemis. He is the god of #healing, #medicine, #archery, #music, #poetry, #math, #prophecy, and the #sun after #Helios gave up the role.
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#Thesis is the often overlooked #primordial #goddess of #creation related to #Physis: #MotherNature. She occurs in the #Orphic #Theogonies the first being to emerge from #Chaos alongside #Hydros the Primordial #Waters and #Phanes/#Life
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Today is #NationalFamilyDay and the #gods of #GreekMythology are the most dysfunctional family ever. #Zeus cheating on #Hera, #Athena hating #Ares, #Aphrodite causing trouble
Who do you think is the most #dysfunctional in the #family?
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One of the most #mysterious figures in #CelticMythology is #Cernunnos he is shrouded in mystery because his origins go so far back that they have been forgotten The #Gaelic #god of #beasts and wild places called the Horned One, a mediator of #Man and #nature
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The #Morrigan is one of the most mysterious figures in #CelticMythology. Morrigan means 'phantom queen' and describes a #Goddess of #war, #fate and #death. She was often split into three sisters #Badp, #Macha and #Nemain/#Anand. Often associated with #Crows.
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In #CelticMythology #Áine is an #Irish #goddess of the #earth, #luck, #magic, #summer and #sovereignty. She is a #FaerieQueen associated with the #sun. She's sometimes known as the Lady of the Lake, people also believed she was an aspect of The #Morrigan
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Today is #NationalDanceDay the #muse of #dance, #music, #song and the #chorus in #GreekMythology is #Terpsichore one of the #NineMuses she is often depicted with a #lyre or #Plectrum
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In #GreekMythology, #Peitho is the #goddess of #persuasion and #seduction. Her #Roman name is #Suada or #Suadela. She is an important companion of #Aphrodite. She was an #oceanid daughter of #Tethys and #Oceanus and her consort was #Hermes.
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In #Mesopotamian #Mythology, #ereshkigal also known as #Irkalla and #Allatu is the #QueenoftheDead who ruled the #underworld. She was later put into #GreekMythology as #Kore and then #Persephone here's how: https://t.co/s2isc8hI0w
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In #GreekMythology, #Moros is the #god of #doom. He is a shapeless being that drove mortals to their doom. He was the son of #Nyx who created him alone. He was also the spirit of depression. Moros is the older brother and leader of the The #Moirae.
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In #GreekMythology #Enyo was a #goddess of war, #bloodshed, #bloodlust and #destruction. She is sister to the #god of #war, #Ares, and daughter of #Zeus and #Hera. She was closely linked to her sister #Eris, goddess of #strife
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Today is #NationalDogDay so here is a post about my favourite dog in #GreekMythology the 3 headed hellhound #Cerberus. He guards the gates of the #Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving and is shown as a #MolossianHound, the classical world's #GuardDog
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On #Tuesday I will be releasing a video on the #GreekGoddess of #mischief, #delusion and #ruin @ate_ruin who's name also refers to an action by a hero that leads to downfall. #GreekMythology says Atë is the daughter of either @TheZeusJuice or @Eris_Awake.
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