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In many places in (ruins of ancient forts, magic fountains...), and especially on dates such Saint John's Eve, a hen appears with seven golden chicks. They are thought to be a mythological reflection of the Pleiades.

Artwork by .

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2021-02-18

Today marks this years entry of the sun in Pisces. The constellation's brightest star, Eta Piscium, Alpherg or Kullat Nunu, is 294 light-years from Earth, 316 brighter times than the sun. Kullat Nunu is from the Babylonian ‘Nunu’=‘fish’ and ‘kullat’=bucket

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2021-02-18

The Horrible Folk comics are monologues for broken choruses, concerning devils, the landscape, old stones, older gods, ordinary murder and many of the other crimes of man.
https://t.co/JNnJ2e5goW

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2021-02-18

FENRIR & THE MOON The most infamous of the many in Norse mythology, Fenrir is the son of the god Loki and the giantess Angrboda. It is Fenrir who, in addition to killing Odin & destroying much of the world, will eat the sun and the moon during Ragnarok

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2021-02-18

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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2021-02-18

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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2021-02-18

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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2021-02-18

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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2021-02-18

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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2021-02-18

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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2021-02-18

'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.'



https://t.co/Fhmd5HEOHu

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2021-02-18

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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2021-02-18

'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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2021-02-18

Lea and Loreto (Pride!)

Anon on tumblr asked if these two had any lgbtq+ identities and I felt compelled to doodle and share

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2021-02-18

It's and we've so appreciated the little things people have done to support us in the past year ! What's the kindest thing someone has done for you ? 😊


(📷 by the wonderful )

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2021-02-17

2021

"Strijd tussen Carnaval en Vasten" (1559)

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

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2021-02-16

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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2021-02-16

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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2021-02-16

It's Howling Hours🌙 (Doodle)

Puppy-Child (Wakko) just howling with his Wolf-Dad (Loreto) during a full moon lol

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2021-02-16