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In #GreekMythology #Orthrus/#Orthus was a 2 headed #guard #dog of #Geryon's #cattle and was killed by #Heracles. He was the child of #Echidna and #Typhon, and brother of #Cerberus- the 3 headed guard dog of the #Underworld
#keepingClassicsalive #Monster #spookyseason #Spooktober
In #European and #Germanic #Mythology and #Folklore, an #Imp is a #monster similar to #Faeries/#Demons. Imps were lonely #creatures looking for attention using #pranks to attract human #friendship and are more #mischievous than evil
#keepingClassicsalive #spookyseason #Spooktober
It's #HowlAtTheMoonDay so today's #monster is the 1st #Werewolf in #GreekMythology, #Lycaon. He was a king of #Arcadia who, tested Zeus omniscience by serving him the flesh of his own son to see whether Zeus was all-knowing
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason #TMM #MM
1. #Kurnugia/#Kur was the name of the #Dragon of the #Underworld in #Mesopotamian #Mythology. He was said to kidnapp the #goddess #Ereshkigal and when he was killed, she became the goddess of the Underworld.
#keepingClassicsalive #TMM #MM #mythologymonday 2/6
In #GreekMythology #Artemis was the #goddess of the #moon, #hunt, #nature, ando #chastity. Daughter of #Zeus and #Leto and sister of #Apollo. #Artemis carries a silver bow with gold arrows and keeps a #deer or #fowl by her side
#keepingClassicsalive #TMM #MM #mythology #Classics
In #Irish/#Celtic #Mythology a #Banshee/#fairy woman is a #spirit who can sense #death, usually the death of a #family member. According to #Folklore they expressed this sense by #wailing, #shrieking, or #screaming
#keepingClassicsalive #spookyseason #Spooktober #Monster #TMM #MM
Is there any significance to the #goddess #Amphitrite in the #Classics world at the moment?
The views on my #YouTubeVideo on her is going up daily and I was wondering why.
https://t.co/GCdDCAG6UK
#ClassicsTwitter #mythology #keepingClassicsalive #TMM #MM #GreekMythology
In #European #Folklore a #Goblin was a short, human-like #monster with large #bat ears and a hooked nose. They caused trouble and stole from humans and were #greedy and #malevolent. They are scared of #dogs and #horses.
#keepingClassicsalive #spookyseason #Spooktober #MM #TMM
In #European #Mythology and #Folklore, the #Basilisk is one of the most #poisonous #monsters. It is a #snake said to be hatched by a #cockerel from the egg of a #serpent or #toad. It is know as the "King of Serpents"
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason #TMM #MM
In #Egyptian #Mythology, the #Sphinx was more of a symbol than an entity It was a guardian figure, the protector of the #pyramids, the scourge of the enemies of #Ra It represented the pharaoh and the #pharaoh's divine power
#keepingClassicsalive #MM #TMM #Spooktober #spookyseason
We are at the cusp of #ScorpioSeason In #GreekMythology #Orion said he would kill every animal The goddesses #Artemis, #Leto and #Gaia sent a scorpion to kill him #Zeus put the #scorpion in the #heavens after it won the battle as #Scorpio
#keepingClassicsalive #constellation #MM
A #sphinx is a #monster with the head of a human and the body of a #lion with the wings of an #eagle. In #GreekMythology, the sphinx asked #riddles and ate those who got them wrong and was defeated by #Oedipus.
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason
20 - BUILDING
this is my fourteenth entry for my Witchtober!
No need to search for a Boy Lover, when you can Build one yourself! ❤️✨
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#inktober #gayart #gayillustration #Witchtober2020 #witch #gay #Illustration #drawing #transman #Frankenstein #building #creator #itsalive
In #GreekMythology The #Lernaean Hydra/Hydra of #Lerna/#Hydra, is a sea #monster. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the #Argolid. It had 9 heads and if one was removed 2 more grew back in its place. It was killed by #Heracles.
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason
In #GreekMythology the #Cyclopes were #monsters with 1 eye, they traded the other for the ability to see the #future. The Cyclopes were the children of #Gaia (earth) and #Ouranous (sky) and made the #weapons used by the #gods.
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason
In #GreekMythology, #Charon is the son of #Nyx and #Erebus. A #psychopomp/#ferryman of #Hades who carries (for a price) #souls of the deceased across the #rivers #Styx and #Acheron that divided the living world from the #Underworld
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason
In #GreekMythology, #Scylla is a #monster who lives on one side of a channel of water. Sailors would pass close and her 6 heads would snatch them from boats. She had 12 tentacles, a cat's tail, and 4 dogs heads encircled her waist.
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason
The #Harpies were #monsters in #GreekMythology that had the form of a #bird with female faces; they abducted people and tortured them on their way to the #Underworld, they were employed by the gods to punish the guilty
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason
Can’t have a wedding without some flower ⚡️🔩 #toonbuds #brideoffrankenstein #frankenstein #monster #cannabis #cannabisart #cannabiscommunity #blunt #wedding #flower #science #lighting #itsalive #smokesesh #420 #horror #movies #classicmonsters #madscientist #madeforeachother
Today is #GlobalCatDay, in #EgyptianMythology the #goddess of #cats, #domesticity, #secrets, #fertility, and #childbirth. She protected the home from evil #spirits and diseases
For more information on the #Egyptian goddess: https://t.co/IZ7sDEn6jn
#keepingClassicsalive #mythology