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Day 2 mythology //fantasy
Mermaid Aether and crew member Xiao

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The Penobscot of Maine believed that a giant White Hare ruled in the North over a horde of smaller hares who had originally been men whose brains had been eaten by witches before shuffling to his lair to be transformed
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Lapis Lazuli (blue mythology mix)

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The rabbit is a great taboo for sailors. At sea the word ‘rabbit’ is prohibited as is having one on board. Just saying the name could be a bad omen. Sailors refer to him as ‘the big-eared animal’. In medieval times the rabbit was attributed to demonic symbolism.

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Lepus, the Hare is an ancient constellation on the sky at Orion, the Hunter’s feet. Greek god Hermes, the winged messenger, honored the hare for its speed by giving it a place among the stars and now Canis Major, Orion’s dog, forever pursues Lepus across the sky✨#MythologyMonday

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In another Aztec legend, the god Quetzalcoatl had wandered for a long time and was tired an hungry. A rabbit, seeing this, offered itself as food and Quetzalcoatl honored the rabbit by embedding its image on the moon.

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The Great God Pan

What was he doing, the great god Pan,
down by the reeds by the river?
Spreading ruin and scattering ban,
- E.B Browning

'Ban' here could mean 'prohibitions', or 'curses'

Painting by Helen Stratton

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The Eye of Horus is an Egyptian symbol that represents well-being, healing and protection.

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The Jade Rabbit of the Moon, similar to the Man on the Moon in thr Anglophone, has mallet and is making something: in Japan, he is making delicious mochi, while in China, he is making the Elixir of Immortality for Chang'e, his companion.

🖼: A. Rodriguez

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Kintaro is a folk hero from Japan. Raised by a mountain witch he had superhuman strength & befriended animals in the mountains. He's depicted here refereeing a wrestling match between a monkey & a
🎨'Moon of Kintoki's Mountain'- Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890

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The anthropomorphic White Rabbit sparks Alice’s journey into Wonderland, & she encounters him many times. Shifting back & forth between being pompous toward his underlings & obsequious toward his superiors, his perennial unpunctuality is a nod to 'Oxford time'.

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Near the Pena Abaladoira ('the oscillating stone'), in Alfoz (Northern a beautiful fairy woman or "moura" is believed to be living. Her hair is long and blond, and she sometimes offers a golden hare as a reward to whoever capable of untangling it.

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The belief that witches can shape-shift is present in many cultures.

In the Scottish Highlands, for example, people used to believe that a witch could take the form of a hare.

🎨 Annie Stegg "The Rabbat" (2020)

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