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Painting of Vulcan/ Hephaestus presenting the Arms of Achilles to Thetis by Peter Paul Rubens. Hephaestus was the Greek god of blacksmiths, metallurgy, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors & an important symbol of Olympian labour & work.

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Shipwrights tried to affect the vessel's luck by using ash or rowan as part of the boat, building a gold coin into the framework and a silver coin under the mast and tying a red ribbon around the first nail to guard against accidents [Image by Joseph Vernet]

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🖤SPECIAL INVITATION🖤
Seated in Enugu’s wealthy suburbs, there is an unfinished house.

Some nights, strange lights can be seen from the road.

At the stroke of midnight on the 15th, you’re invited to unfold this mystery.
Do you accept? 🔮🕸

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Past healers could be charged not because they harmed, but because they helped. Handing out herbs & trinkets unsanctioned by the prevalent god was considered the work of demons even if the tinctures or charms seemed to cure & save people.
🎨Raphael Kirchner

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Because they are cold-blooded, don't mind the cold. "The Lure of the North," 1912.

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Indigenous American agriculture techniques weren't just efficient work, they were environmentally conscious too: planting squash, beans, and corn together, a method called and often mythologized as the "Three Sisters," made work easier and replenished the soil.

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LIKE TASKS An ancient ninth-century poem, written by an Irish monk about his curiously clever for theme of work
I and Pangur Ban my cat,
'Tis a like task we are at:
Hunting mice is his delight,
Hunting words I sit all night.

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Carpenters in Wales said that they often heard the tolaeth or death-sound before they were asked to make a coffin. They would hear the of sawing wood, banging of nails or turning of screws as a ghastly echo of coffin-making in portent of the coming task.

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In Greek mythology, weaving was often the work of women. One of the most famous tales was of Penelope, who used weaving to keep her suitors at bay while her husband Odysseus was away. She told them she would not choose one to marry until she had finished...

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The fable of "The Crow and the Pitcher" has a very thirsty crow unable to reach the water inside a pitcher.

Thanks to his ingenuity, he drops pebbles inside the pitcher to make the water raise, a proof to his cunning and hard work.

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The Tailor of Gloucester by was based on a true incident.
A tailor named Pritchard, making a suit for the new mayor, returned to his shop to find the suit finished save for one buttonhole. He encouraged the belief that it was fairywork.

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symbolise wealth attained through hard work. They belong to Hera, Mother Goddess of the & are therefore linked to the sign of Cancer, also known for its love of hard work. is the ambrosia of the Goddess, & symbolises richness & abundance.

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Norwegian fishermen used to believe that one of the greatest dangers associated with working at sea was Draugen, a sea monster thought to be the ghost of a drowned fisherman. If they heard eerie screaming at sea, Draugen was nearby and someone would drown.

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Un encargo muy que acabo de terminar par aun museo.
¿Alguien sabe quién es esta señora?
Pista 1: Tiene siete piernas.
Pista 2: la conoce desollá.

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similar to a Brownie, a Hob-thross appears in Cumbrian folklore. One, nicknamed Tawney Boy lived with a family at Overthwaite. Hob-thross will do a great deal of work for a family if treated well.

art: Spiderwick Chronicles

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Yacatecuhtli is the Aztec god of commerce & business travelers. His symbol is a bundle of sticks. To honor him, merchants would travel with sticks. At night they'd tie them together & sprinkle them with blood from their ears. This guaranteed success in sales.

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Many fairy tales feature babies that appear in unexpected places. In the Japanese fairy tale Momotarō, an old couple finds a baby boy inside a giant peach.

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In Chinook mythology, the first humans hatched from eggs laid by the thunderbird T'soona on the mountain Kaheese. Some versions say a giantess broke some & was punished for it. Others say the giantess just rolled them down the mountain, where they hatched.

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In a Flemish tale a fisherman stumbles upon six newborn, abandoned swans. He takes them with him and they change into skulls. He returns the skulls to where he found them and they transform back into swans. The man had only bad luck since that day.

🎨Nunques

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