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In #GreekMythology, #Chione/#Khione; was the #goddess of #Snow and #Ice. She was the daughter of #Boreas, the #god of the #north #wind, and #Orithyia a daughter of #Erechtheus, #king of #Athens
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I am super excited for the future #books of both @officialnhaynes and @MillerMadeline, 2 of my #favourite #Authors!
As far as I am aware, Natalie Haynes is doing a 📚 on #Medusa and both are doing 📚 on my all time favourite #character in #mythology, #Medea!
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In Central #European #folklore and #mythology, #Krampus is a #horned "half-#goat, half-#demon", who, during the #Christmas #season, punishes #children who have #misbehaved.
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In #Austro-#German #legend, #Perchta is a #malevolent #pagan #goddess who stalks the #snowy landscape by #night during the #TwelveDaysOfChristmas. She is also associated with the #Feast of the #Epiphany on #January6th
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In #GreekMythology #Makaria/#Macaria was #goddess of #blessed #death. She was a #merciful counterpart of #Thanatos and helped #souls reach the Islands of the Blessed. She was a daughter of #Hades and #Persephone
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In #GreekMythology #Iris was the #goddess of the #rainbow and messenger of the #gods. She was the #handmaiden/personal #messenger of #Hera and daughter of #Thaumas- a #marine-god, and #Elektra- a #cloud #nymph
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In #NorseMythology #Loki is the #god of #tricksters. His father is a #giant but Loki is an #Aesir. His wife is #Sigyn and his children, #Nari/#Narfi, #Fenrir, #Jörmungandr, and #Hel. Loki is fated to cause #Ragnarok
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In #GreekMythology #Achlys is the #goddess/#primordial personification of the #mist of #death. She was, perhaps, a daughter of #Nyx/#Night and according to some ancient cosmogonies, Achlys was the eternal night before #Chaos
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In #NorseMythology, #Sif is a #goddess associated with the #Earth. Sif is the wife of #Thor and is known for her golden hair. Sif is named as the mother of the goddess #Þrúðr by Thor and #Ullr fathered by #Urvandill.
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#Hecate was the #goddess of #witches, #magic and #crossroads in #GreekMythology, she was also a guide for #souls in the #Underworld. #HecateNight is on #Nov16th. This is the night she #haunts the crossroads with her #hounds.
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In #GreekMythology the #Pseudologoi were the #gods/#spirits/#daimones of #lies and #falsehoods. They were one of a host of #malevolent spirits born of #Eris/#Strife. Their opposites were #Alatheia/#truth, and #Pistis/#honesty
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In #GreekMythology #Aletheia was the #goddess of #truth and #sincerity. She had 3 opposites; #Dolos/#trickery, #Apate/#deception and the #Pseudologoi/#lies. Her #Roman name was #Veritas. She is a daughter of #Zeus or was created by #Prometheus
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In #GreekMythology, #Apate was the #goddess of #lies and #deceit. Her mother was #Nyx/#night. Her #Roman name was #Fraus and her male counterpart was #Dolos, #god of #trickery, and her opposite was #Aletheia, goddess of #truth
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In #GreekMythology, #Aether was the #god of the air that the gods breathe and was the #god of #light and the #bright #ether of #heaven. His sister #Hemera was the #goddess of #day. They were the children of #Nyx/#Night and #Erebus/#Darkness
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In #GreekMythology, #Nike was the #goddess of #victory. She was the daughter of the giant #Pallas and of the River #Styx. She was easily recognised by her golden sandals, #wings and #wreaths. She was know to the #Romans as #Victoria.
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In #GreekMythology, #Harmonia was the #goddess of #Harmony & #concord. She is the daughter of #Aphrodite and #Ares and the wife of #Cadmus. She was the opposite of #Eris/#Strife and was turned into a #snake because of #Pentheus
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Today is #November2, #DiaDeMuertos also known as The #DayoftheDead of the Dead. It is a #Mexican multi-day #holiday which involves family and friends gathering to pray for and to remember friends and family members who have died.
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Last night we had a #FullMoon, In #GreekMythology, the #goddess #Pandia or #Pandeia was the goddess of the full #moon and the Earth-Nourishing Dew. She was the daughter of #Zeus and the #titan of the moon, #Selene. Other names included #Ersa and #Nemeia
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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
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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
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