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Once the sky held all the stories of mankind, and Anansi wanted them. Sky father Nyame told Anansi that he must capture four impossible beings, too large for a mere spider; but Anansi is nothing if not tricky. He won and gave us stories.

🖼: K. Whitman

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After Odin and his otherwise do-nothing brothers slaughtered Ymir for sh*ts n’ giggles, they then tore apart his body and used it to terraform the cosmos, using his lifeless skull to create the heavens. 🖼
The d'Aulairs, Katherine Pyle & Giovanni Caselli

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"When Thales was leaving his house to look at the stars he fell into a ditch; ... an old woman remarked to him: "You, O Thales, cannot see what is at your feet and you expect to see what is in the heavens?" (Thomas Aquinas)

The dangers of starry nights for

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The sun Amaterasu banished the moon Tsukuyomi, for he broke the rules of hospitality and killed his host. Yet they reunite at times, when the Empress of the Universe feels so inclined: when the moon and sun meet, during eclipses, the two kami reunite, if briefly

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Ouranos was one of the Greek primordial beings, most often born of one of the other primordial like Nyx or his wife Gaia. Representing the Sky, he was cut down by his son Cronus, and cursed him to fall the same way. Thus the King of the Gods rules the skies.

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In the Ininew language, Polaris is called Keewatin Atchakos, the going home star because by keeping it on their right, they knew they were travelling west. The Plains Cree call it "Ekakatchet Atchakos," the standing still star.

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The ancient Irish believed that a comet in the night's sky represented the Spear of Assal, the weapon wielded by Lugh Lamfada. Once thrown he commanded it, and it flew until he called it back, hunting blood: thus comets were an ill omen.

🖼: J. Brideson

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The Alkha is a Siberian monster, an enormous dragon-like creature responsible for causing eclipses by trying to eat the sun and moon: look closely & you can see its bite marks on the latter. It also enjoys snacking on human hair.
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"A paper moon, I'll hang it high
Up in a dark blue paper sky;
Some pretty silvery stars I'll make—
All for the little lone moon's sake;
My bed shall be the evening grass,
Where only fairy people pass."
A Paper Moon
Annette Wynne

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(1/2) In Dayak Iban Folklore, the Pleiades is called ‘Bintang Tujuh’ (Seven Stars). It plays a major role in Iban agriculture because it signals the time to perform the ritual ‘manggol’ to commence preparation of their farm fields.

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Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The Greeks saw the rainbow as linking heaven & earth & Iris as linking gods & mortals. She travelled on the rainbow to all parts of the cosmos, bearing messages from the Olympians to gods & men. Img: Arthur Rackham

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In Greek myth the star cluster known as The Pleiades were sisters. 7 in number, 6 are described as visible, and the 7th Merope as invisible. Some say she became invisible from shame, because she had had intercourse with a mortal, Sisyphus, the King of Corinth.

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In Finland the northern lights are known as 'fox fires' because it was believed the bright colours were caused by the fire fox's flaming tail casting sparks into the air as it runs through the dark forest.

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Those who make a deal with the Devil I Dominica gain a bacá, not quite a familiar but more like an observer and reminder of Satan's presence. Sometimes they are a dog with hellfire in their eyes, or maybe chicken that feeds on travelers' souls.

🖼: A. Smith

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“She is more precious than rubies.”
Proverbs 3:15

The ruby is July’s birthstone. Long ago, this gemstone was considered more valuable than diamonds. It symbolised wealth, safety & passion.

Chinese legend tells of an Emperor offering a whole city for a ruby.

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Had to rescue a juvenile crow that was befuddled after spending 2 hours attacking his own reflection in one of our windows, clearly Huginn & Muninn's not-so-smart younger brother Ivar the Brainless

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An old Yorkshire superstition warns that, if a loaf of bread fails to rise, there must be a corpse nearby. It was also inadvisable to cut off both ends; that would call the devil to fly over the house.
[Image: acorn bread by for

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The strawberry is Venus-ruled, the nasturtium is ruled by Mars. The perfect summer pairing. by Cicely Mary Barker.

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