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@PugJesus@piefed.social in historyartifacts · 6d ago
Gold ornament depicting roses and a griffin, Greece?, ~620 BCE
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@starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Apr 20, 2026
On the one hand, I am glad Hercules got rid of the Stymphalian birds (bc scary). On the other hand, i hate watching a bad-to-mediocre man fail upward so often... for more on this, check out our most recent episode on the #mythology of the #constellation Sagitta:🏹 https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/ #Xena #Hercules #StarLore #mythology #GreekMythology #humor #silly #gif #Podcast #Sagitta #constellations #myth #lore #legends #hero #heroes
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@david_castleton@universeodon.com · Apr 20, 2026
St George is sometimes associated with the colour green, vegetation and fertility. This links to the dragon, as these beasts were blamed for making land barren by obstructing or poisoning water sources. They often lived in or near rivers, lakes and wells. By slaying them, heroes allowed pure waters to flow and made the land fruitful again. #MythologyMonday #folklore #mythology #history
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@starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Apr 17, 2026
At long last -- our #GoldStar winner for the #constellation Sagitta! Learn more here (and tune in tomorrow for our new episode on the #mythology of Sagitta): https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-cosmic-background/ 📷 :https://esahubble.org/images/potw2117a/ #astrophotography #space #science #Astrodon #astonomy #Sagitta #NecklaceNebula #Hubble #ESA #NASA
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@david_castleton@universeodon.com · Apr 15, 2026
Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem 'Jabberwocky' may be based on the County Durham legend of the Sockburn Worm. This foul-smelling, poisonous dragon, who lived on an isolated peninsula in the River Tees, was beheaded by a local noble. Jabberwocky describes how "The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head, He went galumphing back." Carroll's father was the rector of the nearby village of Croft. In the village church is a carving said to have inspired the Cheshire Cat. #WyrdWednesday #folklore #literature #weird #mythology #gothic #history #poetry #poems #poets #churches
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@godsandcroziers@pagan.plus · Apr 10, 2026
Hi all - this is a new account just for my comparative mythology project on the Celtic-Christian Saints, which I've previously been sharing over on @seachaint@masto.hackers.town 'til now. "The Gods and Their Croziers" is my current passion - applying a comparative mythology model inherited from others such as "Taliesin's Map", I've been able to identify some key clusters of Gaelic and British saints who are, in fact, entirely Gods rewritten as Saints. Indeed, almost every saint prior to 650CE (possibly later) appears to be a fictional re-writing of a Celtic mythological character. Even more interestingly, their names and locations of worship seem to frequently, perhaps usually, correspond to native epithets and associated sites. I'm currently publishing dossiers on the God-Saints the day before their feast-days according to the Christian calendars. I try to include in each issue enough information to understand the connection, to get an idea of the function of the deity in context, and some information on names, places, animals/plants, and other dates or events that might be relevant to the god. Anyone into #Celtic or #Irish #Paganism or #Mythology ought to enjoy this work - some of Ireland's "missing" gods are _only_ recorded clearly as Saints, having never been written as native mythology (or only in highly fragmentary, coded form). But, with the "Key" from the Saints, we can unpack mythology that's remained obscure until now. I hope ye'll join me in exploring this whole new frontier of Irish mythological exploration. https://buttondown.com/godsandcroziers/archive/ #Introduction
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@starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Apr 03, 2026
NEW EPISODE TOMORROW MORNING -- where are we off to for our long-delayed #asterism for the #constellation #Centaurus? THE (Galilean) MOONS OF JUPITER! It'll be a mostly #astronomy focused episode since we've covered the #mythology of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto in other episodes, but don't worry, we'll recap the #myths for you! Here's a little trailer for the second half of season 3: Into the Wild: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/starry-time-returns-trailer/ #podcast #moons #Jupiter #Io #Europa #MoonsOfJupiter #Ganymede #Callisto #StarryTimeReturns
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@starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Apr 01, 2026
We're coming back -- THIS WEEKEND!!! Check out our trailer for the second half of Season 3: Into the Wild here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/starry-time-returns-trailer/ #astronomy #mythology #podcast #StarLore
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@bevanthomas@mstdn.ca · Apr 01, 2026
In Finnish folklore, the demigod magician Väinämöinen fell into the sea. There, a waterfowl lay three eggs on his knee. Väinämöinen moved his leg, causing the eggs to break. The yolks became the sun, the egg whites became the moon, and the shells' crumbs became the stars. #WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Finland #Väinämöinen #Vainamoinen
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@david_castleton@universeodon.com · Mar 31, 2026
The theatrical harlequin character - an astute servant & nimble trickster - first appeared in Italy in the late 1500s. He's believed to have originated from a devil figure in French medieval mystery plays. This figure, in turn, was based on a folkloric demon, known as Hellequin, that scoured the countryside searching for damned souls to chase to hell. Devils often have trickster-like attributes in European folklore. This painting of a harlequin, from 1890, is by Paul Cezanne. #FairytaleTuesday #folklore #theatre #history #mythology #weird #gothic #art #arthistory #painting
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@starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 27, 2026
This is the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 complete w an AGN! It's located in the #constellation #Gemini & imaged here with #hubble We learned about some about other neat #astromony in the constellation Gemini & all about the dude bro #mythology of the #twins in our season 1 episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/gemini-the-twins/ 🔗 : https://esahubble.org/images/potm2603a/ #ESA #NASA #Astrophotography #space #science #zodiac
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@starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 16, 2026
We got 6(!!) episodes edited during Jordan's recent visit! Once we get a few more done, we'll resuming Season 3 🥳 In the meantime, you can catch up here: https://starrytimepodcast.com/episodes #podcast #astronomy #mythology
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@david_castleton__dup_57512@universeodon.com · Mar 15, 2026
Some feel the Isle of Man is named after Manannan, a sea god who protected the island by cloaking it in mist. The name may, however, come from a Celtic word meaning 'mountain island' and the god may have been named after the island rather than the other way around. From Man's highest point, it's said that on a clear day you can see 7 kingdoms - England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland & Man, plus the Kingdom of the Sea & Kingdom of Heaven. #FolkloreSunday #folklore #mythology #history #weird
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@david_castleton__dup_57512@universeodon.com · Mar 09, 2026
Real attempts to deal with 'dangerous corpses' persisted in England long after vampires had been made into literary and theatrical spectacles. Four years after the publication of 'Dracula', a Devon farmer is recorded as saying the coffin of a "troublesome" woman would be buried upside-down so "her can on'y diggy downwards." During World War I, English soldiers are recorded as having buried a "huge, scowling" German facedown for the same reason. #gothic #folklore #mythology #vampire #vampires #death #history #paranormal #weird
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@starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 07, 2026
As a person on the record (our #podcast) as being afraid of birds (looking at you Sagittarius serpentarius -- for details: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagittarius-the-archer/) I'm honestly not sure if I think it makes a bird more or less scary to imagine it with a human head a la this siren... 📷: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254295 #Mythology #GreekMythology #Siren #Museum #Art #Cermanics #Myths #Creatures #MythologicalCreatures
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@david_castleton__dup_57512@universeodon.com · Feb 26, 2026
In Richmond, North Yorkshire, legend claims a secret tunnel runs between the town's castle and a ruined abbey in the nearby hamlet of Easby. It's said that soldiers one day discovered a mysterious tunnel in the castle dungeons and - due to its narrow dimensions - decided to send a young drummer boy along it while they followed his beats from above. About half-a-mile outside town, however, his drumming ceased and he was never seen again. Folklore states that on dark quiet nights, you can still hear his drumming beneath Richmond's marketplace. Similar legends are found elsewhere. In Edinburgh, a tunnel beneath the Royal Mile was explored by a young piper who met a similar fate and the faint sounds of his bagpipes can also be heard in the wee hours. #Folklore #FolkloreThursday #BookologyThursday #history #mythology #Yorkshire #ghosts #paranormal #gothic #weird
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@david_castleton__dup_57512@universeodon.com · Feb 24, 2026
Though ravens are strongly linked to the Tower of London, the association may not go back further than Victorian times, when some beefeaters started keeping the birds as pets. Ravens became popular pets thanks to Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem. The idea some misfortune will occur if the ravens leave the Tower seems to have emerged about 1900 and the notion their departure will result in the kingdom falling doesn't seem to predate World War II. However, medieval Welsh legend says that the severed - though still talkative - head of the hero Bran the Blessed was buried on nearby Tower Hill, facing out towards Europe as a talisman against invasion. The name Bran translates as 'raven'. #FairytaleTuesday #folklore #gothic #mythology #poem #poems #poetry #poets #history #London #weird
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@david_castleton__dup_57512@universeodon.com · Feb 22, 2026
The Band of Holes, on Monte Sierpe (Serpent Mountain), Peru. There are around 5,200 aligned holes or pits, stretching for about 1.5 kilometres and thought to date back to around 1400. Some feel the pits - at the intersection of two Inca trade routes - may have been used to measure out goods for accounting and tax purposes. Others have suggested that the holes were graves or defensive fortifications or that they had a religious significance. #archaeology #history #mythology #folklore #architecture
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@david_castleton__dup_57512@universeodon.com · Feb 21, 2026
John Cowper Powys was a highly eccentric British writer, whose extremely long novels explored folklore, landscape and mythology. Though some were set in the South West of England, Powys later reinvented himself as a kind of wizard Welshman. His magnum opus, Porius, is around 1000 pages long and features Merlin, King Arthur, the bard Taliessin, Neanderthal giants, the cult of Mithras, and an alchemical child. Two accounts of bilocation (being in two places simultaneously) are associated with Powys. In one incident, he promised to appear to a friend at precisely two o'clock the following day. At the appointed time, the friend looked up and saw Powys before his image slowly faded. The other account involved him appearing at a hotel to a nephew who had annoyed him, bursting through some doors and shouting "No tea! No tea!" The nephew later asserted there was no way Powys could have been at the hotel at that time. #literature #folklore #mythology #weird #paranormal #books #occult
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@SKRiley_Author@universeodon.com · Feb 16, 2026
“Then [he]… threw the sword as far into the water as he might; and there came an arm and an hand above the water and met it, and caught it, and so shook it thrice and brandished, and then vanished away the hand with the sword in the water.” ~ Thomas Malory, ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’ #Excalibur #LadyOfTheLake #KingArthur #Mythology #ArthurianLegend
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