Bevan Thomas
@bevanthomas@mstdn.ca
Author, editor, and teacher of creative writing, speculative fiction, and comics. Thinker of strange thoughts. Member of Cloudscape Comics. MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.
mstdn.ca
Bevan Thomas
@bevanthomas@mstdn.ca
Author, editor, and teacher of creative writing, speculative fiction, and comics. Thinker of strange thoughts. Member of Cloudscape Comics. MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.
mstdn.ca
@bevanthomas@mstdn.ca
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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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