Greetings, myth lovers! Join @AimeeMaroux for today's theme: redheads. Which #myths feature redheads, gingers, or otherwise red-haired characters? Tell us a the myth & tag #MythologyMonday with your #redhead lore. See you #Monday! 👩🦰
Did not realise they made several iterations of Strange Tales of Liao Zhai over the years! These are mythological Tales my dad used to love to tell us kids. I have always wanted to watch a TV series based off them.
Today is Frankenstein Friday, a very made-up holiday to celebrate Mary Shelley's 1818 novel. To mark the day, here's an article from @TheConversationUS that discusses the influence of myths on science. It was published in 2015, but remains relevant, discussing conspiracy theories around vaccines, and how narrative can trump evidence.
Tales of adventure & magic from East Slavs (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), West Slavs (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland), and South Slavs (the countries of former Yugoslavia plus Bulgaria).
Reading Stephen Fry's Mythos. Very entertaining. I remember some of the Greek #myths from growing up but not the details.
Zeus giving birth to his daughter by having his head sliced in half by his son is a nice bed time story for the kids (that's not even sarcasm, my son will love that)
3 young warriors joined the #Fianna, but made it a condition that they shall camp apart from the rest of the host, and that when night has fallen no man shall come near them or see them, because one of them had to die each night. The mystery of why this had to happen could never be solved by #Fionn Mac Cumhaill.
Source: Dru Magus „#Myths and #legends of the #Celtic race“
Nothing really to say about me as a person, I have crippling #anxiety & so no life/accomplishments to speak of. Here are some of my interests, I'm an expert on none.
Do you still believe the myth that cybersecurity vendors have your best interests in mind when they are selling you their products?
That, and 175 other myths and misconceptions, are addressed in https://informit.com/cybermyths, which has been out for 4 months now. What are you waiting for?
its very appearance is so horrific that it would shatter the mind of anyone who witnessed it. [...] direct eye contact would “freeze you in perpetual fear” as you suffered to death from insanity.
Forbidden Archaeology: Lost Giants of America | The Smithsonian's Biggest Secret (www.youtube.com)
In 1886, mining engineer John T. Reid was told the Paiute legend...
The Miniwashitu: Missouri River Monster (puzzleboxhorror.com)
its very appearance is so horrific that it would shatter the mind of anyone who witnessed it. [...] direct eye contact would “freeze you in perpetual fear” as you suffered to death from insanity.