i study mythodesign—how myths are used in pop culture. my favorite example: the giant like ymir or pangu whose body becomes the world: skull→sky, flesh→earth, blood→seas. a whole cosmos from one body! in disney's animated series the owl house, everyone lives on a dying titan #MythologyMonday

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In Welsh folklore, corpse candles are strange lights that flit around the home of someone fated to die or travel the path that the person's body will take to the cemetery. Sometimes they stop to hover over where the grave will be dug. Corpse candles vanish if approached.
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Carew Castle in Wales is supposedly haunted by the ghost of the Carew Ape. The ape was brought from Africa by the evil 17th-century explorer Sir Roland Rhys, who trained it to attack his enemies. Eventually, the Carew Ape turned on its evil master and killed him.
🎨Mick Lobb
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The story is told that when St Patrick was trying to convert king Lóegaire (King of Tara/High King of Ireland) to Christianity, the soul/ #ghost of Cú Chulainn appeared in his chariot, warning him of the torments of hell! 🎨'Cuchulain in Battle' JC Leyendecker #Irish #medievalsky #MythologyMonday 👻

Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: GHOSTS and SPIRITS of the Dead! Which myths feature ghosts? How are spirits of the dead used in the story? Tell us your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you soon! 👻

📷️ Thalia Ruiz

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🌿🛡️🌿'Elfin Knight' - by Brian Froud.
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“Playing with Dolphins” (detail) by Beneš Knüpfer, c. 1890.
via Enchanted Booklet
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Subtitle: Why do good gods do bad things?

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#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `The friends of #CuChulain, and Emer, his dear wife, had taken the hero away with them from his own home at Dun Dalgan to a secret glen in Ulster, that is called the Glen of the Deaf, because no sound of war or tumult reached it […]

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#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `The friends of #CuChulain, and Emer, his dear wife, had taken the hero away with them from his own home at Dun Dalgan to a secret glen in Ulster, that is called the Glen of the Deaf, because no sound of war or tumult reached it, where was a pleasant summer palace
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In ancient mythology, silence could itself be divine. The Greek figure Harpocrates, adapted from the Egyptian child-god Horus, became the Greco-Roman god of silence after his finger-to-mouth gesture was interpreted as a command for secrecy. #MythologyMonday

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `Almost all the rivers of Scotland were abodes of goddesses, but about many of them there are no surviving stories. The character of a goddess was suggested by that of a river. The goddess of the river Forth, for instance, was "the […]

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#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `Almost all the rivers of Scotland were abodes of goddesses, but about many of them there are no surviving stories. The character of a goddess was suggested by that of a river.
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In the Grimm tale The Six Servants, one extraordinary servant can hear everything happening across the world. He lies with his ear pressed to the ground to listen. Fairy tales loved imagining human senses stretched far beyond their ordinary limits. #MythologyMonday

Ebisu is a Japanese god of fishermen, tradesmen, wealth, and luck. He was born without limbs, so his mother cast him into the sea. Though Ebisu eventually grew limbs, he remains slightly crippled and deaf. However, he tries to be always jolly and upbeat, and is the "Laughing God."
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#MythologyMonday #Celtic: "Win victory and blessings," said Conan, "and, as it contributes much to my satisfaction and amusement to listen to you, pray inform me now what are the greatest wonders found among the Fenians."
"I will give you a true account of […]

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#MythologyMonday #Celtic: "Win victory and blessings," said Conan, "and, as it contributes much to my satisfaction and amusement to listen to you, pray inform me now what are the greatest wonders found among the Fenians."
"I will give you a true account of that," replied Fionn.
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