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In Greek myth, the prophet Cassandra isn't deaf, but her story revolves around a devastating failure of communication: she can speak the truth, yet Apollo's curse ensures nobody believes her. Being heard and being listened to, mythology reminds us, are very different things. #MythologyMonday

The Greek goddess Hestia is defined partly by what she does not do. While Olympus erupts with arguments, seductions and wars, she remains associated with the quiet hearth at the center of the home. Sometimes mythology gives enormous power to stillness. #MythologyMonday

Heimdall possesses extraordinary hearing in Norse mythology. Gylfaginning says he can hear grass growing on the earth and wool growing on sheep. Mythology imagined hearing so acute that even processes humans consider completely silent become audible. #MythologyMonday

In Greek mythology, Midas was punished by Apollo with donkey's ears after judging Pan's music superior. His barber discovered the secret, whispered it into a hole, and reeds later repeated it aloud. Apparently even the earth couldn't keep royal gossip quiet. #MythologyMonday

In the Welsh epic The Mabinogion, the Pair Dadeni, or Cauldron of Rebirth, is a magic cauldron able to resurrect the dead. During wartime, an Irish king uses it to resurrect his dead soldiers again and again. The soldiers return deaf and mute, but still willing and able to fight. #MythologyMonday

In Blackfoot myth, a deaf orphan boy runs after his tribe after they move away and leave him behind. While he runs, his ears pop, and a worm-like substance oozes out. He can suddenly hear, and later proves his worth to his tribe by capturing horses and teaching people to ride them. #MythologyMonday

According to the Poetic Edda, the Norse god Heimdall sacrifices his hearing in one ear for exceptional hearing in the other. After making this exchange at the sacred spring Mímisbrunnr, he can hear grass growing from the ground and wool growing on sheep. #MythologyMonday

🍀🐇🍀An old English superstition says that to see a Hare is a sign of good luck, and a wish can be made as soon as it passes by.
#FolkloreSunday #MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday

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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: DEAFNESS! Which myths feature deafness? How is hearing loss or the ability to communicate silently used in the story? Tell us your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you soon! 🦻

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🌿🌊🌿'Undine' - written by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué - illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
"Forget not that I am here with thee as a guide."
#MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday

That concludes our theme of furniture. Thank you for posting your cursed, blessed, and magical furniture! This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join us next #MythologyMonday for the theme deafness and silence! 🦻

Kay Kāvus, a mythical king in The Shahnameh, wanted to reach heaven, so he attached four metal poles to his throne and dangled meat in front of four chained, hungry eagles. The eagles carried the throne into the sky as they attempted to fly to the meat. #MythologyMonday

The Greek god Hephaestus was born deformed and ugly, so his mother Hera flung him off Mount Olympus. Being the god of metalworking, masonry, and other crafts, Hephaestus takes revenge by building Hera a gold throne that traps her when she sits on it. #MythologyMonday

In Mesopotamian myth, the goddess Inanna nurtures the Huluppu Tree in her holy garden, planning to make a throne out it. When a serpent, a bird, and the demon Lilith claim the tree and refuse to leave, the hero Gilgamesh banishes them and carves a throne for Inanna. #MythologyMonday

Here's one for #MythologyMonday

There is often beautiful furniture at the places where witches gather.

But things are rarely as they seem at such occasions...

#MythologyMonday
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