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@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-05-18 23:11:03
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Today's #MythologyMonday theme is kings. Kings often claim divine ancestry in #GreekMythology, with Zeus and Apollon being favourites among the royal lines. Zeus' most famously sired King Minos of questionable Minotauros fame, Medusa-slaying Perseus who became king of Argos, a…

Fresco of Perseus and his wife Andromeda. Perseus holds up Medusa's head so Andromeda may safely see its reflection in the pool below. It's from Pompeii and thus dated to the 1st century CE.
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-03-17 13:39:24
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This week's #MythologyMonday theme is stones and gems. In #GreekMythology, Hermes turned a woman into stone for cock-blocking him:
Hermes spotted the Athenian maiden Herse on his way home and without disguise came to her house. Herse's sister, Aglauros, asked him who he w…

Red-figure vase painting of Hermes with a woman, possibly Herse. The god is depicted as a mature, bearded man, wearing a traveller's cloak (chlamys) and a traveller's hat (petasos). His iconic kerykeion staff identifies him as Hermes. He seems to hold the woman's hand and reach for her shoulder.