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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.