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@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-07-13 22:01:32
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This week's #MythologyMonday theme is sweets. In the story of Cupid and Psyche by Roman Numidian writer Apuleius, Psyche uses honeyed barley cakes to feed Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of the underworld, to get past him in order to fetch a dose of beauty from Proserpina, the Queen of the Underworld. Descending to the underworld for Proserpina's beauty is the last trial giv…

Painting of Psyche feeding barley cakes to Cerberus. She holds it, looking warily at the black three-headed dog with three open maws. The painting was created by French artist Edmond Dulac (1882-1953).
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-05-11 22:55:47
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This week's #MythologyMonday theme is rain. In Greek mythology, rain is poured out from pitchers by the Nephelai, the nymphs of the clouds, daughters of Okeanos and Thetys.
"If a mortal dares to insult the Nephelai, let him think of the ills we shall pour upon him. Neither wine nor any harvest at all! If he is making bricks, it'll rain, and our round hailstones will bre…

Red-figure vase painting of two cloud nymphs (Nephelai) who are pouring rain from their pitcher over Alcmene, mother of Heracles, who raises her hand to the heavens in an appeal to Zeus. The vase painting is on a bell krater from Paestum in Southern Italy and was made ca. 360-320 BCE. Today, it is in the British Museum.
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-07-06 15:01:50
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This week's #MythologyMonday theme is heat. The Chimera is a hybrid creature from #GreekMythology, usually depicted as a lion with a goat's head protruding from its back and a snake for a tail. The Greek hero Bellerophon made use of the heat in the Chimera's fiery breath a…

Roman mosaic of the Greek hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus as he is slaying the Chimera. Fire is show to emerge from the Chimera's mouths, both the lion's mouth and the goat's mouth. There is no block of lead on Bellerophon's spear, so he either already placed it or he is yet to come up with that idea. The mosaic was created in the 2nd to 3rd centuries CE.
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-04-27 21:31:49
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On April 30, night of Saint Walburga (Walpurgisnacht), witches fly to Blocksberg mountain in Germany to catch up on their deeds throughout the year and dance around al fire. When I was there, the devil was also present, judging harshly the witches who didn't work enough evil magic.
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Photo of a young witch smiling for the camera in front of a fire and a crowd of witches in the background.
@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.