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Zagmuk is the earliest-known winter festival, a seven day ...

2025-12-07T15:33:45Z

Zagmuk is the earliest-known winter festival, a seven day Mesopotamian solstice festival highlighting the triumph of light over darkness despite being the darkest part of the year. Marduk is slain by Tiamat but is revived and takes up his weapon to do his duty. #FolkloreSunday

All of Lugh is now available on YouTube! Next week, Odin will ...

2025-05-05T12:27:51Z

All of Lugh is now available on YouTube! Next week, Odin will join him. #MythologyMonday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RwxghnbCWs&list=PLD0o838fG_FHUFCxPEQttgGbv8zld8yA1

For centuries, estates in Europe had garden hermits, men who were ...

2025-04-14T12:26:48Z

For centuries, estates in Europe had garden hermits, men who were paid to stay on site and live as a recluse on estate land, living in anything from a hut to a chapel. These garden hermits were for novelty but also provided advice and support. #MythologyMonday
https://sb-pagan-plus.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/114/336/306/152/271/454/original/383b227587066fdb.jfif

The passing of the torch. A time for grief. A Sovereign ...

2025-03-10T13:29:53Z

The passing of the torch. A time for grief. A Sovereign Queen's return.

Lugh Episode XXVI is live! Or processing, but will be live shortly! Kind of depends on how much the gods hate me right now. #MythologyMonday

https://youtu.be/KyLWB1X34kw

Visible from space, the Nazca lines were constructed two thousand ...

2025-01-27T13:45:15Z

Visible from space, the Nazca lines were constructed two thousand years ago in the deserts of Peru by removing pebbles and replacing them with dirt that differentiated the area from the top layer. Their purpose remains unknown, and more are discovered yearly. #MythologyMonday

They are the Butterfly Lovers, wealthy scion Zhu Yingtai and ...

2025-01-20T14:12:00Z

They are the Butterfly Lovers, wealthy scion Zhu Yingtai and scholar Liang Shanbo; after he realizes she loves him and he her, they swear not to part. When he dies of grief at her forced marriage, she throws herself into his grave and they become butterflies. #MythologyMonday

The Yeti Scalp of Khumjung is a Nepalese treasure, supposedly the ...

2024-12-09T12:32:44Z

The Yeti Scalp of Khumjung is a Nepalese treasure, supposedly the scalp of a dead Yeti that resides in a temple in Khumjung. Upon scientific analysis, the scalp is likely made of multiple animal hairs, mostly a goat-antelope, yet sightings persist. #MythologyMonday

Sedna refused all suitors her father chose for her, and ...

2024-12-02T12:29:58Z

Sedna refused all suitors her father chose for her, and frustrated her father so that he threw her from her kayak. She tried to climb back in but he cut off her fingers, which became the beasts of the sea. She rules the Underworld. #MythologyMonday

🖼: A. Galbraith

Anansi the Spider is the messenger of Nyame the Sky God, a role ...

2024-11-25T14:05:08Z

Anansi the Spider is the messenger of Nyame the Sky God, a role he achieved by playing the drum: the drum made a sound similar to the name of Nyame's magic yam, and Owia, the Sun, remembered the name because of Anansi playing. #MythologyMonday

Extreme weather in Nordic lore is caused by Thurses, chaotic ...

2024-11-20T17:08:12Z

Extreme weather in Nordic lore is caused by Thurses, chaotic nature spirits that cause great shifts in the natural world. These include Jotnar, the giants, and if the name isn't obvious, Thor himself: Thor's mother is the Earth. #WyrdWednesday

🖼: T. A. Sahsnotasvriunt

Hitodama is the manifestation of a human soul after death, seen ...

2024-11-18T12:09:44Z

Hitodama is the manifestation of a human soul after death, seen most commonly in graveyards, funeral homes, and places where death has recently taken place. Harmless, they glow a multitude of colors and are seen most commonly on warm summer nights. #MythologyMonday

🖼️: M. Meyer