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National myths

What are some of your favorite myths in your country? Mine revolve around the creatures in the USA like Bigfoot

Got this coloring book about Northern mythology

Both relaxing and educational 🍃 (edited)

Good night

Reading

Starting to read a Celtic myths and tales book.

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Which horsemen of the apocalypse would you rather be??

War, famine, conquest or death?

Megara vibes

Now just gotta find my Hercules 🏺 (edited)

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Sooo... What mythologies do you guys like to follow?

I'm fairly new to mythology. I've dabbled in it a couple of times growing up but not enough as I am now or well about to be. I was always curious what brought people into learning about mythologies or if they are a pagan who follows a god religiously either way this is a lot of people's history… read more

Lighting up the Viking pyre for my brother. Wish he were here to see it & appreciate it 😪

Just watched "The Odyssey" and I'm disappointed over the ending

Spoilers for *The Odyssey* and some Greek myth traditions! I usually avoid discussing this subject these days (reconstructing the Trojan Cycle was actually the focus of my college thesis), but I wanted to explain why the ending of the movie left me disappointed. Most people know the best-known… read more

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Some hell time

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Who's your favourite mythology character and why?!

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Is the past more beautiful than the present?

Perhaps its just me, but thinking about past civilisations, their architecture, the sparsity of urban environs, the wider unexplored/uninhabited world and comparing it to what we see now makes me think i was born in the wrong era. Likely over romanticising the past, but what an adventure itd be to… read more

Valkyries

Helping fallen in their final journey.

Hello, I am interested in finding out about lesser known religions or deities

Basically, I want to know more about lesser known religious texts and mythologies and religions, so historians if you wanna enlighten me or give me more insight on obscure religions and deities, go ahead, I am down for learning more 😊 (I am talking very obscure, less talked about ones)

Earnestly he prayed to his dear mother with hands outstretched:

Iliad 1.351

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Did you know that...

In Iliad (book 23) Achilles cremated Petroclus body. But the archeologists did not find evidence of cremation in the Bronze Age. The Mycenaeans buried their dead.

Did you know that...

...in Odyssey (9.21-28), Odysseus himself describes Ithaca as the westernmost island of his kingdom. This means that modern day Ithaca may not be the same island.

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Freya

The all and only mother of the North.

Myth

Finding true love isn't true. What do you guys think? (edited)

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Dragons

Hey all, so ive al ways been interested in dragons and other creatures of old. Recently ive found more random stories and sighting from over the last 200 years. I wanted to know if anyone had any good stories.

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Wanting to learn

I am always looking for new mythology I may not know from the Greeks. Any recommendations

Lately

Been thinking of life and whatnot, and all i can say is when the boatman smiles at you all we can do is wave and smile back (edited)

Artemis concepts

Sketches for a character pitch from years back. I just found it in my phone's old folders. I still love them!

Sol

Norse goddess of the Sun.

I have to say

After watching 300, totally understand why they believed that Spartans were descendants of Herclues