Myth, Lore & Magic

Sharing bits of mythology, folklore, and anything else I find interesting.
Managed by L.E. Ataire: @DearAtaire

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

"Do not let a fancy-assed woman deceive your mind"
- Hesiod, Work and Days
(8th century BC)

#History #quotes #quotesaboutlife #quotesdaily #quotestoliveby

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This is Nintendo's first office in Kyoto, 1889. Nintendo initially started out producing and selling Japanese playing cards. They did just that for nearly 75 years.

In 1963, Nintendo began to branch out to other types of businesses, investing money into a taxi service business, love hotels, a TV company, and an instant rice company. All these business ventures failed, and to make matters worse, after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, playing card sales had dropped drastically.

Starting in the late '60s, Nintendo pivoted to making toys. One of their employees was a maintenance engineer by the name of Gunpei Yokoi, whose job was to repair conveyor belts. During his free time, he had made extendable tongs for his amusement. Nintendo asked him to make a few prototypes and decided to market his toy as the "Ultra Hand," which went on to sell more than 1 million units. The toy literally gave a hand to Nintendo and lifted it out of near financial ruin.

Yokoi was moved to product development and went on to create several other successful toys before jumping into making video games. During the early '80s, Yokoi began working with a young product developer named Shigeru Miyamoto. They were under pressure to develop a best-selling game for Nintendo and were competing against the likes of Namco's Pac-Man.

Miyamoto wanted to develop a video game that used the characters Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto but was unable to obtain a license. So he went on to create his own characters, Donkey Kong and an unnamed character. In the early development stages of Donkey Kong, the unnamed character was unable to jump, and the goal of the game was to escape a maze. Miyamoto decided to give the unnamed character the ability to jump, stating: "If you had a barrel rolling towards you, what would you do?"

In Japan, the unnamed character eventually received the name Jumpman. However, when the video game was introduced to American audiences, the name was changed. According to legend, Nintendo in America was confronted by warehouse owner Mario Segale about unpaid rent. After a heated exchange, Nintendo assured Segale he would get his money. After the incident, Nintendo decided to rename Jumpman to Mario.

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

History Lessons: The Disguise of Charles II (1651) https://t.co/5uzXjTa2Qx via @YouTube

#history #historyfacts #omgfacts #TrueStory #historylessons #Englishhistory #Britishhistory #civilwar

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

The Betrayal of Thomas Becket (1170)
#history #betrayal #historical #shorts #shortstories #shortstory #truestory #medievaltwitter #medieval

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

History Lessons: The Betrayal of Thomas Becket https://t.co/N5T9g8SOTF via @YouTube

#history #darkhistory #story #TrueStory #Historical #medieval #historylessons #moral #betrayal

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

Popularity can be fleeting.
The Ordeal of Savonarola (1498)

// #TrueStory #History in under 50 seconds.
#historical #stories with #morals //

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

History lessons in under 60 seconds.
The Ordeal of Savonarola (1498).
https://t.co/z4IXWpGlNg

#History #HistoricMiracles #HistoricalMiracles #darkhistory #Renaissance #historyshorts #shorts #shortstories #Christian #historylessons

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Now on Spotify

#MythologyMonday #mythology #satire
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[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

OH MY GODS! is your ultimate source for divine dish and celestial scandal. A gossip mag for those who are more interested in deities than celebrities. Updated Mondays*

#MythologyMonday #mythology #myths #fantasyart #comedy #parody #Satire
*maybe.
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[AlistairDodds 🇵🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 @AlsDodds]

The Basque language has always been surrounded by mystery with regards to its origin. Today, there has been a massive breakthrough on its history and origin 🧵

[Owen Davies @odavies9]

Witch trials. This day 400 hundred years ago six women sat in York Castle gaol awaiting trial for witchcraft. One of them was accused of having:

"a deformed thing with many feet, black of colour, rough with hair, the bigness of a cat, the name of it unknown."

[SelineSigil @SelineSigil9]

What are Kolossoi? They are poppet dolls created to bind a subject.Used for many purposes and for various types of beings.Bindings can be applied to deities,spirits and people.Kolossoi are associated with the god of fire and sculpture. #folklorethursday https://t.co/W4QSJpds3w

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

The last child in the circle is given 7 chances to name the fish. If they still cannot guess, all the children would lift them up and toss them into the grass. 🐟🌱

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

'ATA NSO IYAK?' ('WHAT FISH DO YOU EAT?')
An old Efik game (Nigeria)

Kids sit in a ◯, except for a 'Fish' & their messenger.

Msg 1: Fish sends greetings.
Msg 2: What fish do you eat?

If a child answers right, they leave the ◯ and a new fish is selected. #FolkloreThursday

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

What is difficult?
“To know oneself.”
What is easy?
“To give advice to someone else.”
What is most pleasant?
“To have success.”
What is divine?
“That which has no beginning nor end”
What is most unheard of?
“an old tyrant.”
#philosophy #ancientgreece
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[Mythological Africans @MythicAfricans]

#FolkloreThursday
In the Yoruba (Nigeria, Benin,Togo) worldview, the Orisha Obatala is known as Chief of the White Cloth, a symbolic reference to the substance which makes consciousness possible and the fabric which binds the universe together.
More here:
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[Alison Fisk @AlisonFisk]

A 1,900 year-old Roman birthday invitation with the earliest known writing in Latin by a woman (bottom right). From Claudia Severa to Sulpicia Lepidina, wife of the prefect at Vindolanda Roman Fort on the northern frontier of Britain. Excavated in 1985. Ink on wood.

#Archaeology

[Godyssey @GodysseyPodcast]

In some reckoning of Djinni lore, Djinn are not native to this world but their own, parallel world full of wonder and light, which can be reached through portals in the small places of this world. Some say this world was destroyed in the rise of Shaitan. #WyrdWednesday

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@FolkloreThurs 🤣

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Have you lived a life of wanton debauchery but now that the end is neigh, fear for your immortal soul? Sounds like you need a SIN EATER!

A old Welsh custom, sin eaters would be hired to eat and drink over your corpse, thus transferring all your sins to them.

#FolkloreThursday

[Myth, Lore & Magic @LE_Ataire]

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