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With articles, retellings and book/film reviews, join us as we take a look into myths and legends around the world.

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Autumn is the time for summer birds leaving, and winter birds arriving so this week on #MythosSunday we’d love to see your favourite bird, myths, superstitions and (hopefully) photos. Share with the hashtag and we’ll retweet! #BirdsofTwitter #BirdPhotos

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“How do you think this will end, brother?

The future may be set in stone, but you, Odin, have certainly done nothing to avert its course.

When the time comes, I will enjoy it…” #FairytaleFlash https://t.co/o4S1qhyVff

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While Tolkien drew inspiration from many different mythologies in the creation of his Lord of the Rings, the influence of Norse myth in the world of Middle Earth is undeniable. #FairtyaleTuesday https://t.co/RcODV8NjYO

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Welcome to Mythos! Just some housekeeping, as a blanket TW for our blog, we explore myths and legends around the world which may include themes people find uncomfortable. This may include murder, suicide, assault, rape, cannibalism and more. Please do keep that in mind!

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After a lengthy hiatus Mythos is thrilled to be back with our later article - we take another look at the musical #Epic and how it relates to Homer’s #Odyssey

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Halloween is almost here so this week for #MythosSunday we’d love to hear all about Death. Omens, superstitions, Psychopomps. Anything that’s a little Grimm.

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As a reward for their devotion, the Muses transformed them into cicadas, which have no need to eat or drink and can sing their lives away. Upon death cicadas report to the Muses any mortals that have particularly honored them. #MythosSunday

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According to Greek legend, cicadas were once humans who lived before the birth of the Muses. Once the Muses were born the humans were so enthralled with song and dance they forgot to eat or drink, wasting away.[1/2] #MythosSunday

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If you’d like to join us this week for #MythosSunday we’d love to share your favourite transformation myths and legends! Whether that’s pumpkins into coaches, dragons into humans or women into birds.

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Visible from the shore of Kos, the island of Kalymnos is said to have been named for the Titan Kalydnos who managed to cling to the newly-emerged island to prevent himself being cast into Tartarus by his paranoid father, Uranus. #MythosSunday #Greece #Myths #Photos

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If anyone would like to join us this Sunday for another #MythosSunday we’d love to hear your favourite island myths and legends. Share your myth with the # and we’ll reshare!

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Fairytale hero Vasilisa the Beautiful is said to have been gifted a magical doll by her (predictably) dying mother. When given food the doll would help its owner - keeping them safe. This would come in handy when Vasilisa's father remarried. #LegendaryWednesday

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According to one Greek tale the raven was not always black, having pale white feathers. The raven's feather's were darkened when the unlucky bird brought Apollo news that his lover Coronis had slept with another. Apollo's anger scorched the bird's feathers. #FairytaleTuesday

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@PrettyGonzo That’s interesting! We didn’t actually look for castles specifically in Transylvania, just an image that would fit the spookiness of the book. (The mist definitely carries a lot of weight in setting the atmosphere in the pic)

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One of the most famous vampire novels, Dracula is credited with popularising or inventing several staples of vampire myth including fear of garlic (though this was the flower not the bulb) and their inability to be seen in mirrors. #MythologyMonday
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"There’s a dragon in my goldfish bowl,
My older brother told me so,
With fins instead of wings to help it fly..."
#Poetry #Dragons #Poems

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As the days get colder why not step into the chilling world of #SpinningSilver, #NaomiNovik's incredible and unusual retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, whose protagonist must learn to 'spin' silver to gold, and outwit the frozen ruler of the elvish Staryk.

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We’re joining the hashtag fun! Join us Sunday with the hashtag #MythosSunday! We’d love to hear your favourite spooky myths and legends for October - the spookiest season!

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Hansel and Gretel are far from the only fairy tale heroes to encounter terrifying man-eaters in the woods (or the home). Why not check out a few of Europe's more cannibalistic fairy tales in honour of the spooky season. #Fairytales
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If you haven't yet checked out our reviews of the incredible #Epic (a musical telling of Homer's Odyssey) where we compare and contrast the musical to its source material you can check out the first instalment here: https://t.co/4GU2SvpfA6