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In Turkish mythology, djinns enjoy merrymaking at bath houses. In one narrative, they remove the hunchback of a pleasant youth who joins them in dancing and singing 🎶 Similar legends are found in Japanese, Irish, and Italian lore.
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Echidna is called the Mother of Monsters in Greek #mythology Hesiod described her as half beauty and half serpent beast, huge, brightly colored and voracious. Echidna gave birth to Cerberus and the Hydra, the Chimera and the Sphinx.
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In the first of his twelve works, the Greek hero Heracles defeats the invulnerable lion of Nemea.
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In the mythology of Bali, Barong, a lion-like creature, fights the demon queen Rangda to keep order in the world.
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Our favorite Lions are the Lions from the Ishtar-Gate. They symbolize the babylonian goddess of love and war. In almost all cultures Lions are symbols of power and reign, but also associated with luck and the power of Good. #aMythForSunday #mythology #myths #folklore
Thanks for all your votes for #aMythForSunday We'll tell some #myths about lions and monsters. One of both is the Manticore, a phantastic and man-eating beast from persian #mythology It has a human head, the body of a lion and a venoumous tail. #folklore
Our "Arbeitskreis" will celebrate its 25th anniversary next week. We will look back at all our works and give an impression of future projects. One of these will be "Mythical Creatures". So its time to do another #aMythForSunday
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"Freyr ... rules over the rain and the shining of the sun, and therewithal the fruit of the earth; and it is good to call on him for fruitful seasons and peace. He governs also the prosperity of men."
- "Gylfaginning" (Prose Edda)
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Freyr is the brother of Freya and often depicted as a phallic god of lust and pleasure, but also of peace and fertility. Boar and horse are especially sacred animals to him. He was offered the boar sacrifice for harvest blessings in ancient times. #aMythForSunday #folklore
Freya is a goddess from the gender of the Vanir. The south germanic goddess Frija however refers to the Æsir goddess Frigg, the patroness of marriage and hearth. Due to the parallels to Freya the two are often confounded.
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Freya means "lady" or "mistress". In Old Norse sources she's also addressed als "Gefn" (she, who gives), Mardöll (she, who makes the sea swell) or Sýr (sow). According to the "Ynglinga saga" Freya thaught the Æsir magic and is leader of the Valkyries. #folklore #aMythForSunday
Thanks for all your voting 😀 Lets look for #love in Norse #mythology
Like the babylonian Ishtar the goddess Freya is associtated with war and death, but also with its counterparts, love, sex and fertility.
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This week's #aMythForSunday is all about Love.
Choose your favorite love god or love goddess...
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Norse #mythology knows the Norns who rule the destiny of gods and men. They descend from gods, dwarves and elves. Her names are Urd (fate), Verðandi (that which is happening) and Skuld (that which should become).
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In Homer's epics, e. g the Iliad, the Moira occurs almost exclusively in singular, not as a goddess but as the personified destiny of each individual human being. In greek #mythology even the gods cannot change fate, because this would destroy order. #aMythForSunday #folklore
Thanks for all your voting for #aMythForSunday 😀Fate it shall be! The term "moirai" means 'share' or 'fate' and originally meant the share of a spoils of war. Since Homer, "moirai" also stood for the destiny assigned to all living things. #mythology #myths #folklore
It's time for another round of #aMythForSunday this weekend and our theme is mythological groups. You like stories about the seasons, the hours or fate? Choose #aMythForSunday
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Anansi is an african trickster god and appears as a spider. According to the #myths he has created the first humans. He's also mentioned as creator of the sun, moon and stars and inventor of night and day. #folklore #mythology
In our this week's topic we tell about tricksters, jesters and rogues. Some stories about gods, spiders or flute players?
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The Lamassu or Schedu is a guardian demon in ancient Assyria. He has the body of a bull, lion claws, wings and a man's head. A Lamassu is the guardian of doors and prevents houses or palaces from evil spirits.
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