A maiden huntress stumbles upon #Artemis bathing. Will this encounter end differently than for Aktaion, who was torn to pieces by his own hunting dogs?
You’re truly One of the Kind is an adorable picture book about diversity and cherishing our individuality. It shares a sweet message of confidence, love and friendship. I love how Sonali Patodia uses Indian mythology and culture to explore all these concepts.
"And golden-haired #Dionysos made blonde-haired #Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, his buxom wife: and [Zeus] the son of Kronos made her deathless and unageing for him."
Hesiod, Theogony 947
🏛️ Painted terracotta figures of Bacchus and Ariadne, 50 BCE - 50 CE, Thappsus, Sicily; now in the #Ashmolean Museum, #Oxford
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 🌹
This statuette is a variant of the #Aphrodite Anadyomene type. Her eyes are inlaid with glass paste. The pose may have been inspired by a famous painting of Aphrodite Anadyomene by Apelles, court painter of Alexander the Great.
🏛️ Aphrodite bronze, 2nd-1st century BCE. Today in the MET, New York.
So there's this Greek myth that says Zeus was fed by bees when he was born. In gratitude, he blessed them with the color of "shining bronze", and made them immune to cold and harsh winds. These bees lived in Zeus' sacred cave in Crete, and aggressively chased away anyone who tried to steal their honey.
Any #apiarist or #entomology expert out there who could tell me what these bees are by any chance?...
It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏
"Now when the dead have come to the place where each is led by his daimon i.e. [#Hermes], first they are judged and sentenced, as they have lived well and piously, or not. And those who are found to have lived neither well nor ill, go to the Acheron." #Plato, Phaedros 112e
🏛 Hermes guides the soul of a dead woman to #Charon, attic lecythus, dated 450 BCE
I loved collaborating with a dozen talented writers on this project. The stories will captivate you! All benefits go to the Trevor Project, a charity to support the well being of LGBTQ+ young adults.
I loved collaborating with a dozen talented writers on this project. The stories will captivate you! All benefits go to the Trevor Project, a charity to support the well being of LGBTQ+ young adults.
"Oh for a man mighty with the spear to deliver our house, an #Ares, brandishing in the fight the springing Scythian bow and wielding his hilted sword in close combat."
Aeschylus, Libation Bearers 160
🏛️ Ares-Mars statuette, Roman Empire, photo by Carole Madge @followinghadrian
One of the oldest antiquities found at Aï Khanum, this spectacular disk depicts #Kybele and winged #Nike on a chariot drawn by two lions through a mountainous landscape with a bust of the sun god Helios in the sky.
🏛 Ceremonial Plaque depicting Kybele, Nike, and Helios. Early 3rd century BCE. Today in the National Museum of #Afghanistan, Kabul.
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 🌹
#Hera, #Aphrodite, and #Athena present themselves for the Trojan prince Paris to judge their beauty. Aphrodite is disrobing for him to show him the goods. #Hermes had guided them and apparently decided to stick around to sneak a peek.
🏛️ "The Judgment of Paris," 45-79 CE, Roman fresco
It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏
"[Zeus] commanded that glorious Hermes should be lord over all birds of prey and grim-eyed lions, and boars with gleaming tusks, and over [herder's] dogs and all the herds and flocks that the wide earth nourishes, and over all sheep."
Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes 560
🏛 Hermes-Mercurius, marble relief made by Artus Quellinus in the 17th century CE.
I loved collaborating with a dozen talented writers on this project. The stories will captivate you! All benefits go to the Trevor Project, a charity to support the well being of LGBTQ+ young adults.
I loved collaborating with a dozen talented writers on this project. The stories will captivate you! All benefits go to the Trevor Project, a charity to support the well being of LGBTQ+ young adults.
A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by Scottish history and folklore, Our Divine Mischief takes readers on a journey told in three voices: a determined heroine, an outcast young man, and a wish-granting canine. Their adventure spans an island fishing village to the king’s court in a story about identity, belonging, and the love between a human and her dog.
Hello, everyone! Join us for Monday's theme: Farming & Agriculture. Which myths feature farming? Write out a story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday. See you Monday!
"From Okeanos upsprings Helios in glory, flashing fire far over earth - fire, when beside his radiant chariot-team races the red star Seirios, scatterer of woefullest diseases over men."
Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy 8.30
🏛 Roman oil lamp decorated with the image of Helios-Sol, from the cemetery of Fragonisi near #Olympia. 2nd to 3rd century CE.
Exquisite gold offering bowl engraved with the drinking contest between #Bacchus and #Hercules. We know this story from art but no written account of this myth has survived.
🏛️ #Dionysos and #Herakles, Drinking Contest Detail, Patera of Rennes, Roman bowl, ca 210 CE. Today in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, #Paris.