@Skyliting Hmmmm, it's one of the stories where the gods turn their lover into a flower? ๐ค
I thought maybe Herakles' lover Hylas who was abducted by Naiads (water nymphs) but he didn't turn into a flower as far as I know.
@AimeeMaroux yes you have it right. I skimmed a version of the story wherein Midas loved only his daughter and his rose garden as much as he loved gold.
@deadringer I'm currently writing an erotic short story with Ariadne and Hathor, the cow-headed Egyptian goddess of love and revelry (and many other things) with Dionysos allowed to watch. It's great fun!
A myth told with emojis for #MythologyMonday and #WorldEmojiDay:
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Nemean Lion ๐ฆ
Hydra ๐ฒ ๐ฒ ๐ฒ
Cerynian Hind ๐ฆ
Boar ๐
Stables of Augias (genius! ๐) ๐งผ ๐๏ธ
Stymphalian Birds ๐ฆ
Cretan Bull ๐
Flesh-eating Mares of Diomedes ๐ด
Girdle of Hippolyta ๐ ๐ฉฑ
Cattle of Geryon ๐
Apples of the Hesperides ๐
Fetching Cerberus from the Underworld ๐ถ
Greetings, myth lovers! Join us next #Monday on #WorldEmojiDay and tell us a #myth using only emojis ๐ฏ โบ๏ธ ๐ and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
Put the full story in the reply and let's have fun guessing each other's myths, all right? ๐คฉ
Your host @AimeeMaroux is looking forward try and guess your myths! ๐
A creative services consultant (#branding, copywriting, #UX). A folklorist and historian (MA 2022). A lifelong writer and artist (fiction, drawing, songwriting). A founder of #MythologyMonday. A neurodivergent, nonbinary, probably-definitely #autistic weirdo.
Hello, Everyone! Join us for Monday's theme: Sea Adventures. Which myths feature a sea voyage? Write out a story and use the tag #MythologyMonday. See you soon! โ๏ธ
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!
Greetings, myth lovers! Join @AimeeMaroux for today's theme: redheads. Which #myths feature redheads, gingers, or otherwise red-haired characters? Tell us a the myth & tag #MythologyMonday with your #redhead lore. See you #Monday! ๐ฉโ๐ฆฐ
In East Asia there is a type of black magic conducted by women that is known in Japan as 'kodoku' and in China as 'gu.' It involves sealing several venomous insects, for example scorpions or centipedes, in a jar and allowing them to kill each other until only one survives. The fluids of the surviving insect are then used to poison a victim and cause either serious illness, death, or curse them so that they can be controlled for the purposes of evil. #MythologyMonday#folklore#yokai@folklore