@antiquidons#Astronomy and calendars are the domain of #Hermes. His grandfather Atlas turns the heavenly constellations and his mother Maia is one of the starry Pleiades.
Atlas instructed him in astronomy and the Greek mythographer Euhemeros says that #Aphrodite first established the constellations and taught Hermes. The planet #Mercury is attributed to Hermes because he first established the months and perceived the courses of the constellations.
Welcome back everyone! This is your host @independentpen and our topic this week is EQUINOX. Toot a tale from world mythology about the changing season (put the story in the body of your toot), tag it #MythologyMonday, and I'll boost all day in Pacific time!
That wraps up this week's #MythologyMonday theme on Trees! Join @independentpen next week for a new theme. Check out @mythology for more stories. Have a great week!
This week's #MythologyMonday theme is trees 🌲
Many stories in #GreekMythology have trees in it, some of which I will be telling in this thread.
The most famous tree-related myth must be the transformation of Daphne. Hit with Eros' fiery arrows, #Apollon was burning with desire for the nymph and pursued her when she fled from his advances. Feeling her strength wane, Daphne prayed for help from either her father or Gaia and was turned into the first laurel tree.
@mythology Another target of #Apollon's desire, but one that willingly became his lover, is Kyparissos, a beautiful boy from the island of Keos. #Kyparissos accidentally killed his beloved pet stag and begged of Apollon that he would mourn forever. Apollon tried to comfort him but no words nor gentle touch would soothe Kyparissos' grief until the god finally relented and turned his lover into a cypress tree, still associated with grief and mourning in Greece.
@mythology The laurel and the cypress are both sacred to Apollon. But what happens if someone cuts down a sacred tree? Erysichthon found out the hard way: he cut down a poplar in #Demeter's sacred grove but the goddess felt that her holy tree was in pain and she disguised herself as her own priestess, warning Erysichthon but he would not listen so she cursed him with insatiable hunger so that when he had eaten away all his wealth, he ate himself.
The oak is the favored tree of thunder gods all over the world, such as Zeus, Thor, and Perun. This is due in part to the oak's strength and power, but also because it is more often struck by lightning than other trees due to its height and high moisture content.
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The Weaver Girl of Chinese mythology was separated from her beloved Cowherd by her Grandmother - who created the Milky Way to keep the star-crossed lovers apart. Eventually the Grandmother relented enough to allow them to meet once a year - when Magpies formed a bridge to reunite them. @mythologymonday#Magpies#MilkyWay
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#MythologyMonday: King Cathaír Mór had a dream, in which a woman was pregnant an unduly long time, finally giving birth to a son near a fragrant, singing fruit tree. His #druid explained to Cathaír that the lady was the River Slaney that ran near Tara, her child the harbor at its mouth, and the singing tree the king himself.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and Folklore
The River Slaney, Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford, photocredit 1. NeuKelte
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This week's #MythologyMonday theme is fire and there are two major Greek gods associated with fire: #Hestia, goddess of the hearth, and #Hephaistos, god of smiths.
They represent #fire in two different forms: the sacrificial flame of the hearth as the sacred centre of domestic life and the flame of Hephaistos, source of all arts, and fuel of the funeral pyre. But both could be invoked for the cooking of sacrificial meat or a good meal:
#Hestia also presided over the central hearth of a state, the fire kept alight in the civic hall as a public hearth in every town. City officials would sacrifice at the public hearth on entering upon their office, and there, as at a private hearth, Hestia protected the suppliants.
When a new colony was founded, the emigrants took the fire which was to burn on the hearth of their new home from the public hearth of their mother town.
Welcome back everyone! This week our theme is FIRES. Share a tale from world mythology in the body of your toot, tag it #MythologyMonday, and your host @independentpen will RT all day in Pacific time
This week's #MythologyMonday theme is artworks featuring mythology. There are, of course, countless depictions of mythological scenes from ancient times. Some myths, in fact, are ONLY known through artwork, for example the drinking contest between #Herakles and #Dionysos.
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In the European #Renaissance, the writings of ancient Greek and Roman authors were rediscovered and with them the myths. My favourite piece of #neoclassical Renaissance art is Benvenuto Cellini's #Perseus. He is shown right after having killed #Medusa, holding up her severed head. But to me, he doesn't look triumphant. He looks sad and tired. Cellini paid close attention and kept the tradition of the long tapered foreskin with his Perseus that is known from ancient art.
In the 19th century, the popularity of Graeco-Roman myths was still going strong. This is a 19th century painting of #Apollon, catching his lover #Hyakinthos who has been hit fatally by the discus they played with. It can be seen lying on the ground. Apollon is identified by a quiver of arrows on his back.
The scene is tender and incredibly sad. I like to think Apollon and the Muses inspired it.
🎨 La mort d'Hyacinthe (The Death of #Hyacinthus), by Jean Broc, dated 1801
There are quite a lot of artworks I love that were made in our modern day, especially from independent creators who just love #mythology. It is impossible to pick just one so here are four of my favourite artworks from contemporary artists.
Hello, everyone! Join us for Monday's theme: #Artworks featuring #mythology. Which work of art depicting a mythological scene, character, or theme do you like best? Why? Tag us and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you soon!