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AimeeMaroux, 10 months ago to antiquidons

It's the Day of Zeus / Jupiter's Day / #Thursday! ⚡

"[Zeus] made Hera his blooming wife: and she was joined in love with the king of gods and men, and brought forth Hebe and Ares and Eileithyia."
Hesiod, Theogony 921

🏛️ #Hera and #Zeus, marble relief from Temple E in #Selinunte, dated ca. 450 BCE. Today in the Museo archeologico regionale di #Palermo.

#DayOfZeus #Mythology #GreekRomanArt @antiquidons @histodons @mythology @archaeodons

Virginicus, 10 months ago

@AimeeMaroux I think I’m not supposed to read “his blooming wife” in an Australian accent.

AimeeMaroux, 10 months ago to random

The glossary for August's erotic mythology story is going to be looooong 😳

In the story, #Dionysos and #Ariadne visit #Egypt, invited by the goddess #Hathor, and as I am not as well-versed in Egyptian history, it was tough getting the details right. I always aim to bring the ancient world alive and it is supposed to be a place where young gods like Dionysos and Ariadne seem like children to the ancient deities who ruled over Egypt for centuries if not millenia when the story takes place.

Virginicus, 10 months ago

@AimeeMaroux I knew you wouldn’t be cowed by the challenge.

juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to germany

Read the tale of the Dread Pirate Störtebeker - Scourge of the German Seas!

#Germany #folktale #folklore #pirate @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/scourge-of-seas-29405870

Part 2 of German folk tale "The Störtebeker Saga". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

Virginicus, 10 months ago

@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore The Victual Brothers don’t sound very intimidating.

mythologymonday, 10 months ago to folklorethursday

Greetings, myth lovers! For the upcoming #BookLoversDay we are asking: what are your favourite mythology-themed #books?

Tell us about the #myth and the #book with the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
Let's swap some awesome recs, all right? 😊
Your host @AimeeMaroux is looking forward to all your #book reports! 😚

🎨 Armchair Books, Edinburgh
https://www.armchairbooks.co.uk/

#NationalBookLoversDay @bookstodon #mythology #folklore #folktale #legends #Storytelling @mythology @folklore @folklorethursday @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood

Virginicus, 10 months ago

@mythologymonday @AimeeMaroux @bookstodon @mythology @folklore @folklorethursday @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood “The King Must Die” by Mary Renault

AimeeMaroux, 10 months ago to histodons

On #NationalUnderwearDay I want to talk about the ancestor of the bra: the strophion!

In #GreekRomanArt the goddess #Aphrodite can sometimes be seen putting it on or taking it off but mortal women are depicted wearing it too.

It is uncertain what the Greek strophion looked like but the Roman adaptation, the strophium, was a breast band, a strip of cloth wrapped around the upper torso.

It was a normal but optional piece of feminine clothing.

@antiquidons @histodons #herstory #ancientRome

Roman erotic fresco from Pompeii depicting a couple seemingly about to have intercourse with her riding on top of him. She is wearing a strophium around her breasts and an arm band and anklet while he is fully nude, lying on his back in anticipation.

Virginicus, 10 months ago

@AimeeMaroux @antiquidons @histodons TIL “experimental archaeology” is a thing.

AimeeMaroux, 11 months ago to histodons

It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏

Meet this #silver figurine of Hermes-Mercurius, holding his iconic kerykeion or caduceus staff in his left. With the two snakes winding around it, it has been mistaken for the Rod of Asklepios, the symbol of medicine, when in truth the caduceus is the symbol of commerce.

🏛️ Hermes-Mercurius, silver, 175-225 CE, France

#DayOfHermes #Mythology @mythology @antiquidons @histodons #GreekRomanArt #Mercurius

Virginicus, 10 months ago

@AimeeMaroux That’s an interesting property of symbols: If one person thinks a caduceus is a symbol of medicine, they’re wrong. If everybody thinks so, they’re right.

Virginicus, 10 months ago

@AimeeMaroux Ouch!

manuel_kamenzin, 11 months ago to medievodons German

Heraldic bunny (14th c.). #medieval @medievodons

Ms: BNF, Français 156, f. 266r.

Virginicus, 10 months ago

@manuel_kamenzin @medievodons Hare-aldry

Virginicus, 11 months ago

@KorraSaqqara @bookstodon I infer a bright side to layoffs at the big publishers: Some of these people will set up their own businesses, which has been going very well. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/16/uk-indie-publishing-mavericks-shook-up-books-booker-nobel-fitzcarraldo-sort-of-books-daunt