#mythologymonday: In this video Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird from #celtic Source looks at the peculiar phenomena of the Giant's Beard and what it could have stood for in the ancient past. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwyO2Ml6KCo Visit https://celticsource.online/!

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `While Nacrantal made his way to the other side of the hill, #Cuchulain came to Laeg, his charioteer. “Smear me a false beard with blackberry juice,” he said. “No warrior of fame will fight with me, because I have no beard.” Laeg took […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `Lough Erne has two origin stories (here’s the link to the first: https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/114552148881782730). The second story concerns Érne, who was ‘chieftainess of the girls of Cruachan and keeper of Queen] Medb's combs […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

A strange, bearded figure haunts the Dhünn river valley. #mythologymonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Squinter_in_Schlebusch

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `Ysbaddaden's hair must be cut and washed and his beard shaved. For this, Kulhwch must obtain the tusk of Yskithyr-wyn Chief Boar as a razor, the blood of the Black Witch to dress the beard, and the shears and the comb that are […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

While Tolkien's dwarves are not necessarily representative of their folkloric predecessors, it _is_ true that they were often portrayed as bearded. #mythologymonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Silver_Fir_Cone

#mythologymonday #celtic: `It was believed from an Arthurian legend, that there lived a giant (the then King of Wales) at the top of the mountain called Rhitta Gawr (listen to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcDjbcuPC3I) who made himself a cloak from the beards of the kings he had killed […]

When three miners were imprisoned within Kuttenberg Mountain for seven years, their beards reached such a spectacular length that their own wives no longer recognized them. https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Miners_in_Kuttenberg_Mountain

A common element of "Sleeping Emperor" tales is that the sleeping ruler's beard has grown through a stone table - though this doesn't necessarily impede their mobility. #mythologymonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Within_the_Karlsberg_Hill

The Devil is a very capable smith - but even he cannot hammer the kings out of curly hair. #mythologymonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_and_the_Smith

Greetings, Myth Lovers! In honour of #NoShaveNovember, this Monday's theme is BEARDS & BODY HAIR! Tell us a myth that features beards or body hair of any kind using the hashtags #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]

Greetings, Myth Lovers! In honour of #NoShaveNovember, this Monday's theme is BEARDS & BODY HAIR! Tell us a myth that features beards or body hair of any kind using the hashtags #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]

That wraps up our theme of fog and mist. This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join #mythologymonday again next week and tell us a myth about beards and body hair 🧔 🎨 Jayx https://wallpapers.com/wallpapers/volatile-foggy-forest-aerial-view-0nttqhjg7slfief1.html

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `#Cuchulain parted from Scáth, and turned to go back to Erin, and a magic mist overtook him so that he knew not how he went, or by what road he came to the borders of the white-flecked, green-waved ocean, but he found Manannan’s […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

Plague spirit often appear as a strange blue mist that can be imprisoned... for some time. #mythologymonday #germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Evil_Bird_in_Gera

The spirits of some people travel while they are asleep - which might be visible to observers as a strange fog or mist. #mythologymonday #germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Third_Daughter_is_Out

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `Over the whole there hung a mist, heavy and lowering, so that #Cuchulain could not see how far the host extended for the gloom of that heavy mist. And sounds rose on the air, like the muttering of a demon host, quarrelling and […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

Three does regularly appeared near the ruins of Bramberg Castle at midnight. But one hunter saw different shapes in the fog... #mythologymonday #germany #folktale #folklore #deer https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Does

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `In the court #Rhiannon found Pryderi, his hands still glued to the bowl and his feet to the slab. She tried to free him, but became fixed, herself, and, with a clap of thunder and a fall of mist, the castle vanished with its two […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

Near Salzderhelden, a butcher was jumped by a strange black cat. Then a fog arose around him, which caused him to stumble around all night - carrying the cat on his back the entire time. #mythologymonday #germany #folktale #folklore #cat https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Black_Cat

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `One day, after holding a feast at Narberth, Pryderi and Kicva, Manawyddan and Rhiannon went up to the same magic mound where #Rhiannon had first met Pwyll. As they sat there, thunder pealed, and immediately a thick mist sprang up, so […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

Once, a strange vision appeared out of the fogs above a lake near Clausthal. #mythologymonday #germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Kleines_Clausthal

It was a kind of warning, they said later: the Phantom Waka of Lake Tarawera was sighted in the fog, and eleven days later Mt. Tarawera erupted, devastating parts of New Zealand. If the ghost canoe appears again, they say disaster is at hand. #MythologyMonday 🖼: K. Watkins

#mythologymonday: `#lugh appeared to Conn, enveloped him in a magic mist, led him away to an enchanted palace, and there prophesied to him the number of his descendants, the length of their reigns, and the manner of their deaths.` Source: #celtic Myth & Legend, Poetry & Romance by Charles Squire

In Ireland and in particular on its western coast, fog is a harbinger of the beyond, of the sidhe and of the coming of Tir na nOg. Even Hy-Brasil, that mythical moving island, was cloaked in mist and fog when seen. #MythologyMonday

If you are near a body of water near Obon in Japan, and you see mists on the water, don't wait for it to get closer. This is a Funayūrei, a Ghost Ship in the fog, full of resentful drowned sailors and prepared for you to join their crew. #MythologyMonday 🖼: M. Meyer

I've noticed that there are a bunch of other weekly #folklore -themed hashtags such as #wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday #folklorethursday #folkyfriday #folkloresunday and #phantomsfriday . Do these also have "weekly themes" like #mythologymonday ? Or do people just post whatever they feel is […]

🌫️☘️🌫️In Irish mythology, the Féth Fíada was a mist raised by the Tuatha Dé Danann to veil themselves from mortals. #MythologyMonday

Greetings, Myth Lovers! This Monday's theme is MIST, FOG & BRUME! Tell us a misty myth that features fog of any kind using the hashtags #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you on […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `The Pictish Chronicle, repeating this story, further names the mythical founding leader Cruithne (the Gaelic word for Pict), followed by his sons, whose names correspond with the seven provinces of Pictland: Circin, Fidach, Fortriu […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `The origin myth presented in Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People describes the Picts as settlers from Scythia who arrived on the northern coast of Ireland by chance. Local Scoti leaders redirected them to northern […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

#MythologyMonday: `The relationship between Pictish kings and #Celtic gods was integral, as kings were seen as intermediaries between the divine and the earthly realms, reinforcing their legitimacy and power. Pictish mythology is replete with legendary kings […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `One of the reasons that the Picts are an extraordinary group in history has to do with Pictish art. That’s both their body art and the standing stones that they used for artistic and logistic purposes. The woad that the ancient Picts […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

Ta Moko are traditional Maori tattoos. Applied with whale bone, they indicated your tribe, heritage and your experiences, telling the story of your people and your own life. Colonists tried to eliminate the practice but some things are too strong to kill. #MythologyMonday

The ancient Scythian peoples of Central Eurasia were renowned by the Persians and Greeks both for their intricate designs, including their tattoos. Knotted and spiraling, the motifs reflected their lives on the steppes and plains. Mummies preserve these for us. #MythologyMonday

While attitudes are relaxing, modern Japanese tattooing is associated with the yakuza. These tattoos are immersive, often earned, and indicate your dedication to the family. Men and women get them but tattoos often restrict you from jobs and locations like onsen. #MythologyMonday

In Japan the role of tattoos, known as irezumi, has varied throughout history. At times they were used as a criminal punishment and later they were banned and came to be connected with organised crime. During the Edo period (1603–1867) the era of... #MythologyMonday 🎨Toyohara Kunichika, 1862. 1/7

...decorative tattooing began. In 1757 the Chinese novel Suikoden was released in Japanese and became very popular. Ukiyo-e woodblock prints began depicting scenes from the book with heroes whose bodies were decorated with tattoos. The prints also depicted kabuki... 🎨Utagawa Kunisada, 1856. 2/7

...actors with tattoos showing the heroes from the novels. As a result, demand increased for this kind of tattooing. Some woodblock print artists also became tattoo artists. The print below is by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1855) and depicts the hero Shi Jin who was one of the 108 bandit heroes of... 3/7

...the Chinese novel Suikoden. Apparently he had nine dragon tattoos, and was therefore known as 'Kumonryu' (Nine Dragons). The print below by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1885) is titled 'The Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night' and also depicts Shi Jin and his dragon tattoos. #JapaneseArt 4/7

The triptych print below by Utagawa Kunisada shows three tattooed men. The one on the left has a large dragon Tattoo and the others have intricate floral designs and depictions of heroes. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe 5/7

Here are two more #ukiyoe prints, the first is 'Dragon Tattoo' by Utagawa Kunisada, 1863. The second is 'Thistle Tattoo' by Toyohara Kunichika, 1865. 6/7

The final print in this thread is 'Wolf Tattoo' by Toyohara Kunichika, 1863. It apparently shows kabuki actor Ichimura Uzaemon with a (possibly #yokai) wolf tattoo on his arm. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe 7/7

Tattooing goes back 4000 years in Nubia and Egypt and was primarily done on and by women. While we have almost no writing about it, we do know certain jobs favored it and that these practices survived into Coptic and Islamic Egypt. Male dancers had tattoos too. #MythologyMonday

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `On a very general level, two things distinguish Pictish society from the many other societies in that time frame. One was that they managed to overcome the seemingly endless expansion of the Romans, the other was their fascinating […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for tomorrow's theme: BODY ART. Give us your stories that feature tattooing, body painting, piercings, or makeup and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `It was one time Tadg was going his next heir's round, into the west of Munster, and his two brothers, Airnelach and Eoghan, along with him. And Cathmann, son of Tabarn, that was king of the beautiful country of Fresen that lay to the […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

The King of the Wends only escaped his German captors with the aid of the Devil. #mythologymonday #germany #folktale #folklore #devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_King_of_the_Wends_Meets_his_End

After a year of being imprisoned by the Wild Woman of the Steinalb range, a man from Rathsweiler was finally able to escape from her cave. #mythologymonday #germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Woman

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `#Cuchulainn went in a scythed chariot to Forgall's palace. He leaped over its triple walls, and slew everyone who came near him. Forgall met his death in trying to escape Cuchulainn's rage. He found Emer, and placed her in his […] [Original post on hear-me.social]