The Ancient Greeks and Romans wrote Oneirocritica; books to help decode their dreams. #MythologyMonday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2025/06/24/d...

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In the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, only six people remained after a brutal war. As they left the plain of the mortals and headed upwards along a questionable path towards the heavens, a black dog joined them on the journey. 🔗👇 #MythologyMonday mythcrafts.com/2016/11/29/t...

Hello #FolkloreThursday and thank you to @botanicafabula.bsky.social for the last hour of lore. This is @mythcrafts.bsky.social here for the next hour of birth and renewal lore as we welcome spring. Img: Frederic Leighton - The Return of Persephone

What do two enlightened Buddhist beings, a mythical Wind Horse, and a Russian painter with ties to Tibet and the highest levels of the U.S. Government share in common? They all possess(ed) the Cintamani stone, a wish fulfilling jewel. #MythologyMonday mythcrafts.com/2018/10/09/t...

One of the interesting features of the Norse Gods is that they are mortal. Yes, they can die. Luckily for the Aesir of Asgard, they had the Goddess Idunn and her youth bestowing apples. mythcrafts.com/2019/02/12/w...

The Colossus of Rhodes was erected from abandoned weaponry left behind by the Macedonians after an unsuccessful siege of the city. mythcrafts.com/2023/11/28/t...

“I only want to ride the wind and walk the waves, slay the big whales of the Eastern sea, clean up frontiers, and save the people from drowning. Why should I imitate others, bow my head, stoop over and be a slave? Why resign myself to menial housework?” - Lady Triệu mythcrafts.com/2019/03/19/l...

Happy International Women’s Day to all you gorgeous goddesses!

When a full moon turns the color of blood fearful lore arises…. 🩸🌕🩸 #bloodmoon 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2018/07/24/l...

Since the aqueducts of ancient civilizations, sewers have created dark labyrinthine worlds beneath our feet. It’s no surprise human imagination has filled them with monsters…. #BookologyThursday mythcrafts.com/2025/05/01/w...

Gashadokuro are angry spirits that appear as giant skeletons, several times larger than your typical human. These monsters are assembled out of the bones of those who have died unnatural deaths. #MythologyMonday mythcrafts.com/2021/07/22/w...

The myth that women have teeth “down there” has been found in global myths all over the world. Bite me is the first collection of these myths, providing understanding of the psychological, social and political motivations that has kept them alive and thriving. #mythologymonday

Quarrelsome neighbors are nothing new, but this was the beginning of America’s first large-scale Satanic Panic, and is often the case, there was one individual near the center of it all. His name: the Reverend Cotton Mather… mythcrafts.com/2024/10/31/c...

#FolkloreThursday In Japanese folklore, eating the flesh of a ningyo, or mermaid, grants eternal life and youth. It was also said that Ningyo blood will cure any wound. Boxwood ningyo netsuke, Tadayoshi, 19th century collections.mfa.org/objects/19902

Lore Lay stayed true to her lover and her suitors, despondent with rejection, hurled themselves into the Rhine like lemmings. But the townsfolk began to suspect Lore Lay and so she is hauled in front of the bishop facing charges of bewitchment. #FolkloreThursday mythcrafts.com/2023/01/15/t...

An enchantress awaits on the coastline of Java. She may appear as a mermaid, or she may appear as a beautiful Goddess, but regardless of her form, she harbors a grudge against men, and has been known to lure the unsuspecting to a watery grave… #FolkloreThursday mythcrafts.com/2017/05/03/t...

Sirens did not start out as sexy fish ladies. #FolkloreThursday mythcrafts.com/2018/11/13/w...

If you are in #Canberra we are doing another live #mythology show Tickets smithsalternative.com/events/the-pow…

The Fairytales of the Papyrus Westcar is an ancient Egyptian text dating somewhere between 18-16th BC These tales are considered to be some of the first fairytales goven the themes invoke the magical in the miracles that are performed by priests and magicians within. mythcrafts.com/2017/04/20/e...

Pythagoras met his death at the hands of his enemies after stopping in his tracks and refusing to run through a field of beans. Yes, beans, and they weren’t even the magical ones….. mythcrafts.com/2025/01/09/p...

Salamanders capacity for regeneration has been a focus of many modern medical studies. In the ancient world, salamanders were equally as intriguing; believed to have powerful mystical properties they were a key ingredients in many folk magic recipes. mythcrafts.com/2025/08/09/b...

Tomorrow is St Lucy’s Day and her being a light in the darkness is celebrated in many European regions. But on the eve of Lucy’s feast day, her dark counterpart Lussi rides through Sweden’s winter night with her demon retinue, the lussiferda. Read of her in our 13th #Yulefolklore tale below!

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El Caganer (which roughly translates to “The Shitter”) is a figurine that is crouched down, pants around its ankles and visibly defecating. A unique addition to the traditional Nativity scene in Catalonia. 🔗👇 #bookologythursday mythcrafts.com/2019/12/18/e...

Krampus’ name is probably from the German kramp/krampen, which means claw (though another possible etymology comes from the Bavarian word krampn, which means dead or rotten) #folklorethursday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2024/12/05/g...

Most accounts of Perchta concur on the major themes: she was associated with spinning, she traveled with a litany of others, and she loved slitting open the bellies of naughty children and stuffing them with straw or garbage. #folklorethursday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2024/12/12/t...

Who knew Santa was a necromancer!! 🎅 #LegendaryWednesday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2017/12/09/s...

From deep underground, the Kallikantzaroi spend their days sawing away at the roots of the Tree of Life hoping to destroy the world. And when the Winter Solstice breaks, they claw their way up to create chaos on the surface. 🔗👇 #WyrdWednesday mythcrafts.com/2022/12/15/i...

The Heroides are 15 poems, all written by Ovid. They are presented as love letters, sent from women who have been mistreated, neglected, or abandoned by classical Greek ‘heroes’. 🔗👇 #mythologymonday mythcrafts.com/2018/11/01/h...

Weasel myths warn against the wiles of women, especially outspoken women. They attempt to devalue women who refused to be domesticated and tamed by their male masters. mythcrafts.com/2025/04/18/g...

The Duat is the realm of the Dead in Egyptian Mythology. Ruled by Osiris it is not so much a realm of punishment, but a land of trials and tribulations… 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2021/09/09/g...

The Goddess Aphrodite is so ingrained within our linguistic memory that we commonly use the word Aphrodisiac to describe anything that induces desire within us. The Birth of Venus: Aphrodite through the Ages #mythologymonday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2020/06/18/t...

As a species we humans have been interpreting our dreams as far back as recorded history goes. The Ancient Greek and Romans were no exception to this fascination with our nightly dreams and what they may reveal. mythcrafts.com/2025/06/24/d...

Ever had the misfortune of being bootstrapped? Someone insisting that all that is needed to resolve systemic barriers increased effort? Bootstrapping comes from a satirical novel of impossible tasks misunderstood to become capitalist motivation. 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2025/03/28/a...

If you do any digging into the history of Robotics, you’ll eventually hear the tale of Talos, an ancient ‘machine’ that guarded the Isle of Crete. 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2024/02/29/a...

A myth about male arrogance and how the goddess Durga was invoked to defeat demons who never conceived a female could best them.... 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2025/10/18/a...

Rumors spread about Black Aggie’s paranormal activity; her demonic powers further evidenced by the fact that the earth before her figure remained a barren wasteland where even the green grass feared to grow. #FolkloreThursday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2019/10/31/b...

As the story goes, Cormac Laird MacCarthy was rebuilding a castle in County Cork when he got into some legal issues. And so, Cormac appealed to the Queen of the Banshees….. #FairytaleTuesday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2019/03/14/c...

Dotted with ancient castles and fortresses, the Upper Middle Rhine Valley in Germany has a haunting tale of a ghostly woman who lures sailors to their death with her songs. #FairytaleTuesday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2023/01/15/t...

When Rama returned home – and was crowned king – Sita was pregnant. Even though she had passed the trial by fire and established her faithfulness, the locals were talking…. #legendarywednesday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2017/05/23/s...

Anansi, the Great Trickster spider, was determined to collect all of the sky god Nyame’s stories. And so it was that Anansi, weaver of stories, master of tales, came into his own. #WyrdWednesday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2019/01/31/a...

The Metternich stele records the spells and talismans taught to Isis to restore life to her son, Horus. #mythologymonday 🔗👇 The Magical/Medical Cippi of Horus mythcrafts.com/2020/02/06/h...

A cross between between sea serpent, leopard and whale, the Dingonek was thought to help grow crops and cure illness. #mythologymonday 🔗👇 Waiting for Dingonek: An End to the Dread Plague. mythcrafts.com/2020/04/23/w...

In Tibetan, the word Ro means ‘corpse’. And Langs means to ‘rise up’. You can do the math… Touched by a Zombie: the Tibetan Ro-Langs 🔗👇 #WyrdWednesday mythcrafts.com/2019/10/29/t...

Carl Tanzler became fascinated with an apparition’s message showing him his one true love. Once he found her, he wasn’t going to let her death spoil their romance… 🔗👇 #wyrdwednesday mythcrafts.com/2020/03/03/t...

The Fenn Treasure was a $2M cache of gold and jewels that Forrest Fenn stashed in the Rocky Mountains. He then penned a poem full of clues, leaving many a treasure seeker looking for the loot. #MythologyMonday 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2020/06/09/a...

Loadstones (magnets) always aligned themselves to Polaris, the North Star. So what could possibly be attracting all of these Magnets North? To famed cartographer Gerardus Mercator the answer seemed obvious: It had to be a Big Magnet. 🔗👇 #MythologyMonday mythcrafts.com/2023/01/29/t...

A #BloodMoon has been associated with the Apocalypse, wrathful rites of Thessalian witches, world devouring jaguars and celestial dragons. 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2018/07/24/l...