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The Antikythera mechanism should not exist. A complex astronomical computer found in a Roman shipwreck, centuries ahead of its time, with no clear lineage. Knowledge appears, then disappears. #LegendaryWednesday

The Black Book of Carmarthen contains the 'Englynion y Beddau', a collection of verses describing the final resting places of the great heroes of Welsh myth. But the location of Arthur's grave was a mystery even to the ancient Welsh bards! 2/2

#legendarywednesday "There is a grave for March, a grave for Gwythur of the Red Sword, Arthur's grave is a mystery of the world." 1/2

below the sea.` Source: Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory - Project Gutenberg eBook Here’s the backstory: hear-me.social/@NeuK... 6/6

he. "It is not, but it is Finn your name is, and it is to you and not to myself the salmon was given in the prophecy." With that he gave Finn the whole of the salmon, and from that time Finn had the knowledge that came from the nuts of the nine hazels of wisdom that grow beside the well that is 5/6

And when Finn brought him the salmon after a while he said: "Did you eat any of it at all, boy?" "I did not," said Finn; "but I burned my thumb putting down a blister that rose on the skin, and after doing that, I put my thumb in my mouth." "What is your name, boy?" said Finegas. "Deimne," said 4/6

And when at the last the salmon of knowledge came, he brought it to where Finn was, and bade him to roast it, but he bade him not to eat any of it. 3/6

Seven years, now, Finegas had stopped at the Boinn, watching the salmon, for it was in the prophecy that he would eat the salmon of knowledge that would come there, and that he would have all knowledge after. 2/6

#Wyrdwednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `#Finn went on to learn poetry from Finegas, a poet that was living at the Boinn, for the poets thought it was always on the brink of water poetry was revealed to them. And he did not give him his own name, but he took the name of Deimne. 1/6

#Wyrdwednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `#Finn went on to learn poetry from Finegas, a poet that was living at the Boinn, for the poets thought it was always on the brink of water poetry was revealed to them. And he did not give him his own name, but he […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

✨Art by Frederic Edwin Church✨

🌙🌈✨In Scottish folklore the Northern Lights are known as Na Fir Chlis 'The Nimble Men' or The Merry/Mirrie Dancers. The old Scots word mirrie means 'to shimmer'. #AuroraBorealis #WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday

In #JapaneseFolklore kamikakushi is the concept of being spirited away by the kami, or gods. Sometimes when people disappeared it was blamed on evil #yokai who may have taken the person to the spirit world. The Ghibli film Spirited Away is based on this concept. #LegendaryWednesday

There is a very bizarre tale from #JapaneseFolklore about todaiki, which is when a sorcerer used dark magic to transform their enemy into a human candle in order to keep them trapped, unable to either move or speak. #LegendaryWednesday #yokai

A very mysterious #yokai for #LegendaryWednesday.

#Artist Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) created shadow boxes containing found objects and collage (known as assemblages). To the audience they are visual puzzles and sometimes unsolved mysteries. #LegendaryWednesday #art #mystery

Scotland’s Dechmont Woods hosted an encounter that left physical evidence. Robert Taylor claimed to have seen (and been abducted by) a saucer - police found strange tracks at the site… and drag marks on Taylor’s clothing! #LegendaryWednesday More at reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com/2025/11/expl...

Some of the theories as to motives behind the murder of Charles Walton include the idea that he was a blood sacrifice to the earth, that he was killed because he was believed to be a witch or that he put the evil eye on people.

On Feb 14 1945 the body of a farm labourer was found in a field on Meon Hill with his throat impaled to the ground by his own hay fork and what appeared to be a cross slashed on his upper body. This alleged “witchcraft” murder has not been solved. #LegendaryWednesday 🧵

Wednesday # #WednesdayGreen #AquilineWednesday #BookshopWednesday #EgyptologyWednesday #GothicWednesday #HillfortsWednesday #HollowayWednesday #WaterTowerWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #ReliefWednesday #RoseWednesday #WallsOnWednesday

Baychimo was a steel-hulled cargo steamer owned by the Hudson Bay Company. In 1931, the ship was abandoned after becoming trapped in pack ice and over the next few decades, was reported "sailing" on the Beaufort Sea. Last sighting in 1969. Is k/as "The Ghost Ship of the Arctic." #LegendaryWednesday

💫 Join me Wednesday for #LegendaryWednesday where the theme is unsolved mysteries! With your unresolved legends, your enigmas, phenomenons, true-crime tales, unexplained art, & mysterious deities. Share a #legend #folklore #quote #fairytale #poetry #film #art #mythology 💫

💫Thank you for the #LegendaryWednesday forest posts. They were fantasticly woodsy. Hope everyone has a great week!! I will announce next week's theme on Monday. Follow & I will follow back. See you #Wednesday! #Legend #poetry #folklore #fairytale #mythology #art #quote #film💫

Cornelius Agrippa was a 16th-century German physician, knight, and occultist. His writings drew upon Kabbalah, Hermeticism, and Neoplatonism. Agrippa was said to be accompanied by a huge black dog he liked to talk to; many people claimed the dog was his familiar. 🎨Theodor de Bryd #WyrdWednesday

#LegendaryWednesday #DailySpookLore #AncientSky #BookSky #MythologySky #FolkloreSky #OccultSky #SorcerySky #MagicSky #Mythology #Folklore #Occult #Sorcery #Kabbalah #Hermeticism #Neoplatonism #CorneliusAgrippa

#LegendaryWednesday Japanese tree spirits - Kodama - live in ancient forests. Sometimes heard, but rarely seen, sentient trees bleed when chopped down & walk during the twilight hours ... 📷Aokigahara Forest 🎨Unknown Artist

A legend of Sherwood Forest- Robin Hood May have been a real outlaw, or code name. I enjoy seeing him as a spirit of the woods and of rebellion against injustice, like an immortal fairy of the forest #legendaryWednesday @legendaryWednesday

#DailySpookLore #BookChatWeekly #BookSky #AncientSky #FolkloreSky #MytholoySky #WelshSky #CelticSky #KingArthurSky #ArthurianSky #ArthurianaSky #MonsterSky #Folklore #WelshFolklore #CelticFolklore #Mythology #WelshMythology #CelticMythology #Wales #Celts #KingArthur #Arthurian #Arthuriana #Monster

In Welsh folklore, the warrior Owain (a champion of King Arthur's court) meets the Woodward of the Wood, a one-eyed giant who rules all the animals of a fairy forest. Even lions, huge serpents, and monstrous dragons obey the Woodward, terrified of his iron club. 🎨Diego Peres #LegendaryWednesday

#LegendaryWednesday In Thomas Millington's tale, the orphaned children were abandoned in Wayland Wood & left to die by their uncle - so that he could claim their inheritance. The uncle got his come-uppance, losing all his money and ending his days in a debtor's prison. 📷Sculpture - John Bell

The Chinese version of Thai Nang Tani, Chinese Banana Ghosts fulfill promises when summoned, but ask for a favor in return. If the favor is not returned, the ghost is freed from the banana tree and is free to haunt the fool who betrayed them. #LegendaryWednesday

#LegendaryWednesday #BookChatWeekly #AncientSky #BookSky #FolkloreSky #MythologySky #WelshSky #CelticSky #KingArthurSky #ArthurianSky #ArthurianaSky #Folklore #WelshFolklore #CelticFolklore #Mythology #WelshMythology #CelticMythology #Wales #Celts #KingArthur #Arthurian #Arthuriana #Animal

#LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `With a sense of relief washing over her, Jessie followed the Ghillie Dhu as he led her through the labyrinth of trees. He moved with the grace of a woodland spirit, his steps sure and swift, while Jessie ...` Here`s the whole story: hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/11...

#LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `With a sense of relief washing over her, Jessie followed the Ghillie Dhu as he led her through the labyrinth of trees. He moved with the grace of a woodland spirit, his steps sure and swift, while Jessie struggled to keep pace […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

There is something waiting for us at the edge of the woods, and it is our fate to meet it. ~Clarissa Pinkola Estés Women Who Run With the Wolves art by Brin Kennedy

#legendarywednesday #bookchatweekly

"There lies the fastness of Southern Mirkwood," said Haldir. "It is clad in a forest of dark fir, where the trees strive one against another and their branches rot and wither." -LOTR www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3513... #LegendaryWednesday #art #Tolkien #bookchatweekly #literature #illustration

Jungle myths often portray the canopy as a living ceiling. Gods, spirits, and ancestors dwell above, while humans tread carefully below. #LegendaryWednesday

3/3 Other equivalents are the Gaulish Dusios, Celtic Cernunnos, and Wiccan Horned God. They embody the wild, untamed self as well as untamed lands. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/7385... #LegendaryWednesday #art #vintage #fineart #giftideas #homedecor #mythology #folklore #wallart

2/3 Pan's Roman equivalent was the god Faunus. Faunus was closely related to Sylvanus as both were gods of wild forests. The god appeared as a faun, with horns & goat's feet, & was responsible for livestock fertility. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3548... #LegendaryWednesday #art #mythology

1/3 The god Pan is the ultimate wild man from #mythology. Pan is the Greek god of the wilds, forest, shepherds, rural music & remote places. He is accompanied by nymphs. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3802... #legendarywednesday #art #gifts #vintage #illustration #homedecor #folklore #fairytale

art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite #legendarywednesday #bookchatweekly

A witch ought never be frightened in the darkest forest… because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her. ~Terry Pratchett

2/2 Jason's ship, the Argo, had the gift of prophecy because an oak timber from Dodona was included in its creation. 🎨Edmund Dulac www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3753... #LegendaryWednesday #art #vintage #illustration #mythology #folklore #fairytale #gifts #illustrationart

1/2 Dodona forest in ancient Greece was sacred. The trees spoke with the voice of Zeus and were consulted as a great oracle. 🎨John Bauer redbubble.com/shop/ap/3670... #LegendaryWednesday #art #vintage #illustration #homedecor #folklore #mythology #wallart #fairytale #illustrationart

In Norse #mythology Mirkwood is a dark & dangerous forest that acts as a portal between worlds. It is populated with elves, dwarves & trolls. Mirkwood has influenced many authors including JRR Tolkien. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3515... #art #illustration #LegendaryWednesday #folklore

#LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `Jessie Macrae was a spirited child, with boundless curiosity that often led her on adventures beyond the boundaries of her Highland home. Her parents often warned her of the dangers lurking in the woods ... Here`s her story: hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/11...

#LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `Jessie Macrae was a spirited child, with boundless curiosity that often led her on adventures beyond the boundaries of her Highland home. Her parents often warned her of the dangers lurking in the woods, with tales of ancient […] [Original post on hear-me.social]

#LegendaryWednesday #yokai