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Mythology Monday ✨
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Stories from world mythology, every Monday. Founded 2019 by Elisabeth M
@independentpen, @AimeeMaroux and @ClassicalMyths@twitter.com.

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Greetings, Myth Lovers! This Monday's theme is ADOPTION! Tell us a myth that features an adoption 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 Monday! […]

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Mosaic of Romulus and Remus with their adoptive mother the wolf.
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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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 […]

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A screenshot of the film "Life of Brian" in which multiple women are wearing fake beards and holding big rocks while attending a stoning. It's a recurring gag in the film that women are forbidden from partaking in stonings, yet exclusively make up the participants.
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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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 🧔

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A foggy forest landscape.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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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 […]

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Photograph of a foggy autumn forest.
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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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 […]

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Close-up of a Henna tattoo being applied to an arm.
October 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Hello, Everyone! Join us tomorrow for the theme: ESCAPES. Which myths feature an escape?
Write out your story and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you on Monday! […]

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October 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: MEDITATION & CONTEMPLATION. Which myths feature a form of meditation, contemplation, concentration, or reflection? Write out your story and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from […]

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Photograph of a row of stone statues of praying Buddhas.
October 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! This Monday we're asking: What is your favourite mythology-themed book? Which adaptations, translations, or transcriptions of myths do you love? Tell us why it's your fave and share a link using the hashtags #mythologymonday and […]

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A photo of a full bookshelf.
October 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Hello again, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: WAR. Which myths feature a person, event, or object related to war and battle? Write out your story and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can […]

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Roman marble statue of Mars, the God of War. He wears full armour, an impressively crested helmet with a sphinx and wings atop his head. A gorgoneion, the head of Medusa, adorns his breast plate.
September 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Greetings, myth lovers! Our #mythologymonday theme is BRUSHES AND BROOMS. Which myths feature a tool such as a brush or broom? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can […]

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Photograph of a young woman dressed in black. She wears a brad-rimmed pointed black hat and holds a broom in her gloved right hand. Behind her, a white crescent moon can be seen against a red background.
September 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Our #mythologymonday theme is FURS, LEATHER & HIDES. Which myth features a significant fur, leather, or hide of some sort? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact […]

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Photograph of a person in what looks like a seal coat, suggesting they are a selkie. The seal coat is a reproduction, not real seal fur. The photo and coat was created by Eastern Wind Studio.
September 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Our #mythologymonday theme is MAPS but your host @AimeeMaroux will be unable to boost your posts on Monday. You may still post your myths and enjoy all the stories shared using the hashtag #MythologyMonday. We'll boost all stories on the following Monday […]

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Black letters reading "Taking A Break" on a light blue background.
September 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Join us on Monday for the theme: RIDDLES AND PUZZLES. Which myth features a type of puzzle? Write out your story and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you […]

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Screenshot of The Lord of the Rings film The Fellowship of the Ring. Frodo and Gandalf are standing in front of the illuminated Door of Durin.
August 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: DOGS. Which myth feature dogs of any kind? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you tomorrow! […]

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Medieval illustration of Christine de Pizan in a blue dress, seated and writing at her writing desk with her dog sitting at her feet.
August 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us Monday for the theme: The Elderly. Which myths feature older people, the elderly, or the aged? Write out your story and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact […]

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Oil painting of an elderly woman reading a book. She wears a high-cut purple dress and a striped headscarf.
August 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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That wraps up our theme of sleep. This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join #mythologymonday again next week with a myth with or about an elderly person 👵 👴

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Painting of a young red-haired woman in a white dress lying in the snow, sleeping. Beside her kneels a male figure with white hair in black armour, reaching out at her.
August 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us Monday for the theme: SLEEP! Which myths feature sleep or slumbering? Write out your story and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you […]

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Oil painting of two humans and a dog asleep by a lake with four swans in the background. One human is blond, dressed in white and a rose and green overcoat while the other has dark hair and a white dress with a light blue overcoat. The scene is peaceful and quiet.
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: Sports, Athletics, and Games. What myth features a game or show of athleticism? Write out your story and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can […]

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Photo of a runner's silhouette against a blue sky.
August 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: ANIMATION. Which myth features something--or someone--who is brought to life? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact […]

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Screenshot from the film "Return of the Mummy" showing a close-up of the eponymous mummy.
July 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: CLAMS & SEASHELLS. Which myth feature seashells of any kind? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts […]

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Photograph of several different kinds of seashells assembled on a sandy beach with waves running up the shore in the background.
July 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us Monday for the theme: DISCOVERIES. Which myth feature a discovery of some kind? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts […]

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An illustration of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves depicting the scene in which Ali Baba discovers the treasure inside the mountain.
July 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us on Monday, July 7, for the theme: OFFERINGS. Which myths feature an offering of some kind? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact […]

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Oil painting of a young woman who makes offering at a shrine set into a wall. We can't see what deity the offerings are for. She is dressed in all white with a yellow sash and stands before the shrine barefoot. There are flowers in her arms that she is about to offer.
July 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! For the last day of #pridemonth, join our theme: #lgbtq myths! Which myths feature same sex love, transgender characters, asexuality, gender fluidity, intersex or any other shade of queerness? Write out your tale and use the hashtag […]

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Photo of the rainbow Pride flag fluttering against a cloudy blue sky.
June 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! For #worldrefugeeday, join our theme: REFUGEES. Which myths feature refugees, immigrants or migration? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can […]

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Photo of a black man in a colourful red cloak that protects his body from neck to knees and a baseball cap crosses a desert environment in sandals.
June 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: TREES. Which myths feature trees or tall vegetation? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you […]

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Digital painting of a dryad, a tree spirit. She is depicted as a face and torso emerging from the bark of a tree. Mushrooms and ivy grow on her arms and shoulders, her fingers are long and branch-like. Her hair is twigs and part of the bark.
June 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM