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Here at Mythos we aim to make mythos accessible - taking a look at myths, fairytales and legends around the world, through our articles, stories and reviews. You can find us here: https://www.mythosblog.org/
This week we’d love to hear all about plants of winter - holly, ivy and evergreens! Share your myths, legends and superstitions with the # #MythosSunday and we’ll repost.
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This week we’d love to hear all about plants of winter - holly, ivy and evergreens! Share your myths, legends and superstitions with the # #MythosSunday and we’ll repost.
Inspired by the legend of Chang’e (the once mortal goddess of the moon) and her husband (the talented archer) Hou Yi the novel ‘The Daughter of The moon Goddess’ tells the story of their secret daughter. #FolkyFriday www.mythosblog.org/post/manuscr...
Manuscript vs Myth: Daughter of the Moon Goddess
We take a look at the legends that inspired Tan's Daughter of the Moon Goddess, from Chang'e to the Four Dragons.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Inspired by the legend of Chang’e (the once mortal goddess of the moon) and her husband (the talented archer) Hou Yi the novel ‘The Daughter of The moon Goddess’ tells the story of their secret daughter. #FolkyFriday www.mythosblog.org/post/manuscr...
Just to clarify 😅 the stick would be the kind of stick used in a ball game…not just a random stick.
In an older tale, unrelated to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is said to have been playing a game with an (unidentified) object (possibly a stick or a drum) He lost the object and it fell into the underworld causing Gilgamesh great distress. [1/2] #FolkloreThursday
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Just to clarify 😅 the stick would be the kind of stick used in a ball game…not just a random stick.
In an older tale, unrelated to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is said to have been playing a game with an (unidentified) object (possibly a stick or a drum) He lost the object and it fell into the underworld causing Gilgamesh great distress. [1/2] #FolkloreThursday
November 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In an older tale, unrelated to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is said to have been playing a game with an (unidentified) object (possibly a stick or a drum) He lost the object and it fell into the underworld causing Gilgamesh great distress. [1/2] #FolkloreThursday
Loosely inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the Snow Queen, Frozen initially seems very dissimilar from its predecessor - that said there are a few nods to the fairy tale scattered throughout the movie. #FairytaleTuesday www.mythosblog.org/post/movie-v...
Movie vs Myth: Frozen
Drawing inspiration from 'The Snow Queen', Disney's Frozen has more in common with the classic tale than you might think at first glance.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Loosely inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the Snow Queen, Frozen initially seems very dissimilar from its predecessor - that said there are a few nods to the fairy tale scattered throughout the movie. #FairytaleTuesday www.mythosblog.org/post/movie-v...
With truly the worst of Father-in-Laws (a murderous king who had already attempted to drown him as a babe) a newly married young lad is sent on a dangerous journey to retrieve three golden hairs from the devil himself in this unusual fairy tale. #MythologyMonday www.mythosblog.org/post/in-summ...
In Summary: The Devil and the Three Golden Hairs
Join us this month as we tell the story of a young man destined to marry a princess and the wicked king determined to prevent it.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
With truly the worst of Father-in-Laws (a murderous king who had already attempted to drown him as a babe) a newly married young lad is sent on a dangerous journey to retrieve three golden hairs from the devil himself in this unusual fairy tale. #MythologyMonday www.mythosblog.org/post/in-summ...
Autumn is the time for summer birds leaving, and winter birds arriving so this week on #MythosSunday we’d love to see your favourite bird, myths, superstitions and (hopefully) photos. Share with the hashtag and we’ll retweet! #BlueskyBirds #Birdsky #BirdsInArch
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Autumn is the time for summer birds leaving, and winter birds arriving so this week on #MythosSunday we’d love to see your favourite bird, myths, superstitions and (hopefully) photos. Share with the hashtag and we’ll retweet! #BlueskyBirds #Birdsky #BirdsInArch
“Our spines fit together, like jigsaws, or fingers,
Bone settled gently against perfect bone.
My palm in your palm, where it lovingly lingered,
When I was still we, and you were my own…” #LegendaryWednesday #Poetry #Grief #Love www.mythosblog.org/post/the-chi...
Bone settled gently against perfect bone.
My palm in your palm, where it lovingly lingered,
When I was still we, and you were my own…” #LegendaryWednesday #Poetry #Grief #Love www.mythosblog.org/post/the-chi...
The Children of The Earth
"Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together," - Plato
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November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Our spines fit together, like jigsaws, or fingers,
Bone settled gently against perfect bone.
My palm in your palm, where it lovingly lingered,
When I was still we, and you were my own…” #LegendaryWednesday #Poetry #Grief #Love www.mythosblog.org/post/the-chi...
Bone settled gently against perfect bone.
My palm in your palm, where it lovingly lingered,
When I was still we, and you were my own…” #LegendaryWednesday #Poetry #Grief #Love www.mythosblog.org/post/the-chi...
A popular subject of Japanese tattoo art is Tamitori-Hime, a pearl diver who undertook a dangerous dive to retrieve a precious, lost jewel from a dragon’s undersea castle. #MythologyMonday www.mythosblog.org/post/tamator...
Tamatori-Hime
“A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear from the injury of the oyster. " ― Stephan Hoeller
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November 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A popular subject of Japanese tattoo art is Tamitori-Hime, a pearl diver who undertook a dangerous dive to retrieve a precious, lost jewel from a dragon’s undersea castle. #MythologyMonday www.mythosblog.org/post/tamator...
Welcome to Mythos! Just some housekeeping, as a blanket TW for our blog, we explore myths and legends around the world which may include themes people find uncomfortable. This may include murder, suicide, assault, rape, cannibalism and more. Please do keep that in mind when checking out our content.
November 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Welcome to Mythos! Just some housekeeping, as a blanket TW for our blog, we explore myths and legends around the world which may include themes people find uncomfortable. This may include murder, suicide, assault, rape, cannibalism and more. Please do keep that in mind when checking out our content.
After a lengthy hiatus Mythos is thrilled to be back with our later article - we take another look at the musical #Epic and how it relates to Homer’s #Odyssey www.mythosblog.org/post/music-v...
Music vs Myth: Epic Part Three
We return to the world of Epic - a musical retelling of the Odyssey in which we encounter sirens, Scylla, Calypso and finally find out what is happening back home with Odysseus away.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
After a lengthy hiatus Mythos is thrilled to be back with our later article - we take another look at the musical #Epic and how it relates to Homer’s #Odyssey www.mythosblog.org/post/music-v...
Halloween is almost here so this week for #MythosSunday we’d love to hear all about Death. Omens, superstitions, Psychopomps. Anything that’s a little Grimm.
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Halloween is almost here so this week for #MythosSunday we’d love to hear all about Death. Omens, superstitions, Psychopomps. Anything that’s a little Grimm.
According to Greek legend, cicadas were once humans who lived before the birth of the Muses. Once the Muses were born (and song, dance and poetry with them) the humans were so enthralled with song and dance they forgot to eat or drink, wasting away.[1/2] #MythosSunday
October 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
According to Greek legend, cicadas were once humans who lived before the birth of the Muses. Once the Muses were born (and song, dance and poetry with them) the humans were so enthralled with song and dance they forgot to eat or drink, wasting away.[1/2] #MythosSunday
If you’d like to join us this week for #MythosSunday we’d love to share your favourite transformation myths and legends! Whether that’s pumpkins into coaches, dragons into humans or women into birds.
October 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
If you’d like to join us this week for #MythosSunday we’d love to share your favourite transformation myths and legends! Whether that’s pumpkins into coaches, dragons into humans or women into birds.
Visible from the shore of Kos, the island of Kalymnos is said to have been named for the Titan Kalydnos who managed to cling to the newly-emerged island to prevent himself being cast into Tartarus by his paranoid father, Uranus. #MythosSunday #Greece #Myths #Photos
October 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Visible from the shore of Kos, the island of Kalymnos is said to have been named for the Titan Kalydnos who managed to cling to the newly-emerged island to prevent himself being cast into Tartarus by his paranoid father, Uranus. #MythosSunday #Greece #Myths #Photos
If anyone would like to join us this Sunday for another #MythosSunday we’d love to hear your favourite island myths and legends. Share your myth with the # and we’ll reshare!
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If anyone would like to join us this Sunday for another #MythosSunday we’d love to hear your favourite island myths and legends. Share your myth with the # and we’ll reshare!
Leaving home to marry the prince of a far off kingdom, a princess is betrayed on the journey, replaced by her seemingly 'faithful' maid. The only witness to the crime? The Princess' horse, who is immediately killed by the maid. #WyrdWednesday
In Summary: The Goose Girl
This strange Brothers Grimm tale features a mistreated princess, a kind king and most importantly, the skull of a talking horse.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Leaving home to marry the prince of a far off kingdom, a princess is betrayed on the journey, replaced by her seemingly 'faithful' maid. The only witness to the crime? The Princess' horse, who is immediately killed by the maid. #WyrdWednesday
Lares Familiares - guardian spirits of ancient Rome who protected the household - were believed to be deceased family members, returned to protect their living descendants. Though these family spirits are perhaps the more commonly known of the Lares, they were not the only kind. #FairytaleTuesday
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Lares Familiares - guardian spirits of ancient Rome who protected the household - were believed to be deceased family members, returned to protect their living descendants. Though these family spirits are perhaps the more commonly known of the Lares, they were not the only kind. #FairytaleTuesday
A fascinating look into civility and wilderness, Kij Johnson's incredible The Fox Woman sees a Japanese fox fall in love with both a human and humanity...learning the magic that only a fox may wield in order to join that strange, two-legged world. #MythologyMonday
Manuscript vs Myth: The Fox Woman
Kij Johnson’s novel, The Fox Woman, is an enchanting retelling of the Japanese legend of Kaya no Yoshifuji - a man stolen away by a fox.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A fascinating look into civility and wilderness, Kij Johnson's incredible The Fox Woman sees a Japanese fox fall in love with both a human and humanity...learning the magic that only a fox may wield in order to join that strange, two-legged world. #MythologyMonday
"Our spines fit together, like jigsaws, or fingers,
Bone settled gently against perfect bone.
My palm in your palm, where it lovingly lingered,
When I was still we, and you were my own..."
#Poetry #LovePoetry #MythsAndLegends #TheOriginsOfLove
Bone settled gently against perfect bone.
My palm in your palm, where it lovingly lingered,
When I was still we, and you were my own..."
#Poetry #LovePoetry #MythsAndLegends #TheOriginsOfLove
The Children of The Earth
"Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together," - Plato
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October 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"Our spines fit together, like jigsaws, or fingers,
Bone settled gently against perfect bone.
My palm in your palm, where it lovingly lingered,
When I was still we, and you were my own..."
#Poetry #LovePoetry #MythsAndLegends #TheOriginsOfLove
Bone settled gently against perfect bone.
My palm in your palm, where it lovingly lingered,
When I was still we, and you were my own..."
#Poetry #LovePoetry #MythsAndLegends #TheOriginsOfLove
Perhaps one of the lesser known fairy tales, the story of the Devil and the Three Golden hairs tells of an unlucky boy, born with a caul (born with an unbroken amniotic sac) whose unlikely birth attracts the attention of a cruel king and a unescapable prophecy. #Fairytales
In Summary: The Devil and the Three Golden Hairs
Join us this month as we tell the story of a young man destined to marry a princess and the wicked king determined to prevent it.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Perhaps one of the lesser known fairy tales, the story of the Devil and the Three Golden hairs tells of an unlucky boy, born with a caul (born with an unbroken amniotic sac) whose unlikely birth attracts the attention of a cruel king and a unescapable prophecy. #Fairytales
We’re joining the hashtag fun! Join us Sunday with the hashtag #MythosSunday! We’d love to hear your favourite spooky myths and legends for October - the spookiest season!
October 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We’re joining the hashtag fun! Join us Sunday with the hashtag #MythosSunday! We’d love to hear your favourite spooky myths and legends for October - the spookiest season!
If you're looking for a creepy, fantasy read in the darkening months (and aren't put off by body horror, or gore), why not check out Peadar O’Guilin’s #TheCall. Inspired by Irish myths of the Sidhe, the story sees teenagers stolen away by to a cruel, inhuman, land.
Manuscript vs Myth: The Call
Peadar O’Guilin’s ‘The Call’ tells the story of Nessa, a girl born into a dystopian future Ireland, a land besieged by vengeful Sidhe.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
If you're looking for a creepy, fantasy read in the darkening months (and aren't put off by body horror, or gore), why not check out Peadar O’Guilin’s #TheCall. Inspired by Irish myths of the Sidhe, the story sees teenagers stolen away by to a cruel, inhuman, land.
If you haven't yet checked out our reviews of the incredible #Epic (a musical telling of Homer's Odyssey) where we compare and contrast the musical to its source material you can check out the first instalment here:
Music vs Myth: Epic
This week we explore the incredible Epic concept album, which retells the story of the Odyssey, from Troy to Polyphemus the Cyclops.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If you haven't yet checked out our reviews of the incredible #Epic (a musical telling of Homer's Odyssey) where we compare and contrast the musical to its source material you can check out the first instalment here:
Mythos is back! Just in time for spooky season. At the end of the month we'll be sharing our latest article - the next instalment in our reviews of #Epic the Musical, an Odyssey retold. In the meantime we'll be posting here with our usual snapshots of myth and legend.
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Mythos is back! Just in time for spooky season. At the end of the month we'll be sharing our latest article - the next instalment in our reviews of #Epic the Musical, an Odyssey retold. In the meantime we'll be posting here with our usual snapshots of myth and legend.