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Which of them would sacrifice the other to the underworld to get it back though? 😂
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Which of them would sacrifice the other to the underworld to get it back though? 😂
His companion Enkidu travelled to the underworld to retrieve the item but, forgetting Gilgamesh’s advice on how to pass safely through the underworld is discovered and trapped there. [2/2] #FolkloreThursday
November 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
His companion Enkidu travelled to the underworld to retrieve the item but, forgetting Gilgamesh’s advice on how to pass safely through the underworld is discovered and trapped there. [2/2] #FolkloreThursday
As a reward for their devotion, the Muses transformed them into cicadas, which have no need to eat or drink and can sing their lives away. Upon death cicadas report to the Muses any mortals that have particularly honored them. [2/2] #MythosSunday
October 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
As a reward for their devotion, the Muses transformed them into cicadas, which have no need to eat or drink and can sing their lives away. Upon death cicadas report to the Muses any mortals that have particularly honored them. [2/2] #MythosSunday
The Lares Compitalicii for example had broader interests - protecting neighbourhoods, rather than one family - with the Lares Praestitesresponsible for the entirety of Rome. Even travellers were covered, Lares Permarini protecting sea farers and Lares Viales those on the road. #FairytaleTuesday
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The Lares Compitalicii for example had broader interests - protecting neighbourhoods, rather than one family - with the Lares Praestitesresponsible for the entirety of Rome. Even travellers were covered, Lares Permarini protecting sea farers and Lares Viales those on the road. #FairytaleTuesday