Any relevant hashtags you could use? For instance, #MythologyMonday - if that would cover it?
January 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Any relevant hashtags you could use? For instance, #MythologyMonday - if that would cover it?
Artwork on an Etruscan Bucchero bowl depicting a deity, dated ca 630-580 BC.
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
#MythologyMonday #Etruscan #Goddess
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
#MythologyMonday #Etruscan #Goddess
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Artwork on an Etruscan Bucchero bowl depicting a deity, dated ca 630-580 BC.
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
#MythologyMonday #Etruscan #Goddess
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
#MythologyMonday #Etruscan #Goddess
In #JapaneseFolklore Namazu is a giant catfish who lives under the islands of Japan and causes violent earthquakes. Once people prayed to the gods to stop the earthquakes and they searched everywhere for the cause, finally realising it was Namazu. Eventually the gods found...
#LegendaryWednesday
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#LegendaryWednesday
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January 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
In #JapaneseFolklore there is a giant crab #yokai known as kanibozu. These creatures take on the form of priests and move into empty temples. If a new priest arrives to lead the temple the kanibozu demands they answer a riddle & if they can't solve it, they get eaten.
#MythologyMonday
🎨Matthew Meyer
#MythologyMonday
🎨Matthew Meyer
January 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Why was a giant interred in the ruins of Greifenstein Castle?
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Giant_of_Greifenstein_Castle
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Giant_of_Greifenstein_Castle
The Giant of Greifenstein Castle
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January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Why was a giant interred in the ruins of Greifenstein Castle?
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Giant_of_Greifenstein_Castle
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Giant_of_Greifenstein_Castle
#MythologyMonday
On completion of the hunt, one of Arthur's knights "shaved off the beard of Ysbaddaden, flesh and skin to the bone, and both ears completely" before the giant is [at his own request] beheaded, Olwen then marries Culhwch ...
🎨Earnest Wallcousins
On completion of the hunt, one of Arthur's knights "shaved off the beard of Ysbaddaden, flesh and skin to the bone, and both ears completely" before the giant is [at his own request] beheaded, Olwen then marries Culhwch ...
🎨Earnest Wallcousins
January 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
#MythologyMonday
On completion of the hunt, one of Arthur's knights "shaved off the beard of Ysbaddaden, flesh and skin to the bone, and both ears completely" before the giant is [at his own request] beheaded, Olwen then marries Culhwch ...
🎨Earnest Wallcousins
On completion of the hunt, one of Arthur's knights "shaved off the beard of Ysbaddaden, flesh and skin to the bone, and both ears completely" before the giant is [at his own request] beheaded, Olwen then marries Culhwch ...
🎨Earnest Wallcousins
@mythologymonday
Indeed. If there is some strange rock formation (and the glacial erratics in the lowlands of Northern Germany count), then it's usually either the work of giants or the Devil.
Indeed. If there is some strange rock formation (and the glacial erratics in the lowlands of Northern Germany count), then it's usually either the work of giants or the Devil.
January 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
@mythologymonday
Indeed. If there is some strange rock formation (and the glacial erratics in the lowlands of Northern Germany count), then it's usually either the work of giants or the Devil.
Indeed. If there is some strange rock formation (and the glacial erratics in the lowlands of Northern Germany count), then it's usually either the work of giants or the Devil.
#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `Brân the Blessed led an expedition to retrieve his sister from her imprisonment in Ireland. During this military expedition he suffered a fatal wound from a poisoned spear.
Dying, he instructed his warriors to cut off his head (bsky.brid.gy/r/bsky....).
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Dying, he instructed his warriors to cut off his head (bsky.brid.gy/r/bsky....).
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King of all of Britain, Brân the Blessed was a benevolent giant. When his sister was mistreated by the Irish, he destroyed them all, returning mortally wounded. He had his men remove his head and bury it at Tower Hill in London, keeping watch on invaders. #MythologyMonday
🖼️: Peter Diamond
🖼️: Peter Diamond
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `Brân the Blessed led an expedition to retrieve his sister from her imprisonment in Ireland. During this military expedition he suffered a fatal wound from a poisoned spear.
Dying, he instructed his warriors to cut off his head (bsky.brid.gy/r/bsky....).
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Dying, he instructed his warriors to cut off his head (bsky.brid.gy/r/bsky....).
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#mythologymonday #celtic: `Brân the Blessed led an expedition to retrieve his sister from her imprisonment in Ireland. During this military expedition he suffered a fatal wound from a poisoned spear. Dying, he instructed his warriors to cut off his head and carry it back to Wales ( […]
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January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
#mythologymonday #celtic: `Brân the Blessed led an expedition to retrieve his sister from her imprisonment in Ireland. During this military expedition he suffered a fatal wound from a poisoned spear. Dying, he instructed his warriors to cut off his head and carry it back to Wales ( […]
Frau Hütt was a giant who ruled over a mighty kingdom in the Tyrolean Alps until she blasphemed against God and bread.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_H%C3%BCtt
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_H%C3%BCtt
Frau Hütt
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January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Frau Hütt was a giant who ruled over a mighty kingdom in the Tyrolean Alps until she blasphemed against God and bread.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_H%C3%BCtt
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_H%C3%BCtt
DECAYING DEMON SCULPTURE built in an abandoned mausoleum in Poland and left to rot in a place called Park W Maciejowej. A giant symbol of our fascination with the weird & macabre; also the fact that we live in gothic times #MythologyMonday
January 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
DECAYING DEMON SCULPTURE built in an abandoned mausoleum in Poland and left to rot in a place called Park W Maciejowej. A giant symbol of our fascination with the weird & macabre; also the fact that we live in gothic times #MythologyMonday
In Welsh folklore, when King Arthur attacked the first sister of the giant Cribwr, he said his name was "Hot Porridge." When the giantess screamed that she needed help with Hot Porridge, her brother called back from another room that she should just let it cool.
🎨Jim Kavanagh
#MythologyMonday
🎨Jim Kavanagh
#MythologyMonday
January 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
In Welsh folklore, when King Arthur attacked the first sister of the giant Cribwr, he said his name was "Hot Porridge." When the giantess screamed that she needed help with Hot Porridge, her brother called back from another room that she should just let it cool.
🎨Jim Kavanagh
#MythologyMonday
🎨Jim Kavanagh
#MythologyMonday
Just like humans, giants can suffer from the frailties of old age.
Perhaps they even suffer more than most.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Spectacles_near_Lehe
Perhaps they even suffer more than most.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Spectacles_near_Lehe
The Spectacles near Lehe
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January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Just like humans, giants can suffer from the frailties of old age.
Perhaps they even suffer more than most.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Spectacles_near_Lehe
Perhaps they even suffer more than most.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Spectacles_near_Lehe
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A Giant intended to smother Shrewsbury, Shropshire with a shovelful of soil: He met a Cobbler, who artfully told him all the shoes in his sack had been worn out on the long journey from the town - the disheartened Giant dropped the soil, forming the Wrekin.
🎨Robin Lawrie & Emma Hill
A Giant intended to smother Shrewsbury, Shropshire with a shovelful of soil: He met a Cobbler, who artfully told him all the shoes in his sack had been worn out on the long journey from the town - the disheartened Giant dropped the soil, forming the Wrekin.
🎨Robin Lawrie & Emma Hill
January 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
#MythologyMonday
A Giant intended to smother Shrewsbury, Shropshire with a shovelful of soil: He met a Cobbler, who artfully told him all the shoes in his sack had been worn out on the long journey from the town - the disheartened Giant dropped the soil, forming the Wrekin.
🎨Robin Lawrie & Emma Hill
A Giant intended to smother Shrewsbury, Shropshire with a shovelful of soil: He met a Cobbler, who artfully told him all the shoes in his sack had been worn out on the long journey from the town - the disheartened Giant dropped the soil, forming the Wrekin.
🎨Robin Lawrie & Emma Hill
#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `In the time of king Bendigeidfran it was believed that Loadstones would lie on the bed of the river Llinon (presumably this refers to the Liffey) wherefore no ship or craft could pass. `Such rocks would pull nails out of any ships that approached, and as such were to
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January 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM
#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `In the time of king Bendigeidfran it was believed that Loadstones would lie on the bed of the river Llinon (presumably this refers to the Liffey) wherefore no ship or craft could pass. `Such rocks would pull nails out of any ships that approached, and as such were to
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#mythologymonday #celtic: `In the time of king Bendigeidfran it was believed that Loadstones would lie on the bed of the river Llinon (presumably this refers to the Liffey) wherefore no ship or craft could pass. `Such rocks would pull nails out of any ships […]
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January 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
#mythologymonday #celtic: `In the time of king Bendigeidfran it was believed that Loadstones would lie on the bed of the river Llinon (presumably this refers to the Liffey) wherefore no ship or craft could pass. `Such rocks would pull nails out of any ships […]
[Original post on hear-me.social]
[Original post on hear-me.social]
2/2 Among their offspring were the sphinx, the hydra, Scylla, and Cerberus, the hound of Hades.
🎨Edmund Dulac redbubble.com/shop/ap/3552... #MythologyMonday #art #illustration #fairytale #mythology #folklore #homedecor
🎨Edmund Dulac redbubble.com/shop/ap/3552... #MythologyMonday #art #illustration #fairytale #mythology #folklore #homedecor
Cerberus, the Black Dog of Hades - Edmund Dulac by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
Cerberus, the Black Dog of Hades, Edmund Dulac for "Edmund Dulac's Picture Book for the French Red Cross", 1915 Please look in my shop for more work by Edmund Dulac
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January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
2/2 Among their offspring were the sphinx, the hydra, Scylla, and Cerberus, the hound of Hades.
🎨Edmund Dulac redbubble.com/shop/ap/3552... #MythologyMonday #art #illustration #fairytale #mythology #folklore #homedecor
🎨Edmund Dulac redbubble.com/shop/ap/3552... #MythologyMonday #art #illustration #fairytale #mythology #folklore #homedecor
1/2 Typhon was a monstrous giant snake and son of Gaia and Tartarus. He and his mate Echidna were known as the mother & father of monsters.
🎨Edmund Dulac redbubble.com/shop/ap/3450... #MythologyMonday #art #illustration #homedecor #mythology #folklore #gifts
🎨Edmund Dulac redbubble.com/shop/ap/3450... #MythologyMonday #art #illustration #homedecor #mythology #folklore #gifts
Giant Snake - Sinbad the Sailor - Arabian Nights - Edmund Dulac by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
Giant Snake - Sinbad the Sailor - Arabian Nights - Edmund Dulac The giant snake from Sinbad the Sailor Please see my shop for more Arabian Nights prints.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
1/2 Typhon was a monstrous giant snake and son of Gaia and Tartarus. He and his mate Echidna were known as the mother & father of monsters.
🎨Edmund Dulac redbubble.com/shop/ap/3450... #MythologyMonday #art #illustration #homedecor #mythology #folklore #gifts
🎨Edmund Dulac redbubble.com/shop/ap/3450... #MythologyMonday #art #illustration #homedecor #mythology #folklore #gifts
Once, giants lived where the city of Heidelberg now stands.
They may be gone, but they still left their mark.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Giants%27_Stone
They may be gone, but they still left their mark.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Giants%27_Stone
The Legend of the Giants' Stone
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January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Once, giants lived where the city of Heidelberg now stands.
They may be gone, but they still left their mark.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Giants%27_Stone
They may be gone, but they still left their mark.
#mythologymonday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Giants%27_Stone
In Arabic #mythology the Bahamut is a giant fish that helps to hold up the earth. On its back is an angel standing on a gemstone slab on the back of a bull called Kuyoota.
🎨Ivan Bilibin www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715... #MythologyMonday #folklore #vintage #illustration #homedecor #art
🎨Ivan Bilibin www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715... #MythologyMonday #folklore #vintage #illustration #homedecor #art
Underwater - The Epic Volga - Ivan Bilibin by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
Underwater - The Epic Volga - Ivan Bilibin
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January 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
In Arabic #mythology the Bahamut is a giant fish that helps to hold up the earth. On its back is an angel standing on a gemstone slab on the back of a bull called Kuyoota.
🎨Ivan Bilibin www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715... #MythologyMonday #folklore #vintage #illustration #homedecor #art
🎨Ivan Bilibin www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715... #MythologyMonday #folklore #vintage #illustration #homedecor #art
Giants in art are often lonely. Large enough to be feared, too large to belong. Their isolation is the quietest part of the myth. #MythologyMonday
Art: Jenn Johnson
Art: Jenn Johnson
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Giants in art are often lonely. Large enough to be feared, too large to belong. Their isolation is the quietest part of the myth. #MythologyMonday
Art: Jenn Johnson
Art: Jenn Johnson
"Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish folktale about a young man who slays numerous wicked giants through a combination of luck, ferocity, and magical items. Jack eventually becomes one of King Arthur's knights. The tale is famous for its extreme amounts of violence and gore.
#MythologyMonday
#MythologyMonday
January 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
"Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish folktale about a young man who slays numerous wicked giants through a combination of luck, ferocity, and magical items. Jack eventually becomes one of King Arthur's knights. The tale is famous for its extreme amounts of violence and gore.
#MythologyMonday
#MythologyMonday
In this gruesome English #fairytale, a boy tricks a giant into cutting open his own stomach. “At the dead time of the night in came the Welsh giant”
-Jack the Giant Killer
🎨Arthur Rackham redbubble.com/shop/ap/4130... #MythologyMonday #art #vintage #illustration #giftideas #homedecor
-Jack the Giant Killer
🎨Arthur Rackham redbubble.com/shop/ap/4130... #MythologyMonday #art #vintage #illustration #giftideas #homedecor
Jack the Giant Killer - Arthur Rackham by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
"At the dead time of the night in came the Welsh Giant"
Jack the Giant Killer - Arthur Rackham for the Allies' Fairy Book
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January 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
In this gruesome English #fairytale, a boy tricks a giant into cutting open his own stomach. “At the dead time of the night in came the Welsh giant”
-Jack the Giant Killer
🎨Arthur Rackham redbubble.com/shop/ap/4130... #MythologyMonday #art #vintage #illustration #giftideas #homedecor
-Jack the Giant Killer
🎨Arthur Rackham redbubble.com/shop/ap/4130... #MythologyMonday #art #vintage #illustration #giftideas #homedecor
