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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. JOIN US! Every […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ thefolklore.cafe/@mythologymonday, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 22/02/2026
Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: BONES AND TEETH. Which myths feature a bone or a tooth? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you tomorrow! 🦴 If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026
That wraps up our theme of bugs and insects. What a vast variety of tales we had this time! This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join us next #MythologyMonday for a new theme ✨ 📸 Jon Bodsworth www.egyptarchive.co.uk/html/hidden_…
A winged solar scarab pendant from the tomb of Tutankhamun. The scarab beetle is dark blue, with a red gem for a sun at its head. Its wings are made out of tiny gemstones in reds, blues, and greens with gold elements.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 15/02/2026
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us tomorrow for the theme insects, bugs, and crawlies. Which myths have insects, arachnids, a millipede or similar? Are they helpful or are they pests? Tell us a myth with creepy or not so creepy crawlies and use the hashtag […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Drawing of the moth species (Rothschildia orizaba) with which the Aztec goddess Itzpapalotl is associated. Her name can either mean "obsidian butterfly" or "clawed butterfly". She  rules over the paradise world of Tamōhuānchān, the paradise of victims of infant mortality.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026
That wraps up our theme of superb owls. This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Steel your nerves for next #MythologyMonday for the theme insects, bugs, and crawlies 🐛 📸 devpkrishna www.freepik.com/author/devpkrishna
Bronze owl figurine against a white background.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us on February 9 with a #SuperbOwl. Which myths are about an owl or feature owls or another ominous bird of the night? Tell us a myth with an owl or nocturnal bird and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. Don't forget to […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
A photo of a superb looking owl with the caption "Superb Owl" on its right.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026
That wraps up our theme of shrines and holy places. This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Get ready for #SuperbOwls next #MythologyMonday! 🦉 🎨 Bernard Gagnon
Red Torii gate to the Itsukushima-Shrine, the island of Miyajima in the background. Torii gates announce that a place has been reserved for a kami, a god or spirit.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026
Hello, Everyone! Join us Monday for the theme: SHRINES. Which myths feature a shrine or other holy site? 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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Photograph of mossy stairs leading up a hill within a green forest.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026
That wraps up our theme of queens and female rulers. This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join #MythologyMonday again next week and share a myth about shrines 🪔 🎨 Queen of Sheba, grunge.com
Photo of a beautiful black woman as the Queen of Sheba. Her expression is regal as she wears a golden crown with red gemstones, a gold necklace, a large ring on her right hand cradling a sceptre, and stunning blue eye shadow and dark red lips.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us on January 26 for the theme QUEENS AND FEMALE RULERS. Which myths are about or feature a female ruler? Tell us a myth fit for a queen and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Painting of a woman on a white horse. she is dressed in white and gold, a veil over her long hair that has been braided into two braids. She holds branches with white blossoms in each hand. The horse is led by two male figures, one of whom wears a flower crown. Behind her, a man on a dark brown horse follows.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2026
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us on January 19 for #BlueMonday. Which myths are sad or deal with sadness, grief or melancholy? Tell us a myth that breaks our hearts and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Painting of a grieving woman. Her eyes are closed, her facial features in deep sadness, her hands clutched and raised to the height of her chin. It captures the manifestation of sadness on a human face and posture incredibly well.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2026
Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us on January 12 for the theme: GIANTS. Which myths feature giants or big beings? Tell us a myth that features giant beings and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Oil painting of a giant masculine being in the nude who is turning away from a scene of regular sized humans, cows, and horse with saddles and waggons.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026
Happy new year, Myth Lovers! Our first theme of 2026 is BLINDNESS & VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. Tell us a myth that features blind characters, visual impairment, or blinding, and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Indian painting of a blindfolded Gandhari with maid-servants. Gandhari is the queen of the Kuru Kingdom. Her husband is Dhritarashtra, the blind king of Kuru, and in a symbolic gesture of solidarity, she voluntarily blindfolds herself for life.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 28/12/2025
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: STORMS, GALES & WINDS. Tell us a myth that features strong winds of any kind and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
3D print of a mecha version of the Japanese Storm and Wind God based on paintings by 17th century artist Tawaraya Sōtatsu. The god is turquoise and stands in beautifully rendered stormy clouds.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 20/12/2025
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: SOLIDARITY. Tell us a myth that features solidarity between people or groups and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Lithograph of seven raised arms, all hands curled into fists. Behind them, a yellow sun shines in a blue sky, framing the centre fist like a halo.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 16/12/2025
That wraps up our theme of monkeys and apes. This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join #MythologyMonday again next week and share a myth about solidarity 🤝 🎨 Bildforyou7 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fou…
Sculpture of four monkeys. The first covers its mouth, the secons covers its eyes, the third covers its ears, and the fourth monkey is covering its genitals.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 14/12/2025
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: MONKEYS, APES & OTHER PRIMATES. Tell us a myth that features monkeys, apes, or more obscure primates and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Sun Wukong statue at Waterloo Street, Singapore.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025
Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us Monday for the theme: HONOUR AND COURAGE. Which myths feature courage, honour or chivalry in some form? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
The oil painting "The Two Crowns" by Frank Dicksee. It shows a crowned figure in golden armour atop a white horse. The crowned human looks at a wooden sculpture of Jesus on the cross while surrounded by women in flower crowns throwing petals.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 01/12/2025
Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us on Monday, December 1st, for the theme: BIRTHS! Which myths feature a birth? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you soon! 📸 Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge #mythology #folklore […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Relief of the Birth of Aphrodite. She is helped from the sea by two women, probably goddesses.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 24/11/2025
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: FIRE, HEAT, WARMTH. Tell us a myth that features flames, fire, heat, or warmth and use the hashtags #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Photo of two hands in the dark, holding a small candle or oil lamp.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 15/11/2025
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! […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Mosaic of Romulus and Remus with their adoptive mother the wolf.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 09/11/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025
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 🧔 🎨 Jayx wallpapers.com/wallpapers/volatile-…
A foggy forest landscape.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 02/11/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Photograph of a foggy autumn forest.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Close-up of a Henna tattoo being applied to an arm.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2025
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! […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Photograph of a row of stone statues of praying Buddhas.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
A photo of a full bookshelf.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Black letters reading "Taking A Break" on a light blue background.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2025
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! […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Medieval illustration of Christine de Pizan in a blue dress, seated and writing at her writing desk with her dog sitting at her feet.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Oil painting of an elderly woman reading a book. She wears a high-cut purple dress and a striped headscarf.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2025
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 👵 👴 🎨 Sandara artofsandara.wixsite.com/art-of-san…
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Photo of a runner's silhouette against a blue sky.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Screenshot from the film "Return of the Mummy" showing a close-up of the eponymous mummy.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Photograph of several different kinds of seashells assembled on a sandy beach with waves running up the shore in the background.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
An illustration of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves depicting the scene in which Ali Baba discovers the treasure inside the mountain.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Photo of the rainbow Pride flag fluttering against a cloudy blue sky.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2025
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 […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2025
Greetings, Myth Lovers! It's #WorldOceansDay, so join us for the theme: THE OCEAN. Which myths feature oceans or the sea? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
A stormy sea with a bird flying towards a distant, wave-swept, castle-like building. An inhumanly large, naked woman rises from the agitated surface.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 03/06/2025
That wraps up our theme of sex work. This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off. Join #MythologyMonday again next week with a myth in or about the ocean for #WorldOceanDay 🌊 🎨 Courtesan and Shinzô by Japanese Edo period Artist Rekisentei Eiri
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2025
Greetings, Myth Lovers! It's International #SexWorkers Day, so join us for the theme: SEX WORKERS. Which myths feature "harlots, whores, and hookers" or paid sexual favours of any kind as a part of the story? Write out your tale and use the hashtag […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Oil painting depicting the courtesan Phryne disrobing at her trial for impiety. According to legend, she was acquitted after baring her breasts to the jury.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2025
Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us Monday for the theme: SLEEP. Which myths feature sleep or slumber as a part of the story? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Marble sculpture of Ariadne sleeping. She reclines with her head resting on one hand, the other arm draped over her head. She is dressed in a lush garment with beautiful folds, leaving one breast bare. The sculpture is photographed against a red background. The original paint did not survive, leaving the artwork a plain shade of white.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2025
Hello, Everyone! Join us tomorrow for the theme: CURSES. Which stories feature a curse? 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 tomorrow! […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Drawing of the tin man holding an axe, a book illustration of The Wizard of Oz.
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Mythology Monday ✨ @mythologymonday.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2025
Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: funny myths! Which myths make you laugh? 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 tomorrow! […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
Red-figure vase painting of Iris with spread wings and a kerykeion staff carrying an infant. Added text above the image reads: "The infant Hermes when Zeus asks him if he stole Apollo's cattle". Bold white text is placed over the vase painting reading: "OK so basically I'm baby".
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