BoP's parents spotted aurorae in NH last night🤩

If you want to learn about the #science & #mythology of aurora, check out our #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterisms-aurora/

#astrophotography #astronomy #Astrodon #Lore #Folklore #Space #NewHampshire

📚 **Why we’re obsessed with Greek myth retellings**

🔗 https://cherwell.org/2025/11/12/why-were-obsessed-with-greek-myth-retellings/.

#Greek #Mythology #Literature #Books #Bookstodon

According to medieval bestiaries, apes always give birth to twins - one which the mother loves and one which she hates. When she carries her young, the mother holds the loved one in her arms, but the hated one clings to her back. Ironically, this means the loved one is more easily dropped.

#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Medieval #MiddleAges #Bestiary #Animal #Ape

Pablo Picasso
Bacchic Scene with Minotaur (1933)
Art Institute of Chicago

#ArtHistory #ModernArt #MuseumArchive #mythology #ArtMuseum #animalsinart

In Egyptian mythology, Babi is a savage and lustful baboon god said to be a son of Osiris. He is an underworld deity who feasts on the entrails of the damned, but also ferries the righteous to Paradise in his boat (the boat's mast is Babi's gigantic phallus).

#WyrdWednesday #Mythology #Folklore #Egypt #Africa #Monkey #Baboon

It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏

"When Mercurius first made the lyre on Mount Cyllene . . . Apollo took the lyre, and is said to have taught Orpheus on it, and after he himself had invented the cithara, he gave the lyre to Orpheus."
Pseudo-Hyginus, Astronomica 2.7

🏛 #Hermes, Orpheus, and Eurydike, marble relief, 27 BCE – 14 AD, Torre del Greco (Naples)

#mythology #antiquidons
#DayOfHermes #GreekRomanArt #history

#NetGalley #BookReview The Cathedral of Lost Souls (Hecate Cavendish #2) by Paula Brackston #Historical #Mystery #Magic #Fantasy #Mythology #Bibliophile

Review The Cathedral of Lost Souls Hecate Cavendish #2 by Paula Brackston Release date:November 11, 2025 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I received a complimentary ARC copy of The Cathedral of Lost Souls (Hecate Cavendish #2) by Paula Brackston from Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press to read and give an honest review. ... I loved this entry it…

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