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The Hopi & Pueblo tribes have tales of Grandmother Spider, said to live on Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. She spun a giant web, waited for morning dew to accumulate on the web, & threw it into the night sky. The dewdrops became the stars. #MythologyMonday

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Uttu, the Mesopotamian goddess of weaving, taught mortal women to weave, ushering in a new era in which humans less often froze to death or burned in the sun. Her name means woven in Sumerian & resembles the Akkadian word for spider, ettūtu. #MythologyMonday

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Egyptian goddess Neith, the weaver of destiny, wove the world into existence on her loom, & re-weaves it daily. One of her symbols is the spider. Litanies describe her as "The primordial One, eldest of the primeval gods, she who made that which is." #MythologyMonday

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In Welsh myth, the enchantress Ceridwen has her servant boy, Gwion Bach, stir a magic potion for a year & a day. While he's stirring, three boiling drops land on the boy's finger. He places the finger in his mouth & absorbs the potion, becoming handsome & wise. #FolkloreSunday

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The mythical Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill has the ability to heal people with water cupped in his hands. In one tale, his fiancé enchants his fellow warrior Diarmuid into eloping with her. Diarmuid is later gored by a boar, & Fionn refuses to heal him. #FolkloreSunday

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Irish warrior hero & demigod Cú Chulainn is known for his ríastrad, meaning his transformation into a savage beast, triggered by the heat of battle. When possessed of this supernatural rage, he kills indiscriminately, massacring friend & foe alike. #FolkloreSunday

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I want a Poison Ivy movie where she assassinates the CEOs whose companies are worsening climate change and the politicians that enable them. Then she replaces fossil fuels with renewable energy and is hailed as a hero by Gotham City and the wider world.

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"The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees Is my destroyer. And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose My youth is bent by the same wintry fever." —The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower, Dylan Thomas #BookWormSat

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"Never and never, my girl riding far and near... Fear or believe that the wolf in a sheepwhite hood Loping and bleating roughly and blithely shall leap... To eat your heart in the house in the rosy wood." —In Country Sleep, Dylan Thomas #BookWormSat

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"A process in the weather of the world Turns ghost to ghost; each mothered child Sits in their double shade. A process blows the moon into the sun, Pulls down the shabby curtains of the skin; And the heart gives up its dead." —A Process in the Weather of the Heart, Dylan Thomas #BookWormSat

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The fact that humpback whales have finger bones in their flippers really drives it home that we have no idea what dinosaurs looked like.

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The first film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland came out just five years after author Lewis Carroll's death. #FlashbackFriday discover.hubpages.com/entertainmen...

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Most remember Charlie Chaplin as an icon of the silver screen. What people tend to forget is that he preyed on teenage girls, one of whom was only 8 years old when he met her. #FlashbackFriday discover.hubpages.com/entertainmen...

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The first film adaptation of a Shakespeare play came out in 1899. The play wouldn't be adapted to film again until 1950. #FlashbackFriday discover.hubpages.com/entertainmen...

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Brigid is the Irish Celtic goddess of the hearth, fire, spring, fertility, & life, but also of healers, poets, & smiths. She represents the return of light after winter, & is celebrated with bonfires on Imbolc, the holiday that marks the midpoint of winter. #FolkyFriday

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According to Welsh lore, black cats bring good luck. There's even a nursery rhyme about it: A black cat, I’ve heard it said, Can charm all ill away, And keep the house wherein she dwells From fever’s deadly sway. #FolkyFriday

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Clootie wells are places of pilgrimage in Celtic paganism. As part of a healing ritual, strips of cloth are dipped in the water & tied to tree branches while a prayer is recited to the saint, spirit, or deity of the well. The sacred trees at clootie wells are usually hawthorn or ash. #FolkyFriday

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"Lyra's heart was thumping hard, because something in the bear's presence made her feel close to coldness, danger, brutal power, but a power controlled by intelligence." —The Golden Compass, Phillip Pullman #internationalpolarbearday

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"My armor is made of sky iron, made for me. A bear's armor is his soul, just as your dæmon is your soul." —The Golden Compass, Phillip Pullman #internationalpolarbearday

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"That's why you could never trick a bear. We see tricks and deceit as plain as arms and legs. We can see in a way humans have forgotten." —The Golden Compass, Phillip Pullman #internationalpolarbearday

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There's an old Filipino saying that claims when there's rain on a sunny day, a tikbalang is getting married. Tikbalangs are horse/human hybrid-like creatures said to lurk in mountains & forests, playing tricks on travelers to lead them astray. #FolkloreThursday

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In the myths of many Native American tribes, thunder is caused by the flapping wings of the enormous thunderbirds. Thunderbirds were believed to be large enough to carry whales in their talons. Some myths claim they also control lightning, rain & hail. #FolkloreThursday

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The Wandjina are cloud & rain spirits from Australian Aboriginal myth. In cave paintings, they were portrayed with eyes & noses, but no mouths, because they're so powerful they don't need to speak. If they could speak, the rain would never stop. #FolkloreThursday

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The 90s sitcom nerd stereotype was a spiteful ableist caricature of autistic people, as well as anti-intellectualism propaganda designed to convince children that being intelligent and knowledgeable is a bad thing.

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In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Pyramus & Thisbe, lovers from feuding families, meet under a mulberry tree. One night Pyramis finds Thisbe's bloodstained veil & believes she's died. He stabs himself & stains the mulberries with his blood, which gives them their color. #LegendaryWednesday

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The Alan are mythical winged spirits of Tinguian tribal lore in the Philippines, with fingers & toes that point backwards. They steal the blood of menstruation, miscarriages, & afterbirth to magically create human children, which they raise as their own. #LegendaryWednesday

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The polong of Malaysian myth is a spirit in the form of a miniature woman, created by chanting spells over a murderer's bottled blood. Its creator feeds the polong their own blood & sends it to possess people, causing them to go insane until an exorcism is done. #LegendaryWednesday

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Spiritualism—a belief system based on communication with spirits—became a massive female-led social & religious movement from the 1840s to the 1920s. It was popularized by the clairvoyant Fox sisters, who traveled widely to perform seances. #WyrdWednesday 🧵

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Janus is the two-faced Roman god of transitions, doorways, duality, beginnings, & endings. In Rome, the gates at the Temple of Janus are opened to mark the beginning of wartime & closed to mark the arrival of peace. #MythologyMonday

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When Sumerian goddess Inanna journeys to the Underworld, she wears the crown of heaven, a breastplate, a beaded necklace, & a gold ring. At each gateway, she's made to remove the garments one by one, leaving her vulnerable, & she's struck dead by Underworld judges. #MythologyMonday

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The idea of horseshoes being lucky comes partly from the tale of Saint Dunstan the blacksmith. When the Devil entered his shop, Dunstan nailed a horseshoe to his hoof. He took it off once the Devil agreed to never enter a home with a horseshoe over the door. #MythologyMonday

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Typhon, a monstrous serpentine giant in Greek myth, attempted to overthrow Zeus, the king of gods. Zeus threw Typhon into the underground dungeon Tartarus & placed Mount Etna on top to seal him in. Mount Etna is an active volcano due to Typhon's presence. #LegendaryWednesday

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Mount Fuji—an active volcano & sacred mountain in Japan—is an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists & Shintoists. Its name may derive from the ancient fire & hearth goddess Fuchi, who was worshipped by the indigenous Ainu people. #LegendaryWednesday

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In Hawaiian legend, volcanic eruptions were believed to be caused by the beautiful & deadly goddess Pele, who lives in the active volcano Kilauea. She created the Hawaiian islands in a violent clash with her sister, the ocean goddess Namakaokahai. #LegendaryWednesday

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Dahlias were a source of food, medicine, & mythology to ancient Aztecs. The goddess Coatlicue became pregnant by piercing a red dahlia with an agave spike & holding it to her breast all night while she slept. The next morning, she'd given birth to the god of war. #WyrdWednesday

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Bluebells, which bloom from early summer to late autumn, are iconic flowers of Britain. According to folklore, when a bluebell rings, it calls fairies to a gathering. But if a human hears the bell, they will be murdered by a malicious fairy. #WyrdWednesday

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