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The #myth of #Venus / #Aphrodite says she was born from sea foam & Uranus' genitals. The myth says is that she emerged from the sea fully-grown (that's so you don't ask questions like, how?!)

One of the most famous depictions of Venus's birth has her standing on a giant #scallop #shell. The shell is not really germane to the #myth -- but maybe it still counts for #MythologyMonday?

📷 :en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birt

#GreekMythology #mythology #Myths #GrecoRomanMythology @mythology #Art #MastoArt

Good Morning #Canada
OTD in 1977, Tim Severin landed on Peckford Island, Newfoundland. Severin had set sail from Ireland on May 17th with a five-man crew in a boat built using only techniques and materials available in sixth-century Ireland. The arduous 7,300km journey was meant to prove that St. Brendon had discovered North America almost 1,000 years before Columbus. I'm sure we were polite and didn't smirk when we welcomed him to Canada.

#CanadaIsAwesome #Myth
lookingnorth.blog/2020/07/the-

Looking North · The Brendan Voyage: recreating a historical journey — Looking NorthTim Severin sailed a leather boat across the North Atlantic to prove that Irish monks could have reached North America a thousand years before Columbus.
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For #Myth themed #AlternateFridayMusic

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band ft. Tom Morello - The Ghost of Tom Joad

Now Tom said

"Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand
Or decent job, or a helpin' hand
Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
Look in their eyes, momm you'll see me"

youtube.com/watch?v=B-c6GphpAeY

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For #Myth themed #AlternateFridayMusic

The Highwaymen -Riders in the Sky

"Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny, and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard, and he heard their mournful cry"

youtube.com/watch?v=nOWjX4BpC24

For #Myth themed #AlternateFridayMusic

Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police

"You consider me the young apprentice
Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis
Hypnotized by you if I should linger
Staring at the ring around your finger
I have only come here seeking knowledge
Things they would not teach me of in college
I can see the destiny you sold
Turn into a shining band of gold
]
I'll be wrapped around your finger

youtube.com/watch?v=svWINSRhQU0