The Roman Myth of Aeneas, Lavinia, and the King Who Started It All

The Trojan hero Aeneas is connected to earlier Italian kings through King Latinus and his daughter, Lavinia, integrating him into Rome’s mythological tradition.

by Caleb Howells

https://www.thecollector.com/lavinia-latinus-aeneas-role-roman-mythology/

Aeneas at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/133
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/21432

Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology!

"Androgynos (androgynous): [A word applied to] Dionysos, as one doing both active, male things and passive, female ones [specifically sexual intercourse]."
Byzantine Greek lexicon Suidas, entry Androgynos

A Roman silver ring with erotic intaglio, 3rd century CE

@antiquidons @mythology
#GreekRomanArt #mythology #PrideMonth #Dionysos

Book Review: Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell
Bringing a new found family perspective to the story of the greatest Greco-Roman mythology superhero.
@Princejvstin has our review at the NOAF blog
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/05/book-review-wearing-lion-by-john-wiswell.html

#bookstodon #review #bookreview #mythology #fantasy
@bookstodon

"The Pleiades open star cluster, or Messier 45 as it’s technically known, can be seen most of the year in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The stars Maia, Electra, Taygeta, Celaeno, Alcyone, Asterope, and Merope are known as the Seven Sisters and get their names from Greek mythology. They were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione."

Link: https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/night-sky-july-2025

MAYPOLE

In the woods there grew a tree
And a fine fine tree was he

And on that tree there was a limb
And on that limb there was a branch
And on that branch there was a nest
And in that nest there was an egg
And in that egg there was a bird
And from that bird a feather came
And of that feather was a bed

And on that bed there was a girl
And on that girl there was a man
And from that man there was a seed
And from that seed there was a boy
And from that boy there was a man
And for that man there was a grave
From that grave there grew a tree

In the Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle wood

(From The Wicker Man)

The humans say gods are dead. We say they’re just napping.
We nap too. That’s how we know.

Medusa’s hair was complicated enough, but imagine her snakes each having a romantic partner. Forty-eight hissing lovers coiled together, bickering over space, romance, and dinner plans. Poor Medusa spends most mornings untangling breakups, soothing jealous hissy fits, and trying to avoid accidental stares. Being a legendary monster is hard enough... playing full-time therapist to a nest of lovesick snakes is the real curse.

AO THROWBACK - Nearly three decades ago a team of archaeologists were carrying out an expedition inside a large cave system on Mount Owen in New Zealand when they stumbled across a frightening and unusual object. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/frightening-discovery-mount-owen-claw-003696
#AncientOrigins #ancient #history #historyfacts #historylovers #historymatters #ancienthistory #archaeology #mythology #Discovery #NewZealand

https://www.europesays.com/2193765/ “No Easy Way from Earth to the Stars”: Malta’s Prehistoric Temples (3800–2400 BCE) May Have Served as Celestial Navigation Schools #AnatolianArchaeology #archaeology #ClassicalArchaeology #Culture #EgyptArchaeology #history #malta #MesopotamiaArchaeology #mythology #News #science #travel

This Sunday at 9pm Eastern (1am Monday UTC) once again it's #MONSTERDON the weekly monster movie watch party! Come join the rest of the fediverse as we watch a cheesy movie!

This week we've got a classic monster movie -- CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981)! The final work of Ray Harryhausen and some of his finest, the monsters in this movie are among the best ever put to film :D

The story's pretty corny, tho :D

The flick is free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100040648/clash-of-the-titans

And also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVdVlYUsRpA

Or you can download it from Archive.org right over here: https://archive.org/details/clash-of-the-titans-1981-full-movie

See you on Sunday! :D

2,000-Year-Old Hellenistic Tomb Discovered Under Collapsed Port Road in Northern Cyprus https://www.byteseu.com/1134494/ #AnatolianArchaeology #Archaeology #ClassicalArchaeology #culture #Cyprus #EgyptArchaeology #history #MesopotamiaArchaeology #mythology #News #Science #Travel

You know what annoys me?
Myth retellings not doing complexity anymore.

They way publishing works now, everything has to be packaged and marketed with the help of clear short-hand popular tropes.

So here you have one of the richest, most emotionally complex Greek myths ever, and it keeps getting marketed as a "grumpy-sunshine, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity romantasy!"

Seriously what the hell.

The only mention Palamedes gets by the Odysseus / Epic fandom online is a long comments section about how Odysseus was justified in framing the guy for treason and having him stoned to death.

HOLD MY EARRINGS

Rome has really stepped up the book game since I was last here. My favorite bookstores had SHELVES of diverse (and local) folklore and mythology, an entire new series of folklore and one on specific Italian cultural history topics, women's history selections, and other assorted goodness. They even published a new book series on the Forum, Colosseum and Domus Aurea which are pretty good.

My wallet is sad but it made me very happy

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 interact with your posts. See you soon!

#mythology @mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg

Treasure Planet is on RENAISSANCE REDUX EP LYS 028
#dj #djlife #technomusic #music #housemusic #minimaltechno #techno #party #mythology #house #musiclife #technogirl #musicproducer #electronicmusicproducer #electronicmusic #underground #deephouse #djs #technology #edm #nightlife #musicfestivals #love #techhouse #artist #dance #weekend #technoparty #technodj #hbd

It's the #DayOfHelios / Sol's Day / #Sunday!

Yesterday was the #SummerSolstice here in Europe, marking Helios' longest work day.

"For Helios' lot is toil every day and there is never any respite for him and his horses, from the moment rose-fingered Eos leaves Okeanos and goes up into the sky."
Mimnermus, Fragment 12

#Helios, 3rd century CE, Berlin Neues Museum
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28433765@N07/7936659868/

@antiquidons @mythology #mythology #GreekRomanArt

龍 (ryū) "dragon"

If you visit a shrine or temple in Japan, make sure to look up at the ceiling of the main room.

Often there will be a painting of a dragon.

One reason is that dragons represent the virtue of courage.

Another, more superstitious reason is that dragons are associated with the element of water, and so are a protection against fire. This is very important in a country where wood is the main building material.

via japanwords

#Japanese
#calligraphy
#mythology
#dragons