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8 Things You May Not Know About Memorial Day #MemorialDay #holiday #MythologyMonday

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It’s Mythology Monday, but it’s also Memorial Day. So, what do I post? Here’s an article from the History Channel that may satisfy both: 8 Things You May Not Know About Memorial Day. Well, not really. Articles with titles like this generally don’t reveal the great secrets implied by their clickbaity titles. At least it’s an attempt to dispel what’s commonly mislabeled “myths.” They’re usually misconceptions. Close enough, I guess.

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Let’s just not lose sight of what the holiday is really about.

All gave some. Some gave all.

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CDC Announcement @GregoryStringer @CDCgov #MythologyMonday

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The CDC just updated its guidelines once again.

I don’t care what the CDC says. I’m keeping my earplugs.

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Dragon Eye #MythologyMonday

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This image hit my Facebook stream last Saturday.

Of course, I had to do some research to make sure it wasn’t a photoshop. It’s real and located in Lancashire, England. As soon as I saw it, it reminded me of a a guilty pleasure of mine, Reign of Fire, which took place in London. According to Rotten Tomatoes, neither the critics nor audience liked it, though Metacritic users liked it. I was disappointed that the article to which I linked didn’t mention Reign of Fire, instead stating, it looked “like a scene out of Indiana Jones or a J.R.R. Tolkien novel,” but I’m not surprised. What’s really interesting about it is that it’s an optical illusion, or at least a trick of the camera lens. It’s actually a flat surface.

Still a cool thing.

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Who Really Won? #MythologyMonday

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Okay, maybe this isn’t exactly appropriate for Mythology Monday, but these guys helped me get into mythology as a kid.

I love mythology.

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My Favorite Painting with a Twist. Well, Maybe More Than One Twist. #MythologyMonday #art

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As I’ve pointed out, despite not being a fan of paintings, I actually have a favorite one. Here’s yet another variation care of Balloons in Bold. They don’t have a Twitter presence, but their Instagram page can be found here.

It’s still kind of gross.

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Paris Sucks @CSMFHT #MythologyMonday

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Here’s another Twitter handle to consider following on Mythology Monday:

A decent amount of their posts are related to mythology. They even know who to join to create the right mashups.

I love mythology.

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Elli in the MCU? @ChrisHemsworth @TaikaWaititi @MarvelStudios #MythologyMonday #MCU

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I found this image on Facebook. I have no idea who the author is.

The person that posted it suggested that Bette White play Old Age. Wouldn’t that be something? Who else in her demographic could pull off that comedic scene?

Actually, I believe “Elli” is the correct spelling.

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Mythology and Fiction Explained @MythsExplained #MythologyMonday

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As I said last week, I’m going to start doing mythology posts on Mondays for Mythology Monday, which is a new thing to me. Or at least, I’m going to try. Today, I’m pointing you to a YouTube channel I like, Mythology & Fiction Explained. This guy does his research right down to justifying his pronunciations. As the name suggests, he also goes beyond folklore and mythology, covering literature such as the Cthulhu stories of H.P. Lovecraft. If you’re into any of that, you’ll probably find some of what you want at that channel.

One word of warning. I have YouTube premium, so I don’t get commercials when I watch it. However, it appears that the channel was demonetized. That wouldn’t surprise me because the speaker will occasionally (though rarely) make a gratuitous political statement. You may not agree with his statement, and I know political disagreement often turns people away from speakers regardless of the actual topic of conversation.

I had no idea that the Harpies were feminists.

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Poseidon or Neptune? #MythologyMonday

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I didn’t know that #MythologyMonday was a thing until I started typing the hashtag, #mythology. I feel stupid. I love mythology. Now I’m going to start doing mythology posts on Mondays.

I think this also counts as #LanguageLundi. Sacre bleu!

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