Loki Was a Dick #MythologyMonday #MythologyMonandæg #folklore #norse #god #FrostGiant #mischief

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Here’s something simple.

His fixes were never quite up to snuff, and everyone would suffer come Ragnarök.

We all know people like this.

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Baldr, the Norse Goddess of Light, Joy, Purity, and So Much More #MythologyMonday #MythologyMonandæg #folklore #norse

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As the holiday season continues, I give you yet another god that embodies the season’s spirit. Depending on who you ask, Baldr represented a lot of different things. The only commonality among these interpretations is that he was clearly the most beloved god. Everyone liked him.

Here’s a video on his tragic end.

Don’t feel sad, though. Baldr “returned” when Christianity spread through Scandanavia.

I hope Baldr’s joy reaches you during this holiday season.

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Tyr, the Norse God of War #MythologyMonday #MythologyMonandæg #folklore #norse

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This past weekend was Veterans’ Day, so what better subject for the following Mythology Monday than a god of war, justice, and sacrifice?

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There is none. That’s the answer.

$117 cheap! I will not be buying it.

Tyr was a brave man. Here’s a video describing his great sacrifice as well as his heroic end.

I’m annoyed that most of the imagery online is from a video game.

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Household Goddesses @MythsExplained #MythologyMonday #MythologyMonandæg #folklore #Frigg #Norse

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By now, you must have caught one of my many posts announcing the purchase of my first home. It seems appropriate, then, to post a video on (among other things), Frigg. She’s the goddess of the household (among other things) in my favorite pantheon, that of the Norse.

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Not her!

As for the Greeks, they had Hestia. I’ve already written about her in a roundabout way, but here’s a video directly addressing her place in that pantheon c/o my favorite mythology channel, Mythology & Fiction Explained.

Very much underappreciated among casual students of mythology and among the ancient Greeks themselves.

I already posted about Bes/Bastet last Caturday.

All that said, I’m neither religious nor superstitious. This is just for fun.

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Ravens Are Cool #MythologyMonday

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Here’s a nice one I found on social media (original author unknown).

Comma splices, on the other hand, trigger me.

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