Sun Goddesses Around the World Many of our most well known solar deities - Apollo, Ra - are male. This week we shine a light on the often overlooked goddesses of the sun.

While there are many cultures around the world who have envisioned the sun as a male deity, their is also a large number who look to the sky and see a woman in that golden sphere. From Áine to Xihe we take a look at just a few of the goddesses associated with the sun. #Myths #Solar

There are many legends about how the robin got its red breast. Some say the robin's feathers were scorched by flames, carrying water to the unfortunate souls trapped in purgatory. Others say blood, from where the bird attempted to comfort Jesus on the Cross. #Myths #Birds #BlueskyBirds

Interview: The Blues of Achilles This month here at Mythos we were delighted to get to chat with Joe Goodkin, and discuss his latest album, The Blues of Achilles.

A musical reimagining of the Iliad and the Trojan War, the album The Blues of Achilles explores that tragedy and grief of this conflict, beginning with one of the most poignant moments of the epic - the death of Hector. #Myths #Music #Interviews

Dating from around the 1300s the tale of Sir Orfeo sees the aforenamed Orfeo travel to the realm of the fairies after his beloved wife, Heurodis is abducted by the Fairy King. Ten years after her disappearance, Orfeo finally made his way into the fairy realm winning his wife back. #WyrdWednesday

Manuscript vs Myth: Into the Drowning Deep Mira Grant's 2017 horror novel sees a crew of scientists travelling to the Mariana Trench, where killer mermaids lurk beneath the waves.

If you want mermaid horror this #MerMay look no further than #MiraGrant's incredible Into the Drowning Deep - a Sci-Fi take on mermaid myths which explores the sinister implications behind just why creatures of the deep may evolve to look and sound like us. #FairytaleTuesday

Movie vs Myth: The Green Knight Released in 2021, The Green Knight tells the story of a popular Arthurian myth, starring Gawain and a mysterious, seemingly immortal knight.

For fans of #Arthurian Legend, #DevPatel and mind-bending movies, David Lower's #TheGreenKnight has it all. We explore the differences and similarities between this incredible film and the bizarre tale it is based on. #Movies #MythsAndLegends

A Brief Introduction to the Trojan War: Part One The Trojan War is one of the most well known wars from myth, fought between the Greeks and the Romans. We take a look at how it began.

Join us as we explore the Trojan war - beginning with the backstory of a few key players in the upcoming conflict and the series of events that would make this war inevitable. #TrojanWar #History #MythsAndLegends

The King of Cats "What ― Old Tom dead! then I'm the King o' the Cats!"

In one old fairy tale a man stumbles upon a cat's funeral and returns home to discover that his own beloved tom is now the king of cats. We try our hand at a modern version of the tale, with a new generation and a newly crowned king. #Cats #MythsAndLegends #ShortStory

Mythos Visits: The Birthplace of Aphrodite Mythos continues our exploration of Cyprus as we take a look at the birthplace of Aphrodite, Goddess of love.

On a trip to sunny Cyprus, we at Mythos were lucky enough to visit a very special beach - a beach whose foamy waters and ancient rock formations are said to be the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite herself. #Cyprus #Beaches #Aphrodite #Holidays #MythsAndLegends

Four Fairies from British Ballads Kings, Queens, Knights and Hinds, this week Mythos takes a look at a few of the more famous fairy figures who feature in British Ballads.

From the Fairy Queen to the Tooth Fairy, elves and fey have long captured the imaginations of the British Isles. Join us as we take a look at just a few of the fairy stories stories that were immortalised in ballad form. #Myths #Legends #Ballads #Fairies

Music vs Myth: Epic This week we explore the incredible Epic concept album, which retells the story of the Odyssey, from Troy to Polyphemus the Cyclops.

A musical retelling of the Odyssey the incredible concept album #Epic followed Odysseus' journey from the wall of Troy to the shores of his home, Ithica. Join us as we take a look at the myths that inspired this tale.
#Odyssey #Reviews #EpicTheMusical

There’s a Dragon in my Goldfish Bowl "There are koi in the pond, massive, serene, and I wonder: are they dreams of fish, or fish who dream?" ― S. Monette

"There’s a dragon in my goldfish bowl,
My older brother told me so,
With fins instead of wings to help it fly..."

#Poetry #Dragons #Legends #MythsAndLegends

In the Stars: The Two Bears Once human, the constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are said to have been placed into the night sky as stars by the Greek god Zeus.

The two bears in the sky - Ursa Major and Minor may once have been mother and son! One transformed into a bear, the other unknowingly hunting her and both flung into the stars to prevent a tragedy. #MythologyMonday www.mythosblog.org/post/in-the-...

In Summary: The Swallow, the Hoopoe and the Nightingale We summarise a classical Greek tragedy, originally collected in Ovid's Metamorphoses, telling a tale of murder, betrayal and revenge.

In honour of Ovid's birthday, why not check our one of his many tales - the story of two sisters violently used and betrayed by the same man who seek their own bloody vengeance and are later transformed by the gods into birds.

Among their number are the tales of unlucky Daphne - transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's amorous affections - and unluckier Actaeon who inadvertently witnessed the goddess Artemis (or Diana) bathing and was transformed into a stag - killed by his own hounds. [2/2]

For fans of Greek and Roman history, the 20th March marks a special occasion - the birth of Roman poet Ovid. His most famous work, 'Metamorphoses' spans the creation of the world to the death of Caesar and tells the stories of a number of mythical transformations. [1/2]

In Summary: The First Tulips Flowers are often born from tragedy, such was the case of the romance between Farhad and Shirin, whose doomed love birthed the first tulip.

There are a number of plants said to have once been human, transformed by tragedy or the will of the gods. Once such tale, is the legend of Farhad and Shirin, star crossed lovers whose love ends tragically but still becomes something beautiful. #LegendaryWednesday

The Fern has long been said to have mystical powers and were once seen as a symbol of protection. Because it's impossible to find a fern seed (they don't produce them) it was said that this seed was invisible keeping one in your pocket would render the holder invisible also. #LegendaryWednesday

In one Cherokee tale, when people found that a dog was stealing cornmeal from their stores they laid a trap. When the dog arrived that night they leapt out, making such a noise that the dog fled. As it ran the corn fell from its mouth - the scattered grains marking its path through the sky. [2/2]

the 18th of March marks the anniversary of the first ever space walk, a culmination of years of humanity looking towards the sky. There are many myths and legends of the milky way, envisioning it as a road through the sky that thieves, sprits, deities and even dogs use to traverse the stars. [1/2]

The King of Cats "What ― Old Tom dead! then I'm the King o' the Cats!"

In an old English fairy tale a man accidentally witnesses a cat funeral and returns home only to learn that (with the old king dead) his own tom was the new king of the cats. Check out our modern retelling of the tale, and a new royal cat. #Cats #Fairytales

Manuscript vs Myth: Little Thieves This week we take a look at the fairy tale influences behind Margaret Owen’s incredible ‘Little Thieves’.

A retelling of the Goose Girl fairy tale, Margaret Owen's fantasy world reimagines the tale from the perspective of the disloyal servant who had stolen a princesses' place. Of course, things are not that simple, as our protagonist faces of against a cruel fiancé, and unkind gods.

In Summary: The Goose Girl This strange Brothers Grimm tale features a mistreated princess, a kind king and most importantly, the skull of a talking horse.

In the tale of the Goose Girl a princess is betrayed by a favoured servant, forced to switch places. She was relegated to a poor goose herder while her servant went on to marry the princesses' royal fiancé . Fate eventually twisted back in the Goose Girl's favour. #MythologyMonday

Interview: Mytho This month we're thrilled to get to chat with the creator of Mytho, a new strategy game that lets you bring Greek myth to life.

For our first article of 2025 here at Mythos we’re thrilled to have had the chance to chat with Miya. Inspired by Greek Mythology her strategy card game Mytho gives players the strength of gods and heroes at their fingertips! www.mythosblog.org/post/intervi...

Though reading the leaves is one famous method of telling the future there are other tea-based prophecies that are useful to know…two women drinking from the same teapot means on will soon fall pregnant while accidentally putting two spoons in the cup means marriage is imminent. #MythologyMonday

Sedna and the Storm "You carry both lightning and thunder / in that space between your bones and soul. / Become the storm you are hiding from" ― Nikita Gill

Learning that her handsome new husband was in fact a shapeshifting bird, Sedna fled with her father. Her husband pursued, his great wings whipping up a mighty storm. #FolkloreSunday www.mythosblog.org/post/sedna-a...

Sedna and the Storm "You carry both lightning and thunder / in that space between your bones and soul. / Become the storm you are hiding from" ― Nikita Gill

Learning that her handsome new husband was in fact a shapeshifting bird, Sedna fled with her father. Her husband pursued, his great wings whipping up a mighty storm. #FolkloreFriday www.mythosblog.org/post/sedna-a...

Household Guardians from Around the World This week we taking a look at some of the different fairies, spirits and gods thought to have protected households around the world.

A small household spirit the Alux is said to protect a property when happy and cause mischief when not. Building a small home on your property for an Alux - especially in a corn field - is said to entice one in and possibly calm those angered. #FolkyFriday www.mythosblog.org/post/househo...

In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale the gold-children, a fisherman who caught a magical fish found his wife giving birth to two children made of gold, his horse giving birth to two golden foals, and two golden lilies blooming from the ground. #MythologyMonday

Tamamo-No-Mae “The cunning fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.” – Thomas Paine

A shapeshifting fox, Tamamo-no-Mae is said to have taken many names and shapes - each a beautiful woman. In these forms she become the concubine or wife of a number of rulers, encouraging strife and chaos in their lands. #FolkloreSunday #Poetry www.mythosblog.org/post/tamamo-...