MYTHOLOGY A-Z: COATLICUE for anonymous
Coatlicue was a major deity in the Aztec pantheon and regarded as the earth-mother goddess, symbolising the antiquity of earth worship. She was also associated with childbirth, warfare, governance and agriculture, and considered the female aspect of the primordial god Ometeotl
MYTHOLOGY A-Z: BRIGID for @hiddeniron
Also known as the Exalted One, Brigid was one the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Irish goddess of spring, fertility, and life. She was also associated wit hwisdom, poetry, healing, protection, blacksmithing and domesticated animals.
MYTHOLOGY A-Z: AMATERASU
One of the major deities of Shinto, Amatersu is the japanese goddes of the sun and the ruler of the heavenly realm Takamagahara and the mythical ancestor of the Japanese imperial house. Along with her siblings, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo, she is considered to be one of the “Three Precious Children”, the three most important offspring of the creator god Izanagi.
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MYTHOLOGY MOODBOARDS • NYX for anonymous
“The great roots of night grow suddenly from your soul, and the things that hide in you come out again”. — Pablo Neruda, from The Light Wraps You.
MYTHOLOGY MOODBOARDS • THEIA for anonymous
The Titan goddess of sight and the shining ether of the bright, blue sky, who endowed gold and silver with their brilliance and value. She was the mother of Helios, Selene and Eos, the titans of the Sun, the Moon and the Dawn.
Mythology Posters Series for @asterllm: The Graces
Also known as the Charities, they were the goddessess if charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility, often the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, and oceanid. While other goddesses are sometimes cited as part of the graces, the usual roster as given by Hesiod is that of Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia.
HADES & PERSEPHONE for @forever-and-almost-always
Dark-eyed, dark-haired, with smiles of enchanting archness and a step like a fawn—
Mythology Posters Series for Anonymous: Medusa
The daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, Medusa was one of the three gorgon sister along with Euryale and Stheno, with hair made of snakes and eyes that could turn people in to stone. In the later version of the myth, she was a beautiful maid raped by Poseidon in the temple of Athena, who would then transform her into a monster. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, and from her dead body, the winged horse Pegasus and the giant Chrysaor.
Greek Mythology Meme // ᶠᶦᵛᵉ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵈᵉᶦᵗᶦᵉˢ ⁽⁵/⁵⁾ • DEMETER
for @nessians
One of the Twelve Olympians, Demeter was a daughter of Kronos and Rhea, and the goddess of agriculture, the harvest, fertility and the sacred law. She was also the mother of Persephone, Queen of the Underworld.