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That’s called a bribe.
Today I learned that the word 'hurricane' is a survivor from one of the aboriginal Caribbean languages, Taino.
In Taino belief Juracan represents the hurricane (where we get the word), but is also the embodiment of chaos itself. His twin, Jukihú, is the opposite, representing order, predictability, and conditions under which humans can live and live well. #FairytaleTuesday
First an ambassador to Portugal for her father and brother, Nzinga was proud and clever with a strategic mind. She took the throne when her brother died, and staved off Portuguese attempts to conquer Ndongo and Matamba, fighting off their slavers and armies. #WyrdWednesday
In the Yoruban tradition Ibeji represent duality, an orisha that is twins. Children of Oshun and Shango, the keeper of twins, Ibeji's gender is determined by the sculptor of their statue. Twins are powerful, and if one twin dies an Ibeji statue can replace them. #FairytaleTuesday
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Wyrdlings!
Esta é a ditosa pátria minha amada, Portuguese poet Camões wrote, whose day of death in 1580 is now Portugal's national day. And this year it falls on a #WyrdWednesday so this week’s topic is
“Portugal!”
Come, sit down & tell us wynderful tales of Portuguese lore, literature & history!
In Taino belief Juracan represents the hurricane (where we get the word), but is also the embodiment of chaos itself. His twin, Jukihú, is the opposite, representing order, predictability, and conditions under which humans can live and live well. #FairytaleTuesday
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Helen and her sister Clytemnestra were twins, one mortal, one divine. Helen was a daughter of Zeus, Clytemnestra daughter of Tyndareus of Sparta; they married two brothers, Menelaus and Agamemnon. Their brothers, twins Castor and Pollux, were similarly split. #FairytaleTuesday
Wyrd Wednesday
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Athena leapt fully formed from Zeus' head, having gestated in her mother Metis' womb after Zeus devoured her. She wore the armor and cloak her mother made too, and came out ready for war: but Zeus wisely accepted this child, rather than rightly fearing her. #MythologyMonday
Villages across Portugal and Galicia have their own moura encantadas, believed to be descended from Celtic era spirits. Long-haired and beautiful, these fairy women are under a dangerous spell, and if broken they grant treasure or love. #WyrdWednesday
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This story is sooo cool.
The King of Oni had to be destroyed, but all who stood against him fell. Minamoto no Raikō determined how to do it: he wore two sets of armor and killed Shutendōji, and when the decapitated demon head leaped up to devour him, it ate his armor instead. #MythologyMonday
