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A Hindu temple at Lake Parashar, Himachal Pradesh, India. The lake is coveted to have Sage Parashar from Hindu mythology meditated and acquire knowledge in its surroundings.
In Hindu astrology and mythology, Saturn known as Shani in Sanskrit is a sinister influence on the birth, death of human beings who believe in such planetary influences on their life.
There are 9 planets/ houses in the astrological symbolism covering most of the planets, moon and 2 other capricious entities called Rahu and Ketu which are the ascending and descending lunar nodes.
So there are 3 baddies out there in a Hindu believer's future as foretold by the planets.
Now to consecrate one of the malefic entities and worship it in a temple is in itself quite an oxymoron but then the purveyors of astrology and Hinduism manage to make a situation out of anything and we in India will worship anyhoo.
There are a few such temples and some have been in news recently courtesy modern day suffragettes and liberals demanding equal rights to pray at all temples. Yes you guessed it right women are not allowed inside some very famous temples in India. One such Shani temple is located in Shinganapur near Ahmednagar in Maharashtra and somehow I missed going there during my few years stay in Pune.
Whether women are allowed inside this particular temple, I know not. This is located on the road from Arehalli to Belur and it was a Monday so it was closed. Saturday would be the day for Saturn, right ?
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This week's FlickrFriday theme is: #Mythology
Le thème de ce FlickrFriday est: #Mythologie
O tema desta FlickrFriday é: #Mitologia
本次 FlickrFriday 主題: #神话
FlickrFriday-Thema der Woche: #Mythologie
El tema de FlickrFriday es: #Mitología
The main figures on the Val d'Osne Fountain in Launceston's Prince's Square involve a mythological tale around the sea. Here we see Poseidon (the god of freshwater and the sea; Neptune in the Roman pantheon) and his wife Amphitrite, the queen of the sea. These stories have come down to us primarily through Ovid the Roman poet's great masterpiece of ancient literature, "Metamorphoses" (AD 8).
When Poseidon wanted to marry Amphitrite, she fled to protect her virginity. Poseidon then sent out dolphins to find her. To reward the dolphin's help, Poseidon created the Delphinus constellation. [This may possibly be the link to the Terracotta Dolphin Fountain in the City Park which I showed you a few days ago www.flickr.com/photos/luminosity7/51937571910/in/datepost...
If so, then someone on the Launceston Municipal Council in the 1850s had an extensive knowledge of Greek mythology.]
Now we might still ask, what relevance Poseidon (or Neptune) had for the city of Launceston in the Antipodes. And here may be the clue and the genius of the selection of this particular fountain to celebrate the establishment of Launceston's reticulated water supply. You see the Romans celebrated the festival of Neptunalia in mid-summer, as Neptune (or Poseidon to the Greeks - remember that the Romans adopted almost the entire Greek pantheon), was the god of water supply. If sacrifices were made appropriately, Neptune's job was to supply Romans with a proper water supply through the long heat and drought of summer.
Since Australia is a hot dry land in summer, subject to droughts, this interpretation actually makes sense within the world of pagan Greek mythology. So here Poseidon and Amphitrite converse quietly in the shade of a hot Tasmanian summer, surrounded of course by water.
The herb Mentha gets its name from Minthe. In Greek mythology, Minthe was a woman who was turned into a plant by Persephone, wife of Hades God of the Underworld. Persephone found out Hades was in love with Minthe so she turned her into a plant so people would walk all over her. Hades unable to undo the curse so he gave the plant a sweet perfume so people wouldn't walk on the plant.
I guess you could say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Mixed media: archival pigment prints, India ink prints, old post cards, sewing notions, antique lace, string, found, torn papers, pressed leaves, butterfly wing. Mounted on wooden tiles and blocks in a wood box. 9” x 12”
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The Green Man is a legendary being primarily interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, representing the cycle of new growth that occurs every spring. The Green Man is most commonly depicted in a sculpture, or other representation of a face which is made of, or completely surrounded by, leaves.
The Green Man motif has many variations. Branches or vines may sprout from the mouth, nostrils, or other parts of the face, and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit. Found in many cultures from many ages around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetation deities. Often used as decorative architectural ornaments, Green Men are frequently found in carvings on both secular and ecclesiastical buildings. "The Green Man" is also a popular name for English public houses, and various interpretations of the name appear on inn signs, which sometimes show a full figure rather than just the face.
Some speculate that the mythology of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate ancient cultures and evolved into the wide variety of examples found throughout history.
Usually referred to in works on architecture as foliate heads or foliate masks, carvings of the Green Man may take many forms, naturalistic or decorative. The simplest depict a man's face peering out of dense foliage. Some may have leaves for hair, perhaps with a leafy beard. Often leaves or leafy shoots are shown growing from his open mouth and sometimes even from the nose and eyes as well. In the most abstract examples, the carving at first glance appears to be merely stylised foliage, with the facial element only becoming apparent on closer examination. The face is almost always male; green women are rare.
Lady Raglan applied the term "Green Man" to this type of architectural feature in her 1939 article "The Green Man in Church Architecture" in The Folklore Journal. It is thought that her interest stemmed from carvings at St. Jerome's Church in Llangwm, Monmouthshire.
The Green Man appears in many forms, with the three most common types categorized as:
the Foliate Head: completely covered in green leaves
the Disgorging Head: spews vegetation from its mouth
the Bloodsucker Head: sprouts vegetation from all facial orifices (e.g. tear ducts, nostrils, mouth and ears)
In his A Little Book of The Green Man, as well as his website, Mike Harding gives examples of green man figures from Lebanon and Iraq dated to the 2nd century. Similar figures exist in Borneo, Nepal, and India.
The tradition of the Green Man being carved onto Christian churches exists across Europe, including examples such as the Seven Green Men of Nicosia carved into the facade of the thirteenth century St Nicholas Church in Cyprus. Harding references a foliate head from an 8th-century Jain temple in Rajasthan.
There are Romanesque foliate heads in 11th century Templar churches in Jerusalem. Harding tentatively suggests that the symbol may have originated in Asia Minor and been brought to Europe by travelling stone carvers.
From the Renaissance onwards, elaborate variations on the Green Man theme, often with animal heads rather than human faces, appear in many media other than carvings (including manuscripts, metalwork, bookplates, and stained glass). They seem to have been used for purely decorative effect rather than reflecting any deeply held belief. A Swiss engraver, Numa Guyot, created a bookplate depicting a Green Man in exquisite detail. It was completed circa 1887.
In Britain, the image of the Green Man enjoyed a revival in the 19th century, becoming popular with architects during the Gothic revival and the Arts and Crafts era, when it appeared as a decorative motif in and on many buildings, both religious and secular. American architects took up the motif around the same time. The Green Man travelled with the Europeans as they colonized the world. Many variations can be found in Neo-gothic Victorian architecture. He was very popular amongst Australian stonemasons and can be found on many secular and sacred buildings including an example on Broadway, Sydney
Superficially the Green Man would appear to be pagan, perhaps a fertility figure or a nature spirit, similar to the woodwose (the wild man of the woods), and yet he frequently appears, carved in wood or stone in churches, chapels, abbeys and cathedrals, where examples can be found dating through to the 20th century.
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Looking at windows - looking from windows in Prague
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Roopkund is a remote Himalayan lake sitting at just over 5000 meters in altitude, set in the Uttarakhand region. It's best known for a deposit of skeletal remains that skirt the lake, which legend has it date to the 9th century, when a group of people perished here in a violent snowstorm. Getting here requires a healthy dose of ambition as well as plenty of time (usually about a week round trip), and it’s unwise to attempt it without a guide or as part of a group.
In Greek mythology, Atropos (pronounced /ˈætrəpɒs/) (from Greek Άτροπος, "without turn") was one of the three Moirae, goddesses of fate and destiny.
Atropos was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable". It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread with her "abhorred shears". She worked along with her two sisters, Clotho , who spun the thread, and Lachesis, who measured the length.
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She goes by many name: “Pachamama” for South American Indians, “Gaia” in Greek mythology. “Terra Mater” in Roman myth, “Mahimata” in Hinduism’s Rid-Veda. “Eorban Modor” for Germanic and Northern peoples, and “Mother Earth” as named and celebrated by North America’s First Nations. She is universal and transcends nationalities and the ages, from Paleolithic to today. She is the basis for everything: living beings, plant life, minerals, textiles, technology, food.
Taking its cues from North American Aboriginal culture, Mother Earth was inspired by a speech reportedly delivered in 1854 by Chief Seattle during his meeting with then President of the United States Franklin Pierce on the occasion of the sale of native land to white settlers. His words capture the essence of the privileged relationship our continent’s first inhabitants maintain nature.
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I like the final versions of them. Sadly there is no good head for Tyson.
I hope you like them too.
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: +0.3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
[This is not HDR]
Jun 20, 2010 #396
Mythology of Thailand is a snake.
Mythologie van Thailand is en slang.
La mythologie thaïlandaise est un serpent.
Die Mythologie Thailands ist eine Schlange.
This is the first in a new weekly project i've set for myself; each week i'll pick a folktale, a creature, a hero or myth and illustrate the heck out of it, because who doesn't love metal, monsters, beards and chainmail? Nobody, thats who.
You can follow me on Twitter (@douglasbot) for updates or, you know, come back in a week for the next topic!
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In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty.
He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him.
Nemesis noticed this behaviour and attracted Narcissus to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realising it was merely an image.
Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus lost his will to live.
He stared at his reflection until he died.
Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception.
This one here, with its salmon trumpet, is a fragrant variety.
I (maybe wrongly) make a distinction, based on that fact, between Daffodils and Narcissus...
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