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Oct 4, 2020 12 tweets 5 min read
THE STORY OF YEMOJA; THE GODDESS OF RIVERS AND FERTILITY
West African Mythology (Nigeria Specifically)

Special request by @Mr_Sotubo Yemoja was one of the eldest children of Olodumare(image below) and as such, she was also one of the most worshipped of the Orishas(deities)
Yemoja was a life giving deity and was often celebrated as such. She was the metaphysical of all Orishas within the Yoruba spiritual realm
Oct 3, 2020 21 tweets 6 min read
THE STORY OF CU CHULAINN AND THE CATTLE RAID OF COOLEY
Irish Mythology

Special request by @Hughesurdaddyy Cu Chulainn is one of the most famous heroes in Irish Mythology. He appears in the stories of the Ulster cycle and the Scottish and Manx folklore.

Cu Chulainn, whose birth name was Setanta, was the son of the god Lugh(image below) and the mortal woman Deichtine.
Oct 2, 2020 16 tweets 6 min read
THE STORY OF ACHILLES HEEL; GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Special Request by @luwaladun Image Achilles was demigod and his parents were the mortal Peleus, the king of the Myrimidons, and the sea nymph Thetis who both Posiedon and Zeus wanted as a wife.
Achilles helped the Agamemnon army in their war against the Trojans and he was the bravest and most handsome warrior Image
Sep 29, 2020 11 tweets 4 min read
THE LEGEND OF CTHULHU
Cthulhu Mythology Image Cthulhu is the name of a fictional monster that was created by author H.P. Lovecraft. The monster ended up getting a whole mythology named after him. He was worshipped by the members of the Esoteric Order of Dragon, the primary religion of the town of Innsmouth Image
Sep 27, 2020 10 tweets 3 min read
ATLAS; THE TITAN GOD OF ENDURANCE, STRENGTH AND ASTRONOMY
Greek Mythology Image After the Titans lost in the Titanomarchy, Atlas was condemned to hold up the celestial heavens for eternity. Atlas was considered to be the strongest of the Titans as he is able to hold up the pillar of the Earth on his shoulders. Image
Sep 26, 2020 13 tweets 5 min read
THE TITANOMACHY; THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE TITANS AND THE GODS
Greek Mythology Image The Titanomachy as it is widely known, was the ten year long battle between the older generation of gods(the titans) and the newer generation of gods(the Olympian gods)
This war was also known as the Titan war and the battle of the gods. It was fought in Thessaly.
Sep 24, 2020 13 tweets 5 min read
THE BIRTH OF ZEUS
Greek Mythology Image After defeating Uranus, the Titan Cronus began his reign as the supreme ruler of the world. During the reign of Cronus, the golden age of men emerged and during this golden age, peace harmony were abundant in the world. ImageImage
Sep 19, 2020 8 tweets 3 min read
AMMIT; THE DEVOURER OF SOULS
Egyptian Mythology Image According to egyptian mythology, before a person who had recently died could enter the afterlife, their heart had to be weighed against a feather. This process was called the weighing of the heart and it was overseen by Anubis.
If their heart was the same weight as the feather, Image
Sep 19, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
THE CREATION MYTH
Greek Mythology Image Initially, there was chaos and nothingness. The world was formed by a light, and from that light came Gaia(mother earth) alongside other deities like Eros(love), Abyss(part of the underworld), and Erebus(the unknown place where death dwells).
Without the help of any deity, Gaia Image
Sep 15, 2020 10 tweets 3 min read
MORRIGAN; THE SHAPESHIFTING GODDESS OF WAR AND DEATH
Celtic/Irish Mythology Image Morrigan appears both in Celtic and Irish Mythology as both mythologies have quite often been confused and mistaken to be the same.
Morrigan was said to be the goddess of war and as so, was associated with war and the fate of those involved in it. Her domain was life and death
Sep 13, 2020 8 tweets 2 min read
KRAMPUS; THE DEMON OF CHRISTMAS
Folklore Image Krampus was a creature who, during Christmas season, punished children who had misbehaved or were on the "naughty list"
He had large horns, sharp fangs, dark hair and a long tongue. Image
Sep 10, 2020 11 tweets 4 min read
ONI; THE TRADITIONAL JAPANESE DEMON
East Asian Mythology Image Oni was commonly referred to as ghosts in Chinese. They carried iron clubs which were called Kanabo. That image led to the expression "oni with an iron club", which meant to be invincible or undefeatable
Sep 9, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
THE STORY OF THE QILIN; THE CHINESE UNICORN
East Asian Mythology Image The Qilin is a mythical creature that appears in Chinese, Japanese and even Korean mythology. It is said to have the body of a deer/horse, but its body is covered in fish scales, and sometimes engulfed in fire Image
Sep 6, 2020 14 tweets 4 min read
THE BINDING OF FENRIR
Norse Mythology Image Fenrir was one of the offsprings of Loki. He is depicted as a large wolf, larger than any animal that walked the earth, with red eyes and razor sharp teeth. Fenrir was raised amongst the Asgardian gods and he quickly learnt their languages. What was once a little wolf cub was now Image
Sep 4, 2020 13 tweets 5 min read
THE SCARY CHILDREN OF LOKI
Norse Mythology Image Odin, the ruler of Asgard, once had a dream/premonition where he saw a major battle between the Asgardians and the forces of darkness. In his dream, he saw that Loki's children would play a major part in that battle. The jaw of a massive wolf was the last thing he saw. Image
Sep 4, 2020 25 tweets 8 min read
THE STORY OF YGGDRASIL THE TREE OF LIFE, AND THE NINE REALMS.
Norse Mythology. Image Yggdrasil was a mythical tree in norse mythology. It was known as the tree of life and it connected the nine realms/worlds in norse mythology.
Yggdrasil was the most perfect tree to exist. Its roots were so glorious that they extended to the three most distant worlds: Jotunheim,
Sep 2, 2020 16 tweets 4 min read
THE STORY OF SET: THE EGYPTIAN GOD OF WAR, CHAOS AND STORMS!
Egyptian Mythology. ImageImage Set or Suetekh was one of the first five gods created by the union of Geb(earth) and Nut(sky). His siblings were Osiris, Isis, Horus the Elder and Nephthys.
His name is usually translated as "instigator of confusion" and "destroyer". He was associated with disorder....
Aug 30, 2020 8 tweets 2 min read
THE STORY OF ANUBIS!
Egyptian Mythology

Anubis, the god of the dead, was often described as a man with the head of a jackal. The ancient Egyptians first referred to him as Inpu or Anpu. In the modern day, he is associated with the afterlife or regarded as the god of..... ..mummification.
Anubis helped in judging souls after their death and guided lost souls into the afterlife. He attended the weighing scale during the weighing of the heart. The Weighing of the Heart was the ceremony where it was to be determined whether a soul would be....
Aug 29, 2020 5 tweets 1 min read
THE STORY OF THE ADZE!

West African Mythology.

The Adze is a vampire being in Ewe folklore. Ewe is located in Togo and Ghana.
The Adze is known to disguise themselves as fireflies so they can crawl through the keyhole of their victims. The Adze cannot be killed and neither.... can it be captured easily. If captured, it would transform into a human shape, and even then it cannot be killed. When in human form, the Adze has the power to possess humans.
People possessed by an Adze were considered witches....
Aug 25, 2020 6 tweets 1 min read
THE STORY OF THE GREAT MYSTIC FISH DIAGAY!
West African Mythology....

Diagay was a giant fish who had a ring around its nose. Within the land of early Sungai, he was worshipped as a deity and struck fear into the hearts of many people as he demanded sacrifices and tributes..... Congo Rogoshi, one of the early rulers of ancient Sungai did not have a son to take over his throne after his death. So, with much reluctance, he consulted the great Diagay for advice. Diagay demanded many sacrifices from Congo before finally granting his wish....
Aug 24, 2020 10 tweets 2 min read
THE STORY OF BIDA AND THE FALL OF THE WAGADU EMPIRE!

Bida, a west african mythological creature, was one of the first creatures to be born of a human.
Born as a giant serpent with seven large heads, no creature like that can be found anywhere today.
His father, Dinga, was....... ...travelling to the land of Wagadu, the first west african empire. On his journey, he became very thirsty and tired. He asked for a drink from a spirit woman. She refused to help him and that caused a great war between them. Dinga, being notorious, went ahead to marry her....