Clio's Mistress

An assortment of history facts and fiction, classic literary characters and romantic endeavors.

[cliosmistress]

It has been ages since I have posted!  In the mean time I have found a new passion in the history realm...collecting vintage pyrex! photo credit: pyrex love

[annamisdaily]

[cliosmistress]

As a history student, I planned on changing my blog title to Clio's mistress, thinking I was being original. I searched for it, just to make sure I was, and well; seems I am not XD Nice blog!

I am a history student too so I thought this name was fitting ☺️

[demelzahcarne]

Ross+Demelza: Kisses

[scallywagsandseamonsters-deacti]

[antique-royals]

French actress Cleo de Merode

[cliosmistress]

Baby Name of the Day:

(m) Carden - English occupational name. “wool carder”. Highly unusual but stylish-sounding occupational name, with a pleasant association with gardens. 

(f) Evening - Though this feels like a new invention, people have used day names such as Morning and Afternoon for centuries -- and so why not Evening too?  It's a lovely word with an evocative meaning and makes a perfect addition to this newly stylish group.

[seabois]

[my-place-of-recovery]

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[chandelyer-deactivated20241003]

Greek mythology : Naiads (Ναϊάδες) Naiades were believed by the ancient Greeks to inhabit the freshwater streams, springs, wells, fountains, wetlands, rivers and lakes and featured in the legends and mythology of Ancient Greece. The Naiades were minor goddesses of nature, specifically the rivers and waterways of the world. Naiades in art and legend are often depicted as young, beautiful maidens situated near a waterway, carrying a water jug (hydria).

[simply--musketeers]

[cliosmistress]

Aramis and Anne.  <3

[cliosmistress]

Beautiful Queen Anne

[wolftramp]

Vintage Blog ☼ 

[queenannesmusketeer]

[frankcasttlle]

She’s not a woman.                She’s the Queen.

[cliosmistress]

Baby Name of the Day:

(m) Rune - German and Swedish for “secret”. Name with connotations both mystical and tragic, newly popular in Europe.   

(f) Tulip - Turkish flower name. One of the most unusual flower names, Tulip is cute but tough to pull off as a first.

[quotemadness]

The only people I would care to be with now are artists and people who have suffered: those who know what beauty is, and those who know what sorrow is: nobody else interests me.

Oscar Wilde (via quotemadness)