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[enchantedbook]

'Herne the Hunter' by Barnaby Edwards.

[planet-gay-comic]

Abandoned Roman Villas

As the Roman Empire faced its decline in the 5th century, it left not only political and cultural imprints but also its stately villas, which were gradually reclaimed by nature. These abandoned monuments caught the interest of the Norse and Germanic peoples as they moved through their new territories.

For the Norse peoples, who lived in a world shaped by nature where belief and myth were closely intertwined, the abandoned Roman estates must have appeared mystical and almost surreal. The magnificent buildings, standing amid wildly overgrown gardens and crumbling walls, were like windows to another world—a world left behind by the Romans, whose way of life was fundamentally different from that of the Germanic and Norse peoples.

The ruins were likely seen as places of great power and magic. Norse legends and traditions that deal with decayed structures often speak of "enchanted places" where the spirits of the past are still palpable. The villas might have been regarded by the Norse as magical sites inhabited by the spirits of the Roman nobility who once populated these halls.

Reports from this era are sparse, but it is likely that the Norse interpreted the Roman statues and artworks they found as representations of Roman gods and mythological scenes that were foreign to them. These artifacts may have been treated with reverence or even seen as potential relics or talismans that could offer power or protection.

The rapid reclamation of the villas by nature could also have been seen as symbolic of the victory of the 'wild' natural order over the 'civilized' Roman one. This fits well with the Norse view of nature as a central, life-giving, and sometimes destructive force.

While there are no concrete historical records of the Norse peoples' thoughts on the specific villas, we can speculate that these places were viewed as magical, eerie, and inhabited by spirits. The abandoned Roman villas were not only silent witnesses to past glory but also canvases for the mythologies and cultural expressions of the new 'owners' of these lands.

Overall, the ruins of the Roman villas provided the Norse and Germanic peoples with plenty of reasons for awe and speculation and were likely regarded as significant cultural and spiritual sites where the past and present mysteriously converged. These encounters with the remnants of Roman civilization may have contributed to a rich layer of myths and legends that shaped the Norse culture and its relationship with the past.

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[xphaiea]

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[chibitheripper]

This is Poltergeist. He’s shy and timid. When he’s embarrassed his levitation powers would be triggered. When he was alive he was the most feared man in Japan where he was dubbed ‘Oni’. If anyone has an idea for a name let me know.

[dzdjewelry]

Mermaids Friend or Foe? In ancient Syrian (~ 1000 BC), there was a goddess who went by the name of Atargatis. A fertility goddess whose cult eventually spread to Greece and Rome and was associated with water (especially lakes) and fish. Often depicted in mermaid form, Atargatis is perhaps the “original” mermaid. Legend has it that she dove into a lake to become a fish, but only her bottom half was transformed. 👸🏻🌊🌬🏝Yet, like Adam and Eve, the "merman" predates the woman. The Babylonian god Oannes predates the Syrian mermaid Atargatis by several thousand years. Apparently he had both a fish body and a human body. His human form was beneath his fish form, which allowed him to live among men, as well as in the sea.In Old English, “mer” means “sea,” and “maid” simply meant woman. Mermaids are therefore “women of the sea.” Following this line of etymological logic, a “mer” man (merman) would be a “man of the sea.” Mermaids and mermen are fish-like people who swim through the oceans and the seas. In some of the legends of the Pacific Islands, it is said that human beings are descended from both mermaids and mermen. It seems somewhere back in time, their tails somehow dropped off, and people were magically able to walk on land. A good example of this is the creator god Vatea, who was usually depicted as being half-human and half-fish.👸🏻🐬🌊🌬🏝🤴🏼Sirens often thought of as mermaids sitting on rocky shores, singing out and luring impressionable sailors to their doom. A ton of folk art as well as many myths support this notion, but the sirens of Ancient Greece were actually bird-women (half woman, half bird). Eventually these bird women, or harpys, were transformed into mermaids in some of the later stories, but they kept their beautiful, bird-like voices, in order to draw the mariners in. 👸🏻🌬🌊🐬🏝🤴🏼🌬🏝🌊🐬👸🏻 As a general rule, Mermaids usually meant trouble to the people of Europe, and fishermen and sailors in particular. The presence of these odd creatures could mean a terrible storm was a-brewin’ at sea 🌊 the presence of strong rum and the probable confusion of manatees. #mermaid #myths #mythandlegend #merman #learning #educateyourself #mermaids (at Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois)

[enchantedbook]

'Thyl Ulenspiegel and the Seven ', from the Allies fairy book ' ,illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1916.

[planet-gay-comic]

Abandoned Roman Villas (Part II)

As the Roman Empire faced its decline in the 5th century, it left not only political and cultural imprints but also its stately villas, which were gradually reclaimed by nature. These abandoned monuments caught the interest of the Norse and Germanic peoples as they moved through their new territories.

For the Norse peoples, who lived in a world shaped by nature where belief and myth were closely intertwined, the abandoned Roman estates must have appeared mystical and almost surreal. The magnificent buildings, standing amid wildly overgrown gardens and crumbling walls, were like windows to another world—a world left behind by the Romans, whose way of life was fundamentally different from that of the Germanic and Norse peoples.

The ruins were likely seen as places of great power and magic. Norse legends and traditions that deal with decayed structures often speak of "enchanted places" where the spirits of the past are still palpable. The villas might have been regarded by the Norse as magical sites inhabited by the spirits of the Roman nobility who once populated these halls.

Reports from this era are sparse, but it is likely that the Norse interpreted the Roman statues and artworks they found as representations of Roman gods and mythological scenes that were foreign to them. These artifacts may have been treated with reverence or even seen as potential relics or talismans that could offer power or protection.

The rapid reclamation of the villas by nature could also have been seen as symbolic of the victory of the 'wild' natural order over the 'civilized' Roman one. This fits well with the Norse view of nature as a central, life-giving, and sometimes destructive force.

While there are no concrete historical records of the Norse peoples' thoughts on the specific villas, we can speculate that these places were viewed as magical, eerie, and inhabited by spirits. The abandoned Roman villas were not only silent witnesses to past glory but also canvases for the mythologies and cultural expressions of the new 'owners' of these lands.

Overall, the ruins of the Roman villas provided the Norse and Germanic peoples with plenty of reasons for awe and speculation and were likely regarded as significant cultural and spiritual sites where the past and present mysteriously converged. These encounters with the remnants of Roman civilization may have contributed to a rich layer of myths and legends that shaped the Norse culture and its relationship with the past.

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[aslamat]

The Haunting Melody: Exploring the myth of the cursed music box

Music has been known to inspire the feelings, relax one’s spirit, and there are those who believe and do act on that statement it even heals the heart. While attempting to create a structure for a potential story, one must consider the fact that what if the tune itself evoked insanity? It is a music box with a fascinator music and an ability to create anything it wants – a death of innocent people; The Haunting Melody remained a subject of discussion. In the following blog post of the music blogs series, we’ll focus on revealing the background of this truly creepy music box, as well as the details regarding its eerie melodic pattern, and its powers that seem to have a mind-bending effect.

The Origins of the Haunting Melody: The story telling has it that the music box was made by an ingenious yet troubled composer of the late 1800s. This musician, who was a perfectionist and could not compose a single piece without delivering the perfect melody, devoted himself for the music box. There are also good examples in the life of an artist; for instance, as he painted he became more and more obsessed with his work, he lost his friends, his health, and even his mind. It was the only thing that continued to remain close to him and so he left all his feelings in its beautiful melody.

The Curse Unfolds: Going back to the music box’s accounts of its curse, the earliest that can be traced originated in the early 1900s. The story of the music box has a starting point, a crucial Initial situation: a young couple, newly wed, received the music box as a gift from a mysterious stranger. They loved the tune of the music so much, and the beauty of the model, that they continued to dance and play with it even as death drew near. In their interactions, they were apprehensive, fighting, and overtly self-centered with time that had gone by. Witnesses claimed to have heard voices and screams during nights in the apartment of neighbors. There was one evening, they were discovered seated side by side on the bed with their hands held, lifeless while the music box continued to play.

The Trail of Tragedies: Since then, tales of deaths related to the music box have circulated the community, leaving a haunting aura surrounding it. One family received this box from their distant relative for generations, but they were bombarded with internal problems and fundamental conflicts that led the members to disown each other. A musician with much energy and motivation fell for this melody to the extent that he devoted his efforts towards reproducing this melody, and being a sensitive musician, he developed a schizophrenic condition that led to attempted suicide one day. An inheritor who purchased the box at an auction was discovered with a pool of blood near his chest, among his collection, the music box continued to play the same melody.

That’s the science behind the curse Of seeing those to whom one has Given the rod, and then trying to Take it back again.

Researchers have attempted to explain the music box's mind-bending power through various theories:Researchers have attempted to explain the music box's mind-bending power through various theories:

Brainwave Entrainment: It can be intended to match the brain wave rhythm whereby the listener is put under deep relaxation and puts them in a position where they can be controlled and commanded to do as the song instructs.

Emotional Resonance: Music box plays a very tragic melody and the song, it can touch the deepest fear and anxiety in the listener’s soul making the emotional state of the character unbearable.

Cultural Significance: The music box can be seen as a vestige of a given culture, as well as a cultural object with semi-phagic features that evoke paradigmatic experiences, thus, historical and archetypal associations, associated with fear.

Breaking the Curse Numerous destruction attempts of the music box resulting failures, it keep reappearing, always managing again into hands of an unsuspecting victim. Some people think that only way break curse is understanding musician's intentions, to untangle mystery behind haunting melody. Other people suggest that music box should be locked away, concealed from humanity, to prevent happening additional tragedies.

Conclusion The Haunting Melody staying enigma, testament to the power of music for evoking emotions and manipulating the mind. We continuing to untangle its secrets, must proceed with caution no to succumbing to its curse. The music box reminders delicate line between creativity and obsession, sanity and madness. Will you dare listen its haunting melody, or is heeding warning of previous fallen ones your choice? The choice yours.