30 Days of Mythology: Week 4 (plus a couple days)

Closing out a month of Mythology.

So, since months aren’t divisible by 7, here’s Week 4 of 30 Days of Mythology — where “week” means about ten days…

And, FYI, that header image is from the Alexander Romance, a highly-exaggerated and mythologised account of Alexander the Great, written at some point after his death at some unclear point and which was subsequently widely translated and disseminated and became widely popular across cultures and is attested to in the original Greek, Latin, Medieval Greek, Persian, Arabic, Syriac, French, and English, among others.

The header image depicts a famous (and rather bizarre) episode where Alexander is lowered to the bottom of the sea in a class diving bell for Reasons

Ahem.

To recap my, um, recaps of 30 Days of Mythology, here’s Weeks 1-3:


June 22: Lumivittaa

Art of the God Lumivittaa.

June 23: Skana & Skata

Art of the goddesses Skana and Skata.

June 24: Thonadis

Art of the goddess Thonadis.

June 25: Vysa

Art of the goddess Vysa.

June 26: Bhela

Art of the god Bhela.

June 27: Raudfjall

Art of the god Raudfjall.

June 28: Lassflyja

Art of the goddess Lassflyja.

June 29: Sauvaherra & Tulva

Art of the mythological figures Sauvaherra and Tulva.

June 30: The Sublunar Realm

An artistic depiction of the Spheres of Terrace and the Moon, and the Sublunar Realm.

And there you have it, my latest month-long Daily Writing Exercise comes to a successful conclusion.

This week’s chapter is here:

Since tomorrow is both Canada Day and the anniversary of Fryte’s Gold, it’s gonna be kinda busy in terms of posts. Recap of the whole month coming Sunday, probably.

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