"Two of the central figures in the best-known cycle of Aurorean folklore, Sauvaherra and Tulva are depicted as a pair of lovers who must overcome great adversity and calamity before finally getting their happy ending."
Tag: Daily Writing
30 Days of Mythology: Day 28 — Lassflyja
" Lassflyja’s name is Hrimfaxi for something like 'She Who Slips Locks', referring to the fact that she is constantly portrayed as evading capture or imprisonment by her pursuers — again, most often vengeful giants, but occasionally the other gods when they have lost patience with her.
30 Days of Mythology: Day 27 — Raudfjall
"Aloof and hot-tempered, earthquakes and volcanoes are attributed to Raudfjall one way of another: either the echoing of his hammer sounding on his anvil in his subterranean forge deep in the heart of the earth, or else the outpouring of his fiery temper and indignation."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 26 — Bhela
"Perhaps because of his own prolific success where romance is concerned, Bhela is also venerated as the Hrimfaxi god of love and traditional Hrimfaxi wedding ceremonies take place at the feet of a statue in his likeness."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 25 — Vysa
"Generally depicted as a mature woman with grey or greying hair, Vysa is often described — and portrayed in visual artistic depictions — as either blindfolded or with blind (and sometimes even missing) eyes, representing that the goddess’ greatest strength is her knowledge of magical secrets not widely known to mortals."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 23 — Skana and Skata
"Held to be twin sisters, though not known to be the children of any other Realmgardian deity, Skana and Skata are the goddess of the Sun and daytime (Skana) and the Moon and nighttime (Skata)."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 22 — Lumivittaa
"It is a well-known proverb in Aurora that a display of true love can melt even Lumivittaa’s frozen heart."
30 Days of Mythology: Week 3
Well, as of today, we're through 3 weeks of June. Which means itself it's time for my third weekly recap of my Mythology exercise.
30 Days of Mythology: Day 21 — Meren-Keihas
"Aurorean folklore and songs depict Meren-Keihas as not easily angered, but terrible in his wrath when finally pushed to the point of retribution."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 20 — Creusa
"One of the best-known mythological figures in Realmgard’s history, despite being understood as a a fairly minor, local deity, the river goddess Creusa nevertheless looms large in the history of the Elven Empire."
