A neo-Egyptian bench on London's Embankment, with sphinxes carved into its metalwork. Such objects are evidence of Egyptomania - a craze for all things Ancient Egypt that gripped Europe in the 1700s, 1800s and early 1900s. #art #mythology #folklore #history #London #AncientEgypt #architecture #Victorian #gothic #weird
The statue of Eros - god of romantic love and sexuality - graces London's Piccadilly Circus, but he has proved an ambiguous and ambivalent deity. He is actually supposed to be Anteros - Eros's brother - and was set up as a memorial to Lord Shaftsbury, an evangelical Christian who campaigned against child labour and Britain's involvement in the opium trade. Anteros, unlike his lustful sibling, represents divine love for our fellow creatures. Shaftsbury would probably disapprove, however, of much of what has gone on under Anteros's gaze, with prostitution and the sex trade in that part of London rife. Also, the Boots chemist at Piccadilly Circus was for years the place where the majority of Britain's opioid addicts picked up their prescriptions of medical-grade heroin. My article: davidcastleton.net/eros-piccad… #history #mythology #folklore #drugs #London #psychogeography
#Wi is the Sun in #Lakota #mythology. Created by #Skan, the Sky, in order to warm #Maka, the Earth, Wi proved too hot, and needed to be moderated by #Anp (light) and #Han (darkness) following each other in regular fashion so that Maka be not too hot, or cold, or dark, or bright.
🏛️ Sun Dance ceremony by Lakota artist Wiwanyang Wacipi Nelson
The popularity of "Black Myth: Wukong" continues a nearly 1000-year-old tradition of retelling the story of Sun Wukong, China’s mischievous monkey king. theconversation.com/a-video-ga… #mythology #gaming
The game allows players to free Sun Wukong, the monkey protagonist from the popular 16th century novel ‘Journey to the West,’ and introduces players to the complexity of Chinese religion.
