Category: Mythology Mayhem
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Stationery Shop Open Until Mid-Late March
Hello everyone, I hope you’re all well. Just a quick message that I’ve briefly reopened my stationery shop on Folksy. I’m only shipping to the UK and USA – if you’re in a different country and would like to order, please message me via Folksy! I have very little stock so if there’s something you…
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Pre-Order ‘Our Love is Like a Greek Epic’ Card on Folksy
Hi everyone, I’m pleased to announce that one of my most popular print designs, ‘Our Love is Like a Greek Epic’, is now available to pre-order as a folded card! The waiting time is approximately three weeks, as I have to order the cards in from my supplier. UK postage is free, as always. This…
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Mythology Mayhem: Welcome to Hell, Tartarus Edition
Like a lot of things in Greek mythology, Tartarus is both a place – the deepest pits of hell – and a deity. One of the primordial entities along with Time, Night and Earth, etc, Tartarus is one of the big guys. He is the third primordial deity, coming after Chaos and Gaia (Earth) and before…
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Mythology Mayhem: Zeus is a Terrible Father
It’s time to talk about the head honcho, the King of the Gods, the… absolute unrelenting sex addict with a fancy lightning bolt and more children than the civil service has paperwork: Zeus. Zeus was hidden from his dad, Kronos, as an infant because Kronos had been systematically swallowing his children (not a dirty joke,…
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Mythology Mayhem: the History of Saturnalia
I’m pretty sure I’ve plugged Saturnalia already, but I thought I’d recap. Sources differ, but here is what we know: The Romans held a celebration around every winter solstice called Saturnalia, honouring the god Saturn, in which they took a week-long holiday, ate themselves silly and partied. Slaves and their owners hung out together as…
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