Tag: mythology gifts
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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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Leigh Community Centre Christmas Fayre, 1st December
Hey hey! Francesca’s Words will be at the Leigh Community Centre Christmas Fayre on Saturday 1st December (Small Business Saturday!). There will be over 60 stalls, entry is free (and so is parking) and there’s an Elsa’s Grotto too. It runs from 11am-4pm. I will be selling totes, greetings cards, notebooks and more. RSVP on…
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