#summermythevent

SUMMER MYTH EVENT
4/7 → Western or Southern European Deity: Amphitrite

Amphitrite was the goddess-queen of the sea, wife of Poseidon, and eldest of the fifty Nereides. She was the female personification of the sea–the loud-moaning mother of fish, seals and dolphins. Amphitrite was depicted in Greek vase painting as a young woman, often raising her hand in a pinching gesture. Sometimes she was shown holding a fish. In mosaic art the goddess usually rides beside her husband in a chariot drawn by fish-tailed horses or hippokampoi. Sometimes her hair is enclosed with a net and her brow adorned with a pair of crab-claw “horns”. (x)

SUMMER MYTH EVENT
3/7 → Northern or Eastern European Deity: Kupala

Goddess representing the mighty sun of summer solstice, but also goddess of joy and water. She is celebrated on Kupala Night with rituals of purification through water and fire. Kupala Night is a Slavic celebration of ancient pagan origin marking the end of the summer solstice and the beginning of the harvest (midsummer). (Photos:x)

SUMMER MYTH EVENT
2/7 → South American Deity: Inti

As the god of the sun, Inti had a powerful influence over the lives of the Inca. He was believed to exert control over their agricultural activities and thus was vital to their existence. It is thanks to the sun’s warmth and light that crops are able to grow, hence farmers worshipped and prayed to this god. Whilst Inti was normally a benevolent and generous god, he was also capable of great anger, and solar eclipses were believed to be a manifestation of this displeasure. (x)

SUMMER MYTH EVENT
1/7 → North American Deity: Malina

During the copulation she pressed her fingers against the forehead of the man who took her. And when the lamp was lit again, she saw her brother Moon with soot on his face. Sun became red and hot with shame. She took a whisk of moss from the heap by the lamp, dipped it in the blubber and lit it, and she ran out. Moon wanted to follow her, but he was in such a hurry that he didn’t get his moss lit very well. “We must run far away and never see each other again,” said Sun. And at the same moment they became spirits and were lifted up in the sky, where they continued their flight. But Sun has the stronger warmer light, because her whisk of moss burns clearly. Her brother Moon, who pursues her but never can catch up with her, has the weaker colder light. (x)

fyeahmyths:

@fyeahmyths​ is excited to bring you guys yet another mythology related event!  This summer inspired event will be focusing on the season and the gods/goddesses associated with all things summer! The event would start on August 11th and lasts through the 18th. We encourage all myth lovers to participate and to try and focus in on lesser known myths around the world, but your participation is amazing enough.

The myth event schedule is as follows:

Day 1: North American Deity
Day 2: South American Deity
Day 3: Northern or Eastern European Deity
Day 4: Western or Southern European Deity
Day 5: African (including Egypt) Deity
Day 6: Asian Deity
Day 7: Oceanian Deity
Bonus Day: Any Deity from Any Region

R U L E S

• reblog this post so others can join the event as well
  
• tag your creations (art, graphics, moodboards, fanmixes, poetry, etc.) with #fyeahmythsand #summermythevent so we can reblog all the pretty edits
  
• the event starts AUGUST 11TH so please reblog this so that the event can gain exposure
  
• be as creative as possible, but please respect every culture and its mythology (i.e. don’t whitewash)
  
• if you have any ?’s on the event itself or about a certain mythology please send us an ask and we’ll try our best to help you!