100% the myth of Atalanta and Hippomenes!
They're the og Girlboss and Male-Wife lol
For those who haven't heard the myth, basically this girl Atalanta has a dad thats like, "girl you're gorgeous, get married already honey."
And she's like, "ugh I don't really want to, but I guess if they could beat me in a footrace I might consider it."
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I've always been a Little Red Riding Hood lover. I really enjoy the original story, and I think it has the most fun and creative reimaginings.
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Who would've thought that my favorite myth is also about bears...
So this is something my Finnish friend told me, there's this great wildlife spirit and king of the forests called Otso, she told me there's different starts to his story depending on where you were born, but the one she knows is that he was born in the heavens, carried on the should...... 1 reply
La llorona. Scary ass stories you get from your folks and one thing you never want to hear is “ayy mis hijoooos” BITCH GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME 1 reply
Orpheus and Eurydice- Orpheus used his divine music to charm the Underworld into letting his dead wife return to life, only to lose her forever at the very last second because a single moment of human doubt made him look back...... i cried so much bruhhhh reply
Bengali here didn't expect this did you?
Shakchunni is basically the ghost of a woman who died after being neglected by her husband I think. That's why she attacks other people who are happy with their marriage. Shakchunni is also described as sitting on trees of rural areas and stealing people's fish when they walk under it. She also cracks peop...... reply
The Myth of Calipso. for me this myth represents unrequited love. the painful realization that no matter how much you give to someone, you cannot make them love you in return.a desperate love that has no chance of succeeding because one of the parties has their heart elsewhere, whether with another person or in another realm.Calypso gave Odysseus e...... 1 reply
