#myths and leyendas

[lyrelyrebird]

Forgot to post Alebrijes this year

[omi-papus]

El hecho de que estos dos son generalmente presentados como si fueran de la misma altura es uno de los mayores desperdicios de la franquicia.

[mitosenespanol]

La muerte de Fílide

Fílide era una princesa de Tracia que estaba enamorada de uno de los hijos del rey Teseo, Acamante. Este había partido a la Guerra de Troya, así que la joven aguardaba ansiosa su regreso victorioso.

Todos los días, durante los años que duró la guerra, Fílide esperaba a la orilla del mar y fijaba su mirada en el horizonte, esperando divisar los navíos atenienses. Cuando supo que la guerra había terminado y que todos estaban ya embarcados de regreso, acudió a la costa dispuesta a esperar. Pero la nave de Acamante no apareció. En realidad, toda la flota estaba retrasada por el mal temporal, pero la desdichada mujer pensó que su amado había perecido en la guerra o en el mar.

A los pocos días, Fílide murió de dolor. Conmovida, Atenea la convirtió en un almendro. Cuando Acamante llegó, buscó desesperadamente a su amada. Al no encontrarla por ningún lado, lloró amargamente a la sombra del almendro, que en realidad era Fílide. Algo en su interior lo hizo darse cuenta de que aquel hermoso árbol era su amada. Abrazó fuertemente el tronco y, en respuesta, este dio flores el lugar de hojas.

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Créditos de imagen aquí.

Lee mitos japoneses aquí.

Lee mitos coreanos aquí.

Conoce los símbolos del Tarot aquí.

[msbrandan]

Leyendas de Bolivia

[wandererwillow]

Myths

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“How should we be able to forget those ancient myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us."

[mitosenespanol]

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Lee mitología japonesa aquí.

Lee mitología coreana aquí.

Conoce la magia seductora de los símbolos del Tarot aquí.

“Wine Harvest Festival, Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal.”

[meeravandaseera]

Similarities of Folklore in H2O: Just Add Water

Previously I did a post on Cleo's bathtub transformation and how it's a previous motif in some legends. I now want to dive into the rest of the folklore that can be fished out of the show. Many parallels are not directly the same, but still share some interesting origins. First, let's look at the powers.

Edited and cropped "Sous la Vague" or "Les Baigneuses" by Nicolas Auguste Laurens in 1898.

1: Cleo's hydrokinesis can be found in many waterpeople. Almost all humanoid water deities across the world are able to bend water to some extent, many of would would be countless to name in one post. For instance, Poseidon/Neptune was said to be able to control the seas. Triton could calm and raise the waves of the sea with the blow of his conch shell. Aside from water deities themselves, other waterpeople were able to control water. According to "Scaled for Success: The Internationalisation of the Mermaid" on page 108, the Filipino sirenas were said to be able to control water "by manipulating water levels and/or create whirlpools to swamp their prey". According to "Mermaids: The Myths, Legends, and Lore" on page 180, the Filipino kataws control the waters around the Philippine Islands, namely its "tides, currents" and even the "movements of the aquatic creatures". The Asturian xanas were in charge of keeping rivers and fountains calm according to: Mitología Asturiana - Marsellaviana on Freehostia under the llavanderes or washerwomen entry http://marsellaviana.freehostia.com/mitologiaasturiana/seresmitologicos.html

One xana in particular was able to flood as she supposedly flooded the town of Gayangos and created an entire lagoon and the lakes in the area according to: La leyenda de la Xana de Gayangos - La Cantabria Burgalesa https://lacantabriaburgalesa.wordpress.com/2016/12/03/la-leyenda-de-la-xana-de-gayangos/

Asturian llavanderes, basically mythical washerwomen, were able to summon floods and create whirlpools according to the aforementioned Marsellaviana site.

Another mermaid is the seewief or seewiefken of German folklore in Minsen. She once got caught in the net of some fishermen and got tormented, yet she eventually escaped. In revenge, she cast a curse and created storm floods in the years of 1164, 1362, 1717 and 1962 that hit Minsen. This is told according to: The Minsen Mermaid Statue - a Seewief from the Middle Ages https://mermaidsofearth.com/mermaid-statues-mermaid-sculptures/public/minsen-mermaid-statue-seewief/ (This sourced some other sites, but they are gone), Die Sage from Minsener Seewiefken - NAKUK https://www.nakuk.de/wiki/seewiefken/, Seewiefken - Wangerland https://www.wangerland.de/poi/seewiefken and Das Minsener Seewiefken Vom Fluch der Meerjungfrau - NWZ Online https://www.nwzonline.de/kultur/minsen-das-minsener-seewiefken-vom-fluch-einer-meerjungfrau_a_50,6,796560382.html

Yet another is the zeemermann of the Saeftinghe legend in the Netherlands. A zeemermin once got caught by a fisherman who refused to let her go. Her husband swam after the boat, yet to no avail. He cursed Saeftinghe and flooded the land. It was said that only Saeftinghe's towers would remain. Now, the land, it's called the drowned land of Saeftinghe. This is told according to "The Mermaid Atlas - Merfolk of the World" by Anna Claybourne on page 31 and Wandelen in het verdronken land van Seaftinghe - JNM https://jnm.be/nl/activiteiten/wandelen-in-het-verdronken-land-van-seaftinghe

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2: Rikki's fire power: Waterpeople can be associated with fire, the sun or warmth despite inhabiting the water. (Added note: Originally, I did not acknowledge that). In Thai folklore exists the so-called Phi thale ผีทะเล sea spirit who is able to appear as a mermaid or a beautiful woman who can lure sailors to their demise. Sometimes a Phi Thale takes form as a St. Elmo's fire, basically a weather phenomenon caused by electrical discharges during thunderstorms. It seems to appear like faint luminosity or "fire" and in context of the Phi Thale it might, for example, take place on a ship's mast as shown on the illustration, but one is not absolutely shore. St. Elmo's fire also appears in many other forms like on church towers. Phi Thale description is from: What is a Phi Thale (ผีทะเล)? - PAHUYUTH https://pahuyuth.com/en/glossar/phi-thale/ and information on the Saint Elmo's Fire - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/science/Saint-Elmos-fire

Illustration from "The Aerial World" by Dr. G. Hartwig in 1886 on page 310.

Sulis is a Celtic water goddess from the United Kingdom who is still associated with the sun and is thus both a water and solar deity. She was also associated with the hot springs in Bath according to Sulis, Goddess of Celtic Mythology | Characteristics & Depictions - Study. com https://study.com/academy/lesson/sulis-celtic-goddess-mythology-history.html?srsltid=AfmBOopQslCH2QEArMfaq5VE7QDgXuMQS3z55jnppUGbVGlpA3E7ldu2.

The lakes of the Catalan freshwater-maidens called the dones d'aigua were said to boil if a stranger would dive into them, yet this is only said on Wikipedia without a source and until I do not have found any good source for this, please do not claim it as fact.

The Portuguese water-maiden Maria da Manta meaning "Mary of the Blanket", Maria Gancha namely "Mary Hook", Maria Ganta meaning "Mary of the Grid" or as in the Miranese language, Mariamanta, was said to live in wells. While her appearance varied a lot, some would say she possessed eyes made of fire despite living in the waters of wells according to: Maria Gancha - Portuguese Creatures and Legends Galore https://portuguesecreaturesandlegendsgalore.wordpress.com/2020/02/14/maria-gancha/

 Illustration for "Las Supersticiones De La Humanidad" by Jose Coroleu in 1881.

Melusine from French folklore is sometimes said to grow wings when she flies away in the legend and therefore is sometimes considered to be a literal dragon-maiden either with one or two fishtails and sometimes only with a serpent tail depending on the version. She is both considered a watermaid and a dragon-maid in different versions because of that.

Illustration from "Le Roman de Mélusine" in ca. 1450-1500.

An enchanted xana could also turn into a cuélebre, namely a snake-like dragon, in order to be disenchanted. Her savior must perform some tasks so that she would be able to be free from her spell, turn back into a xana or a normal human being and be freed from being bound to her lair. This disenchantment is really complex and one can find a wide sea of different methods. One source of mine is: Some thoughts on Asturian Mythology - David A. Wacks https://davidwacks.uoregon.edu/2014/12/12/asturian/. In spite of that, both of these dragon-turned watermaids didn't emit fire from their mouths. I still included them because it shares a little of the fire aspect due to their dragon forms.

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3: Emma's ice power: Plenty of waterpeople live in colder waters, but do not possess the power to manipulate water and turn it into ice. The only mention one ever heard of are the Filipino kataws who can also turn water into ice according to this Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kataw_(Philippine_mythology) that sourced "Mga Engkanto: A Bestiary of Filipino Fairies. Philippines: eLf ideas Publication. 2003". It's probably a privately published book as I can only find a Blogspot post about its concept idea. Would like to confirm the source, but as of now one does not have the book.

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"The Last of the Fairies" by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960)

4: Simply the moon or the full moon: Waterfolk has a relationship to the full moon. There is no moon pool or a direct moon spell affecting waterfolk, yet Catalan dones d'aigua tended to only show up on full moon nights where they would come out of their caves to dance, to comb their hair and to wash their laundry. Some would only sing on full or new moon nights, maybe they got spell-bound by the moon? Who knows. This is told according to: Les dones d'aigua - Elisenda Vilaró Móra http://www.elisendavilaromora.com/2012/03/les-dones-daigua/, Llegendes del riu i les done's d'aigua - Turisme Les Planes D'Hostoles https://turismelesplanes.cat/localitzacions/el-riu-i-les-dones-daigua/, Llegendes: Dona D'Aigua - Generalitat de Catalunya Departament d'Educació https://agora.xtec.cat/ceipcamins/4t/llegendes-dona-daigua/, Llegenda de les Dones d'Aigua - Mapes de Patrimoni Cultural https://patrimonicultural.diba.cat/element/llegenda-de-les-dones-daigua, Les dones d'aigua en la tradició popular - Mitologia Catalana Blogspot https://mitologiacatalans.blogspot.com/2016/09/les-dones-daigua-en-la-tradicio-popular_23.html and Mitologia Catalana - Isaac Baley https://www.isaacbaley.com/mitologia-catalana.html

One xana was said to be only present on full moon nights, dancing in the forest. This is said according to: La leyenda de La Xana: una historia de amor en Asturias - Crónica Asturias https://cronicaasturias.es/blog/la-leyenda-de-la-xana-una-historia-de-amor-en-asturias

Atargatis is one of the earliest waterfolk deities aside from the kullulû of Mesopotamia. She's an Assyrian fertility and mermaid goddess, yet was also described to be a moon goddess according to "Mermaids: The Myths, Legends, and Lore" on page 78.

The selkies were also said to go ashore on full moon-lit nights to shed their sealskins and dance at the seaside.

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Illustration by Hugh Thomson for "Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall" in 1897.

5: The granting wishes ability from episode 5 "Hocus Pocus" on season 2: In the Cornish legend of Lutey Curry and the merry-maid, the merry-maid was said to have given Lutey three wishes as he had helped her go back into the water from being beached ashore. He wished for the power to heal the sick, the power to "defuse wicked spells" and to have his powers passed on after his death according to "Mermaids: The Myths, Legends, and Lore" on page 102 and Curses, Vengeance, and Fishtails: The Cornish Mermaid in Perspective https://www.academia.edu/31865439/Curses_Vengeance_and_Fishtails_The_Cornish_Mermaid_in_Perspective

The Scottish ceasg or maid-of-the-wave was also said to grant one three wishes if one caught her and then released her again according to #FolkloreThursday: The Ceasg - Steampunklibrarian Blog https://steampunklibrarian.blog/2021/09/30/folklorethursday-the-ceasg/ and Gaelic Folklore (5): Ceasg - Nicovleeuwen https://nicovleeuwen.blogspot.com/2019/06/gaelic-folklore-5-ceasg_7.html

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6: The shapeshifting from mermaid to human is something prevalent in folklore, but not at the simple touch of a water drop. Instead, primarily only if the lower half is fully submerged, basically when fully going into a water body. Most waterfolk only have a fishtail that they can discard and wear later on again like a piece of clothing, but some do fully shapeshift like the mermaids of the show do. According to "Mermaids: The Myths, Legends and Lore" on page 181, the fishtailed yawkyawks from the mythology of the Kuninjku people in Australia could go ashore and "sprout legs and seem to be wholly human".

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Edited “Unter-Wasser-Philosophie” by Erich Schütz for Mocca in 1934. Yawkyawks were said to have green hair resembling green algae in freshwater streams and rock pools, called man-bak in Kuninjku according to Yawkyawk (Ngalkunburriyaymi) - Maningrida Arts and Culture https://maningrida.com/artwork/683-23/.

As the show is set in Australia, the waterfolk of Australia is another part to consider. Here's a list of the Indigenous Australian watermaid ones. I won't skim through the entirety of their lore due to the fact that there are barely any parallels between them and the show, aside from the yawkyawks who could shapeshift into humans:

< Yawkyawks (other terms: ngalkunburriyaymi, ngalberddjenj (both possibly from the Kuninjku people) ngalworreworre (Wugularr community) from the book "Mermaid and Serpent - A Story from Wugularr Community", and ngalkodjek (Darnkolo people) as from: Owen Yalandja: Ngalkodjek Yawkyawk 2019 - ARTKELCH - Contemporary Aboriginal Art https://www.artkelch.de/en/artists/owen_yalandja_216/works/ngalkodjek_yawkyawk_1827

< The pearl-givers or the mermaids of the Keppel Islands of the Woppaburra people are found in "Among the Mermaids: Facts, Myths, and Enchantments from the Sirens of the Sea" on pages 98-99.

< The Ji-merdiwa from the Burarra people near the Blyth river can be found on: Mermaids tales appear in myths across the world- Arnhem Land included by Anna Whitfeld - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-11/mermaids-across-the-world-arnhem-land/9846210

< Wíwa spirits (mermaid spirits) from the Kunibídji people and Djómi and Bábbarra, and the other successor Djómi spirits: Our Bedtime Stories Episode 8: Djómi (Mermaid Story) - ICTV Play https://ictv.com.au/video/item/5508?lp=1, Djomi ( Fresh Water Spirit) Bábbarra Women's Centre https://babbarra.com/design/djomi/

< The karukayn of the Gurindji people as told in “The Penguin Book of Mermaids” on pages 224-225

< and the Muli Kanybubi from the Marri Ngarr Yek Dirrangara people as told in “Muli Kanybubi Tjitjuk Kawuny Na Yagatiya - The Two Mermaids’ Dreaming Place”. 

More resources on the Indigenous Australian watermaids: Mermaids in Folklore & Australian Indigenous Culture - troublemag https://www.troublemag.com/mermaids-in-folklore-australian-indigenous-culture/ and H2O: Just Add Water and myth of mermaids in Australia - Anglophone Literatures Blog https://blogs.phil.hhu.de/anglophoneliteratures/2022/04/04/h2o-just-add-water-and-myth-of-mermaids-in-australia/ 

Whether intentional or not, the lore is pretty deep.

(If any sources are not able to be viewed, consult an archival site)

Re-published and re-polished from the edited original entry on reddit via r/JustAddWater: https://www.reddit.com/r/JustAddWater/comments/1f934vx/similarities_of_folklore_in_the_show/

In the original entry, I had wanted to include these depictions that can be seen here, but it got removed. I am not shore what the culprit was, but it may have been the second or latter depiction of Melusine as I did not edit it back then since I thought it would be tolerated because no chest was directly visible. On the un-edited version of the depiction, her chest was already obscured by a light spot that looks like as if the paper had been ripped.

[howlingday]

Cómo death battle regresó (a su puro estilo con polémica) te pregunto que batalla quisieras ver y ya que estamos en halloween

Salem (rwby) vs dracula (castlevania)

conecciones:

Enemigos mágicos inmortales que actúan como los principales antagónistas de sus respectivas series y franquicias

Pese a su poder puro ambos actúan más cómo títiriteros manipulando los eventos desde las sombras

Antes tenían genuinamente deseos de ayudar a los demás hasta que la pérdida de sus parejas los rompió declarandole la guerra a su dios/dioses

Después de un segundo evento desafortunado (la segunda esposa de drácula sería acusada de brujería y quemada en la hoguera y las hijas de salem morirían como resultado de su pelea con ozma) marcando sus descenso a la oscuridad

Ambos están arraigados a la parte maligna de dios (drácula se convirtió en el avatar del caos el polo opuesto de Dios y salem por su maldición intentaría ahogarse en las piscinas grimm creadas por el hermano de la oscuridad, de lo que sobreviviria y quedaría permanentemente vinculada con los grimm)

Ambos son los líderes de los monstruos enemigos de la humanidad (demonios y grimms)

Tienen como enemigos una familia de guerreros capaces de explotar su única debilidad (la familia belmont con sus armas sagradas y los silver eyes warrior capaz de emitir una luz que mata a los grimm)

También tienen como enemigos personas igual de poderosas e inmortales que ellos, ademas que eran previamente cercanas a ellos hasta que los traicionaron por el monstruo en el que se convirtieron ( alucard el hijo de drácula y ozma el ex-esposo de salem)

Ambos personajes están basados en cuentos de la literatura clásica y en leyendas (drácula está basado en la novela de su nombre y al mito de los vampiros y salem tiene varias inspiraciones de los cuentos principalmente la bruja malvada del mago de oz, la bruja de hansel y gretel, así también a rapunzel. Ademas de aludir a los juicios de brujas de la antigüedad)

How death battle returned (in its pure style with controversy) I ask you what battle you would like to see and since we are on Halloween. Salem (RWBY) vs Dracula (Castlevania) Connections:

Immortal magical enemies who act as the main antagonists of their respective series and franchises.

Despite their pure power, both act more like puppeteers manipulating events from the shadows.

Before, they genuinely wanted to help others until the loss of their partners broke them, declaring war on their god/gods.

After a second unfortunate event (Dracula's second wife would be accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake, Salem's daughters would die as a result of their fight with Ozma) marking their descent into darkness.

Both are rooted in the evil part of God (Dracula became the avatar of Chaos, the polar opposite of God, and Salem, due to his curse, would try to drown in the Grimm pools created by the Brother of Darkness, from which he would survive and remain permanently linked with the Grimm).

Both are the leaders of the monstrous enemies of humanity (demons and Grimm).

They have as enemies a family of warriors capable of exploiting their only weakness (the Belmont family with their sacred weapons and the silver eyes warrior capable of emitting a light that kills the Grimm).

They also have enemies in people just as powerful and immortal as them, plus they were previously close to them until they were betrayed by the monster they became (Alucard, Dracula's son, and Ozma, Salem's ex-husband).

Both characters are based on stories from classic literature and legends (Dracula is based on the novel of his name and the myth of vampires and Salem has several inspirations from the stories, mainly the evil witch of the Wizard of Oz, the witch of Hansel and Gretel, as well as Rapunzel. In addition to alluding to the witch trials of ancient times).

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So far, I'd say Salem stands a better chance than Ganondorf did against Dracula. But does she have the power to put THE Dracula on the backfoot? Considering we don't really have a weakness confirmed for her, I can't say for certain that she'd be able to outmagic him.

Honestly, I see so much of each other in both of them that I can see them doing each other's lines.

Salem: (Taking one to the face, Unfazed) You must be the Silver-Eyed Warrior.

Dracula: And who have I taken from you, little man~?

Though, if I had to put money on who's fighting for Halloween this year... Haaah... It's a monster-hunter theme, which means Maka Albarn of Soul Eater VS Ruby Rose of RWBY, a fight I am DREADING to see.

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Música escucho de todo un poco, literalmente.🎼

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Idiomas, pasa lo mismo que con la historia, mitologia, etc.🪭

Arte, en diferentes expresiones, música, pintura, teatro, fotografía, etc.🖌️🖍️

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La pedofilia, esto es algo que definitivamente no tolero y es inaceptable.🚫

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Que no me concideren capaz de realizar algo o desestimen mi trabajo y/o emociones.🚩

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Pues este blog sera mi lugar seguro. 

La publicación diaria que traiga una numeración por día solo son dedicatorias para mi novio.❤️‍🩹

También intentaré subir otras cosas, otro tipo de poemas y mis dibujos.📝🖍️

Pero también solo se tratara de cosas que me encuentre y me gusten.🌸

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And I miss my boyfriend...❤️‍🩹

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Video games, but my favorite is Alice Madness returns.♣️♠️

Series and movies, my list of series is somewhat limited, most of them revolve around police, fantasy, mystery and romantic themes, while there are more categories for movies.📺

Fantasy and romantic literature.📖

Music I listen to a little bit of everything, literally. 🎼

History, I am a fan of myths, legends, etc. of different cultures, I really like to learn about them and their diversity.🎞️

Languages, the same thing happens with history, mythology, etc.🪭

Art, in different expressions, music, painting, theater, photography, etc.🖌️🖍️

Shibari, although it can be taken as a fetish, I see it as another form of art and creating a bond with a person.🏮

Monogamy and exclusivity... Like I said, I miss my boyfriend.❤️‍🩹

Nature, I really like to investigate and learn about the diversity of plants and animals that we know about. 🕷️🌸

Jigglypuff (pokemon)🙃

♣️Things I don't like♣️

The LGBT community, please don't misunderstand me, I have friends who are part of this community and I respect them, we are all free to choose our sexuality and so on, but I prefer not to get involved in those issues.🏳️‍🌈

Pedophilia, this is something that I definitely do not tolerate and is unacceptable.🚫

Extremist feminism, I just don't like that they try to force me to think and do what they think is an independent woman.♀️

That they do not consider me capable of doing something or they dismiss my work and/or emotions.🚩

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The daily publication that has one number per day are only dedications for my boyfriend.❤️‍🩹

I will also try to upload other things, other types of poems and my drawings.📝🖍️

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The Jews of Spain: A History of the Sephardic Experience

"The beginnings of Jewish life in Spain are cloaked in myth and legend."

La historia temprana de la vida judía en España está envuelta en mitos y leyendas.

"According to medieval Sephardic traditions, Jews reached the Iberian peninsula in biblical times."

Según las tradiciones sefardíes medievales, los judíos llegaron a la península ibérica en tiempos bíblicos.

"The tombstone of Adoniram, King Solomon’s general, supposedly was unearthed in Murviedro."

Supuestamente, la lápida de Adoniram, general del rey Salomón, fue desenterrada en Murviedro.

"As early as the first century of the common era, the designation ‘Sepharad’ mentioned in the biblical book of Obadiah was considered by Jewish teachers to be identical with Ispania or Spain."

Ya en el primer siglo de la era común, los maestros judíos consideraban que la designación 'Sefarad' mencionada en el libro bíblico de Abdías era idéntica a Ispamia o España.

Gerber, Jane S. The Jews of Spain: A History of the Sephardic Experience, Free Press, 1992.

[hijolehijola]

...no terminan aquí nuestras diferencias. [Los estadounidenses] son crédulos, nosotros creyentes; aman los cuentos de hadas y las historias policíacas, nosotros los mitos y las leyendas. Los mexicanos mienten por fantasía, por desesperación o para superar su vida sórdida; ellos no mienten, pero sustituyen la verdad verdadera, que es siempre desagradable, por una verdad social. Nos emborrachamos para confesarnos; ellos para olvidarse. Son optimistas; nosotros nihilistas —sólo que nuestro nihilismo no es intelectual, sino una reacción instintiva: por lo tanto es irrefutable—. Los mexicanos son desconfiados; ellos abiertos. Nosotros somos tristes y sarcásticos; ellos alegres y humorísticos. Los norteamericanos quieren comprender; nosotros contemplar. Son activos; nosotros quietistas: disfrutamos de nuestras llagas como ellos de sus inventos. Creen en la higiene, en la salud, en el trabajo, en la felicidad, pero tal vez no conocen la verdadera alegría, que es una embriaguez y un torbellino. En el alarido de la noche de fiesta nuestra voz estalla en luces y vida y muerte se confunden; su vitalidad se petrifica en una sonrisa: niega la vejez y la muerte, pero inmoviliza la vida.

¿Y cuál es la raíz de tan contrarias actitudes? Me parece que para los norteamericanos el mundo es algo que se puede perfeccionar; para nosotros, algo que se puede redimir. Ellos son modernos. Nosotros, como sus antepasados puritanos, creemos que el pecado y la muerte constituyen el fondo último de la naturaleza humana. Sólo que el puritano identifica la pureza con la salud. De ahí el ascetismo que purifica, y sus consecuencias: el culto al trabajo por el trabajo, la vida sobria —a pan y agua—, la inexistencia del cuerpo en tanto que posibilidad de perderse —o encontrarse— en otro cuerpo. Todo contacto contamina. Razas, ideas, costumbres, cuerpos extraños llevan en sí gérmenes de perdición e impureza. La higiene social completa la del alma y la del cuerpo. En cambio los mexicanos, antiguos ó modernos, creen en la comunión y en la fiesta; no hay salud sin contacto. Tlazoltéotl, la diosa azteca de la inmundicia y la fecundidad, de los humores terrestres y humanos, era también la diosa de los baños de vapor, del amor sexual y de la confesión. Y no hemos cambiado tanto: el catolicismo también es comunión.

...our differences do not end there. [Americans] are credulous, we are believers; they love fairy tales and mysteries, we love myths and legends, Mexicans tell lies for fantasy, out of desperation or to overcome their sordid lives; they do not lie, but substitute actual truth, which is always unpleasant, with a social truth. We get drunk in order to confess; they in order to forget. They are optimistic, and we nihilistic - only that our nihilism is not intellectual, but rather an instinctive reaction: it is therefore irrefutable -. Mexicans are distrustful, they are open. We are sad and sarcastic; they are joyful and humorous. The North Americans want to understand, we want to contemplate. They are active, we are Quietists: we get as much enjoyment from our sores as they do from their inventions. They believe in hygiene, in health, in work, in happiness, and yet they do not know true happiness, which is a drunkenness and a whirlwind. In the shriek of a festive night our voice bursts into lights and life and death are jumbled and befuddled, their vitality petrifies in a smile: it defies old-age and death, but immobilizes life. And what is the source of such opposing attitudes? It seems to me that for North Americans the world is something that can be perfected; for us, something that can be redeemed. They are modern. We, with our puritan ancestors, believe that sin and death constitute the ultimate basis of human nature. Only that the puritan identifies purity with health. Hence the asceticism that purifies, and its consecuences, the cult of work for work's sake, the sober life - of bread and water - , the non-existence of the body as a possibility of losing oneself - or finding oneself - in another body. All contact is contaminating. Races, ideas, customs, foreign bodies carry within themselves the germs of perdition and impurity. Complete social hygiene of the soul and the body. In contrast, Mexicans, ancient and modern, believe in communion and in celebration; there is no health without contact. Tlazoltéotl, the Aztec goddess of filth and fertility, of earthly and human moods, was also the goddess of steam baths, of sexual love and of confession. And we have changed little: Catholicism is also communion.

Octavio Paz, El Laberinto de la Soledad, 1950

[cristobalrios]

CW: Suicide mention, mind control, manipulation and reality distortion. Religious imagery. Inspired by the Chilean myth of the ghost ship Caleuche.

La Leyenda del Caleuche

Slowly I felt I lost my mind. What did I expect to find? To see you as the realms collide And find you waiting on the other side?

The storm rages on and their song calls to me, Luring me in to drown in the sea. I don’t know why I thought I might find you there But I felt I’d regret it if I didn’t dare.

On this eve before the hallowed saints And lost loved ones are honored, I have no restraint My love is beside me, loyal and strong, Trying to keep me away from their song.

He doesn’t understand what I need to do That the only way to get to you Is to throw myself into the ocean deep And let her gently lull me to sleep.

But when I do, will I find you there? To rescue me from the depths of despair? On this night when lost loved ones are near, Will you come to me, will I find you here?

But this won’t change what happened to you. You won’t come back no matter what I do. You didn’t drown in the sea, you took your own life, Did Caleuche still come for you in the night?

Did La Sirena guide your soul to her mast, Will I ever be able to make up for my past? When you drowned in your guilt, did she rescue your soul, And give you a place where you can still be whole?

Did she give you a second chance at life, Will I finally be released from my strife? Or did she enslave you to her decks forever? Would we be trapped with her here together?

But my love waits for me faithfully, I have someone true who is dear to me. I can't let him down when he gives me his heart, Even though I'm so close to falling apart.

I'll be strong for him, so maybe I'll try To guide you to be here by my side, We'll meet again, but just for tonight, When I finally see those sails of white.

But after that we will say goodbye, And my love and I will return to the sky, Knowing you have found a home, And you'll be watching us wherever we roam.

La Pesadilla del Caleuche

Slowly I knew I lost my mind. Why did I expect to find You ready to absolve my sins, And waiting there to let us in?

Did I think that I could make things right, Finally make up for what happened that night? Instead I bound you to this fate, My attempts to reconcile would be too late.

My desire to reconnect with my past, And put you to rest at last, Made you appear as an enemy When I should have been honoring your memory.

I knew the stories, and thought she’d be kind, Not knowing she fed off of my mind Appearing as what I expected from her; Her manifestations a twisted mirror

Reflecting my own thoughts back at me, Showing me what I wanted to see. But my mind is so twisted and filled with despair, This dream could only be a nightmare.

She showed me what I thought I'd deserve To make me bend to her will and to serve Trying to manipulate my mind So my soul to her I would willingly bind.

Why would I be so naïve? Only seeing what I want to believe? With everything we’ve been through Caleuche, I still had faith in you.

But that was just the faith of a boy, That has had all he loves ripped away and destroyed Who clung to one last thread of hope Of having a father to help me cope.

I endangered everything I held dear, Just for the chance of finding you here. I dragged him here and put him through hell, The man I should put above all else.

And without a thought he followed me And when I was trapped, fought for me to be free. I know I can always depend on his love, He is the one who was sent from above.

Captain, I must let you go To break from her spell I must tell her no, He's the only one I trust with my soul, My mind and my heart, and all my control.

[omi-papus]

Compartiendo esto otra vez por si a alguien le interesa. Todos mis animaticos tratan de este universo.

[mitosenespanol]

Ión, hijo de Apolo

El dios Apolo violó a Creúsa, esposa del rey Juto, y engendró a un niño que abandonó en el templo del dios, en Delfos. Allí, la sacerdotisa del oráculo lo inició en los misterios de su propio padre y lo llamó Ión. 

El esposo de su madre, Juto, se lamentaba por no tener descendencia, así que viajó hasta Delfos para consultar al oráculo. Este le dijo que debía llamar hijo a la primera persona que se cruzara en su camino después de salir del templo. Esa persona fue Ión. Contento, Juto abrazó a su nuevo hijo, incluso pensó que era su sangre, pues alguna vez yació con una ménade en una de las orgías consagradas a Dioniso. Conmovido, Ión aceptó ser su hijo.

Juntos viajaron a Tebas, el reino de Juto. Allí se encontraron a Creúsa; ignorante de que se trataba de su propio hijo, lo rechazó pensando que su esposo se había acostado con otra mujer. Decidida a deshacerse del muchacho, envenenó una jarra de vino y le dio a beber. Antes de que la copa tocase sus labios, Ión ofreció una libación a los dioses y derramó un poco del vino en la tierra. Una paloma se acercó a beber y al instante murió, evidenciando así la mala acción de Creúsa. 

La mujer se apresuró a huir rumbo a Delfos, temerosa de la ira de Ión. Enfadado, el muchacho persiguió a su progenitora hasta el oráculo y la hubiera matado, ha no ser por la intervención de la sacerdotisa, que le advirtió que estaba a punto de cometer matricidio. Así fue como Ión se enteró que Apolo y Creúsa eran sus verdaderos padres, pero se acordó que no le dirían al rey Juto, quien aún pensaba que el muchacho era su sangre.

Ión se casó con Hélice, hija del rey de Egíalo. Después de esto, asumió el trono de la ciudad, y más tarde el de Atenas. Los hijos que tuvo con Hélice se convirtieron en sacerdotes, soldados, labradores y artesanos, todas estas fueron las principales ocupaciones de los atenienses en la antigüedad. 

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Crédito de la imagen aquí. Imagen con fines ilustrativos.

Lee mitos coreanos aquí.

Lee mitos japoneses aquí.

Conoce los símbolos del Tarot aquí.

[lyxthen]

Also extremely happy for Villanous like NATIONAL PRIDE BABY WE DID IT WE ARE PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS!!!

And honestly just the fact that Pixelatl is hosted in Mexico and that people like Alex Hirsch and Dana Terrace and of course our favorite uncle Memo Totoro (he's from here ofc but it's worth mentioning because dude has a TWO FUCKING OSCARS ARE YOU KIDDING) have been here and given talks and all that.

Also shoutout to Las Leyendas, incredibly underrated show, I think it is genuinely really good? It's not like, Adventure Time, or any of the big names you have probably heard of, but it *is* story driven, and the story is good, and I am angry it didn't get a second season because Netflix es un puto pedazo de mierda y merece arder en los mil infiernos But. That's a topic for another day.

I feel like a lot of Mexican animation is just not fit for a wider audience precisely because of how Mexican it is. Like, Una Película de Huevos would NOT make sense to an American, you'd have to perform some amazing translation gymnastics to even get the *title* right. And also because of some racially insensitive shit with Chocolate Egg (I love him so much and he's awesome and I know it wasn't created with ill intent but that is certainly A Design Choice and like can you judge them this started as an indie animation series in fucking newgrounds). BUT LIKE, IF YOU GET PAST THAT I SWEAR ITS GOOD. BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO KNOW SPANISH.

I feel like Las Leyendas is a lot more approachable to a theoretical international audience, even if La Leyenda de la Nahuala has animation that has not aged good at all, the other ones are a bit more solid. Yes, it is based on Mexican myths and history, and specifically in the colonial era. But I wouldn't see it as a barrier.

My personal favourite from my childhood was Nixtlé. I don't think it's based in any particular myth, and since the movie is supposed to be taking place in olmec times I feel they had a lot more freedom in terms of making shit up (context: we don't know a lot about the olmecs because they are an actually dead civilization, and were so long before European arrival. We just know they were the first people to arrive to mesoamerica and are thus related to modern indigenous peoples and cultures).

Anyway the movie is OK like nothing out of this world but it bears a place in my heart, specially because of the "bussiness" scene which is just, the absolute ridicule reality bureaucracy. It's so funny. And at least the main recurring joke (la ramita de tenmiacá, or the holdon branch) is easy to translate.

Other movies off the top of my head include the Topcat movie because anima studios manage to get the rights to the Hanna Barbera cartoon somehow, Marcianos VS Mexicanos which I hear is just an avarage adult comedy (but yk, made for a Mexican audience) and Pinocchio (NOT a Mexican movie, but the director is Mexican and how can you not be proud). Honorable mentions to every anime ever made, the Shreck movies, The Simpsons, and all the cartoons made Certified Mexican by the efforts of the voice actors.

Also love how Puss in Boots has half the same actors in Spanish and English AND it includes a variety of Spanish accents like Argentinian fucking goldocks I love her she is everything to me.

I totally forgot Ana y Bruno. Traumacore. Silly child-friendly shenanigans in the psych ward. The tonal whiplash of this movie is insane. It spent decades in development and you can clearly see the issues but it was also made with so much love. It made no money at all and if no one archives it it's gonna become lost media.

Hmmmm mmmmm mmm shit I should go to sleep

[deblala]

Mitos y Leyendas de los Gigantes - Myths and Legends of The Giants

https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_gigantes.htm#menu