Anatomyth
@anatomythpod
Exploring the medicine behind myths and folklore, with a bit of history and a splash of humour. Hosted by a med student & folklore/mythology enthusiast
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The extremely delayed 10th episode is finally here! I revisit nightmare creatures, particularly those native to Southeast Asia, and and explore Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome Apple: apple.co/3ElJuT9 Spotify: spoti.fi/2ZRCQVv
TW: human remains in thread The formation of adipocere, or corpsewax, occurs only under specific conditions. Rather than enter putrefaction the body develops instead into a state closely resembling soap, most famously in the case of the Mütter Museum’s Soap Lady.
One version of the Chinese creation myth tells of how Nugua, a half-snake goddess, formed humans out of yellow clay. At first she modelled each one, but then grew tired and flung a rope dipped in mud about, the shaken droplets becoming humans #MythologyMonday
Netflix's Trese is based on the Trese comics, where Alexandra Trese is a detective investigating supernatural and mythical crimes. The first season was a wonderful depiction of Philippine myth & folklore and the gritty Manila that I know & love #FairyTaleTuesday
Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko was a TV series (season) based on the Pedro Penduko comics (which I really should read at some point). In the show, Pedro faces off against different Philippine mythical creatures, with the help of an amulet (Mutya) #FairyTaleTuesday
The Yeezys of 15th c Europe-- Crakows were shoes with pointy ends that were popular among the rich and the nobility. Whenever I see pictures of them, I hear a kind of slap-slap-slap of someone walking in my head #WyrdWednesday
It's sometimes said that when it rains when the sky is clear, it's a sign that two Tikbalang are getting married #MythologyMonday Artist palette bluemaxx (DeviantArt)
Wang Zhaojun is one of the four beauties of ancient China. She was selected to be a concubine for Emperor Yuan but refused to bribe the portrait painter to enhance her looks so he altered her appearance to add warts. The Emperor dismissed... 🖼️ Unknown #mythologymonday
In a few regions of the Philippines, there's a belief that clothes must be taken down from the clothesline before dark, otherwise they might be stolen by Duwendes (dwarfs) #FolkloreThursday
In June 1884, 17-year-old crew member Richard Parker was killed & cannibalized by sailors in the aftermath of a shipwreck. Eerily, Edgar Allan Poe wrote a novel about a guy named Richard Parker killed & cannibalized after a shipwreck... in 1838. #WyrdWednesday
Some Philippine folktales tell of people transforming into birds (usually rice birds) when not given enough food to eat. In some versions, it's a daughter whose mom doesn't feed her enough. In others, it's workers whose employer doesn't give them enough food. #FairyTaleTuesday
Načnica is a female night spirit in Belarusian mythology who loves to sneak into house and scare children. After death women who did not a have a child through a curse can be turned into Načnica, Protection against Načnica is to place a rag doll in every window. #MythologyMonday
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