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“How glittering and charming she was! A hair ribbon floated down upon her bare shoulders. The stars saw her, and twinkled at her.”

— Hans Christian Andersen, The Dryad (1868)

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walk down this stairwell to become a mermaid of the adriatic sea

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Frederick Leighton, Light of the Harem (details)

c.1880

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The Siren | A Mermaid

— by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)

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by zeewipark

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odysseus absolutely does present a threat to penelope if he perceives her as at all unfaithful, and i feel the unfairness of this, and i think people tend to undersell how much tension at least potentially exists between odysseus and penelope. but i'm also like. his reaction, all speculation aside, his actual reaction in the odyssey to her flirting with the suitors is delight, because he immediately ascertains that she is running a con. sorry that they're so in-sync in spite of the forces that try to drive a wedge between them, including their own misgiving hearts. sorry that they invented homophrosyne ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Brittany, France

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Ancient Roman gold earrings with emerald matrix drops, 1st to 4th Century.

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"Here are some details of the incredible angel roof on the nave at Cawston in Norfolk. The roof dates from c. 1460. On the hammerbeams of the roof stand eleven six-foot tall seraphim, still with much of their original colour on them. Some have their hands in prayer, others in adoration. On the east wall of the nave at the same level as the roof, is the shadow in red ochre of the long-lost great rood cross."

Photographs and caption via Allan Barton

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Common Scottish Curses Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell

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Anne Lauer

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Jogni (nature goddess or spirit). Her dwelling place is marked by red cloth and votive offerings of trishuls (tridents) and other metal objects such as sickles. Forest near Diyar. Indian Himalayas.

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Lady Godiva by Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1891)