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Just realized: the myth², vampires couldn't see their reflection in the mirror, probably comes from mirrors being made of *silver*. Makes so much sense!
²) of course, we do see ourselves in the mirror. How else could we do our makeup so flawlessly?

Mir is grad aufgefallen, dass der Mythos³, Vampire könnten sich nicht im Spiegel sehen, vmtl kommt, weil Spiegel aus *Silber* gemacht wurden. Macht so viel Sinn!
³) klar sehen wir uns im Spiegel. Wie würden wir sonst unser Makeup perfekt hinkriegen?

otoh: Why is mythology so obsessed with silver? Is it just that it's the metal corresponding with the moon (instead of gold ~ sun)? Hmm.
Are there mythical creatures only hurt by gold? Copper? Iron?

Andererseits: Warum ist die Mythologie so besessen von Silber? Ist es nur, weil Silber das Metall ist, das dem Mond zugeordnet ist (statt Gold ~ Sonne)? Hmm.
Gibt es myth. Wesen, die nur von Gold verletzt werden? Kupfer? Eisen?

@TQ In some Celtic traditions, Sidhe (fairies) are often repelled by "cold iron". But the silver-as-baneful-substance trope might have some basis in real-world chemistry. Silver nitrate is caustic shit.

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@starbreaker Hmmm. You're right, I remember from school... Thanks!

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