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Medea vs. Jason

Kirby Manga Mania Volume 2, by Hirokazu Hikawa, translated by Amanda Haley – More gag-based adventures of the round pink hero, each with a theme of sorts but not much of a plot, instead mostly just consisting of Kirby goofing … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Christianity, Comics, Games, Greek Mythology, History, Humor, jules verne, Kirby, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Plays, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Video Games | Tagged amanda haley, atalanta, captain nemo, circe, coo the owl, dream land, euripides, gooey, hirokazu hikawa, jason and the argonauts, john m. ford, kine the ocean sunfish, king aeetes of colchis, king dedede, kirby manga mania, kracko, medea, meta knight, mr. tick-tock, rabbits, rick the hamster, the dragon waiting, the mysterious island, the witch of colchis, uncle wiggily longears, uncle wiggily's story book, vampires, witches, wizards |

Modern Women in a Mythical World

Atalanta, by Jennifer Saint – Atalanta is a Greek heroine to whom I don’t think I’ve devoted a post, although I did mention her in relation to the Calydonian Boar Hunt. As with a lot of mythical characters, the stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Christianity, Dragon Quest, Fairy Tales, Feminism, Final Fantasy, Games, Greek Mythology, Humor, John R. Neill, Judaism, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Piers Anthony, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Semitic, Ultima, Video Games, Xanth | Tagged achilles, adam and eve, aidan moher, angels, argonauts, asherah, atalanta, atalante, bible, briseis, calydonian boar, carl h. grabo, dragons, dungeons and dragons, elijah, fairies, fight magic items, giants, hippomenes, jennifer saint, jest right, jezebel, lilith, madeline miller, mary magdalene, meleager, nikki marmery, noah, old man of the sea, peacocks, peter and the princess, reilly & lee, rocs, samael, square enix, st. brendan the navigator, the song of achilles, time travel, trolls, ultima iv: quest of the avatar, ultima thule, wizardry, yoshinori kitase |

My Venus of the Stars

Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty, which makes her sound like she should be one of the friendlier deities, but such is not necessarily the case. Like most members of the Greek pantheon, she could be helpful or … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Futurama, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, Mythology, Philosophy, Science, Television | Tagged adonis, aeneas, anchises, aphrodite, ares, atalanta, athena, bender bending rodriguez, cinyras of cyprus, cyprus, cythera, dione, dionysus, electra, electra complex, helen of troy, hephaestus, hippolytus, hippomenes, jason, mars, medea, myrrha, oceanus, ouranos, paris, plato, poseidon, pygmalion, tethys, the beast with a billion backs, theseus, titans, trojan war, venus, zeus |