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Follow the Arrow

Sculpture by John Raimondi Abaris the Hyperborean is one of those mysterious magicians who shows up in multiple sources, and has led to additional speculation and apocryphal stories in more recent times. He was first mentioned in Archaic Greek texts, He is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, British, Comics, Dragon Quest, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Video Games | Tagged abaris the hyperborean, abhras, anacharsis, apollo, arimaspea, arimaspoi, aristeas of proconnesus, asclepius, athens, belial, bladud, boreas, constellations, croesus, cyclopes, demons, divination, dragon quest ii, druids, geoffrey of monmouth, griffins, herodotus, hyperborea, iamblicus, john wood the elder, north wind, phalaris, pindar, plato, pythagoras, ravens, sagittarius, sandman, satan, scythia, solon of athens, thrace, zalmoxis, zarlox |

This Life Is for Squirrels

Shakespeare for Squirrels, by Christopher Moore – The third of the author’s Shakespeare parodies, after Fool and The Serpent of Venice, takes on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I’m interested in this play as it’s sort of a mythological crossover, mixing … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, British, Buddhism, Christopher Moore, Comics, Dragon Quest, Greek Mythology, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Religion, Video Games, William Shakespeare | Tagged a midsummer night's dream, atlas, belial, dragon quest ii, dragon quest iii, dragon quest ix, dragon quest monsters, dragon quest v, dragon quest vi, erdrick, fairies, fool, hamlet, hargon, hippolyta, milly, nick bottom, oberon, pazuzu, prince of cannock, prince of midenhall, princess of moonbrooke, satori, shakespeare for squirrels, slimes, terry, the serpent of venice, theseus, titania |

Monster Jam

When I discuss mythological beings, I usually like to mention when they appear in video games, with the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series being two of the main candidates. Then again, some of the video game monsters are true … Continue reading →

Posted in Dragon Quest, Focus on the Foes, Monsters, Mythology, Video Games | Tagged akira toriyama, archdemon, aswang, bag o' laughs, belial, bloody hand, bullwong, canniboxes, demonites, demons, dragon quest ii, dragon quest iii, dragon quest iv, dragon quest vii, drolls, druins, final fantasy iv, gold golems, golems, goodybag, goopi, graboopi, gremlins, imps, kiling machines, lunaticks, mech hunters, mimics, mindemons, muddy hand, ozwargs, robots, torneko taloon, urnexpecteds, well demons, zarlox, zebbot |