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Tying Knots and Killing Tots

I’ve been thinking a bit recently about the Gordian Knot. The basic story is that, in 333 BCE, Alexander the Great came to Gordion, the capital of Phrygia in modern-day Turkey, a place famous for its Smurf hats. He’d heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Greek Mythology, History, Music, Mythology, Names | Tagged adrastus, agamemnon, alexander the great, apollo, artemis, athena, atreus, cannibalism, cimmerians, clytemnestra, croesus, cybele, delphi, gordian knot, gordias, gyges of lydia, herodotus, hippodamia, hollies, iphigenia, king midas, lycophron of chalcis, nathaniel hawthorne, oenomaus, orestes, pelops, phrygia, sabazios, tantalus, thyestes, trojan war, zeus |

My God Can Beat Up Your God

I can’t remember how I was originally signed up for Quora, but I do find it interesting to read some of the answers, especially about mythology. Like much of the Internet, answers are from both experts and people who are just … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Babylonian, Celtic, Characters, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Egyptian, Etymology, Feminism, Gender, Greek Mythology, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Roman, Wicca | Tagged cybele, dionysus, glinda, kronos, laura riding, loki, matilda joslyn gage, matriarchy, ozma, ozma fail, patriarchy, poseidon, prometheus, rhea, robert graves, saturn, set, the greek myths, the white goddess, tiamat, titans, tuatha de danann, zeus |

Three Birds and One Stone

I’ve been meaning to take a closer look at some of the stories in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, but my mind tends to get a lot of them mixed up. Someone does something to offend the gods, and is turned into something … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged aeolus, alcyone, apollo, artemis, broteas, ceyx, chione, chloris, cybele, daedalion, halcyon birds, hawks, hera, hermes, hubris, hypnos, kingfishers, leto, manisa relief, meliboea, metamorphoses, morpheus, mount parnassus, mount sipylus, niobe, ovid, pelops, phosphorus, suicide, tantalus, transformation, weeping rock, zeus |

Kouretes in the House

One group of beings from Greek mythology that I couldn’t recall having read about before but that stuck with me when I read Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods were the Kouretes, warriors and ritual dancers who attended to the infant Zeus. … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Rick Riordan | Tagged crete, cybele, dactyls, dionysus, glaucus, korybantes, kouretes, kronos, minos, mount ida, nymphs, ouranos, percy jackson's greek gods, phrygia, rhea, zagreus |

The One-Way Street to Salvation

One quote I hear pretty often on the Christian radio stations is from John 14:6: “No man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Considering how much of your act you ripped off from earlier philosophers and religious leaders, Jesus, … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Mythology, Religion, Roman | Tagged atheism, bible, cybele, elysian fields, gospel of john, heaven, jesus, radio, roman empire, zeus |