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‘Tis Terribly Odd in the Land of Nod

As a follow-up to my post on the Kingdom of Dreams near Oz, I feel I should mention some other examples of dream countries in other series. These places are often surreal and disturbing, and things are subject to change … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Dreams, Final Fantasy, Kirby, Lewis Carroll, Mario, Oz, Television, The Simpsons, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged alice's adventures in wonderland, bart vs. the space mutants, bible, c.s. lewis, cain, cobrats, dream land, eden, king morpheus, kingdom of dreams, land of nod, link's awakening, little nemo, lord rhoop, mouser, narnia, nintendo power, piers anthony, pop star, simpsons arcade game, subcon, the wizard of oz, through the looking-glass, toad, wind fish, windsor mccay, xanth |

Whither Eden?

It’s common in mythology for people to consider nearby locations to be the center of the world and/or the first place to be created. Egyptian mythology, for instance, cites several different cities in Egypt as where land first emerged from … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Egyptian, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged abraham, bible, canaan, eden, egypt, euphrates, gihon, havilah, hiddekel, isaac, israel, jerusalem, joseph smith, mecca, missouri, nile, pison, tigris |