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Save Our Symbols

I’ve recently heard about white supremacist groups co-opting the A-OK finger symbol, which hardly seems fair to the rest of us. If they want to steal it, why should they just be able to get away with it? We can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Jainism, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Satanism, Theosophy, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged adolf hitler, anton lavey, aryans, atlantis, classical elements, donald trump, eliphas levi, goats, heimdall, isis, jesus, manji, nazis, pentagram, racism, satan, stars, swastika, symbolism, terrorism, the legend of zelda |

Idris Lives

It’s a common theme in many mythologies to have a figure who is regarded as the inventor of writing, and often also a keeper of esoteric knowledge. Greek mythology had Hermes, the Egyptians had Thoth, Babylon had Nabu, and Judaism … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Arabian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Islam, Judaism, Language, Magic, Mathematics, Mythology, Names, Norse, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Technology | Tagged alexander romances, alexander the great, andreas, angels, azrael, babylon, bible, death, enoch, genesis, heaven, heimdall, hell, hermes, hermes trismegistus, idris, idris elba, immortality, Marvel Cinematic Universe, muhammad, nabu, noah, prophets, pyramids, quran, rigspala, seth, thoth, writing |

We’re Up All Night to Get Loki

The Hammer of Thor, by Rick Riordan – By now, I guess it’s pretty much a given that I’m going to enjoy Riordan’s modern takes on classical mythology. This is the second book about Magnus Chase, son of Frey and … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Magnus Chase, Mythology, Norse, Rick Riordan | Tagged aesir, alfheim, andvari, dwarves, einherjar, elves, freyr, giants, heimdall, loki, mjolnir, odin, the hammer of thor, thor, utgard-loki, valhalla, valkyries |

When You’re a Superhero, It Don’t Matter If You’re Black or White

This post on Tumblr, about the racism thrown at Donald Glover when he wanted to audition for the role of Spider-Man, made me think of a topic I’d been wanting to discuss. Whenever a non-white actor plays a character traditionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Harry Potter, Mythology, Norse, Prejudice | Tagged aesir, donald glover, heimdall, idris elba, mark harris, miles morales, odin, peter parker, racism, ron weasley, spider-man, thor |