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I’ve Had the Breath of Liars Blowing Me Off Course in My Sails

Jason and the Argonauts, by Apollonius of Rhodes, translated by Aaron Poochigan, notes by Benjamin Acosta-Hughes – Dating from the third century BCE, this epic poem, originally written in Latin, retells the classical myth in a style reminiscent of Homer’s … Continue reading →

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Lady of the Labyrinth

Seems like I’ve mostly just been writing book reviews on here recently. I have another one pretty much ready to go, minus pictures and links, but I wanted to break it up a bit. So here’s something mythology-related I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Amnesiac Achaeans Anonymous

I finished Glory of Heracles for the DS this past weekend. I’ve written about the game before, but there are a lot of revelations toward the end. The last boss is Typhon, who isn’t really that hard, although he’s annoying … Continue reading →

Posted in Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Humor, Kid Icarus, Magic, Maps, Monsters, Mythology, Video Games | Tagged daedalus, erinyes, eris, furies, glory of heracles, hephaestus, heracles, hercules, icarus, iphicles, oceanus, prometheus, titans, typhon, undead, zeus |

Don’t Be a Heel, Achilles

Glory of Heracles – Released for the DS in 2010 (2008 in Japan), this is actually the fifth game in a Japanese series (sixth counting a spin-off), but so far the only one to be translated into English. And I … Continue reading →

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