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The Appearance of Time

When I heard of the concept of Chronos in Orphism from a Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby episode, I thought it would be something worth looking into. The association of Kronos, the father of the most prominent Olympian gods, with time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Buddhism, Christianity, Final Fantasy, Gender, Gnosticism, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, History, Judaism, Language, Magic, Monsters, Mystery Cults, Mythology, Names, Philosophy, Religion, Video Games, Zoroastrianism | Tagged aether, aion, ananke, chaos, chronos, death, dionysus, erebos, father time, final fantasy iii, gaia, hera, herakles, hercules, hesiod, jesus, kronos, mysticism, orphic mysteries, ouranos, phanes, theogony, time, time loops, zeus |

Sold Short

Mythology and folklore include all kinds of strange beings, including both the very big and the very small. The ancient Greeks wrote of Pygmies, called that because the pygme was a measurement from the wrist to the elbow. This was … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged cranes, dorus, gerada, gulliver's travels, hera, herakles, hercules, jonathan swift, lilliput, oenoe, pygmaeus, pygme, pygmies |

Left, Right, and Centaur

In an old post, I discussed some beings from mythology that are part human and part animal. The most famous of this bunch are probably the centaurs, and I mentioned how they’re sometimes portrayed as wild, orgiastic creatures, and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, C.S. Lewis, Cartoons, Chronicles of Narnia, Greek Mythology, Harry Potter, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Percy Jackson, Piers Anthony, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Rick Riordan | Tagged achilles, ajax, apollo, centaurs, chiron, deineira, dolores umbridge, endeis, equinots, fantasia, herakles, ichthyocentaurs, ixion, j.k. rowling, kronos, lapiths, mount pelius, nessus, nymphs, oceanids, peleus, philyra, pirithous, prince caspian, prometheus, rape, sagittarius, silenus, telamon, the hidden valley of oz, the magician's nephew, theseus, thetis, xanth |

Power Pig

While I generally think of pigs as fairly gentle domestic animals, they apparently can be quite dangerous, particularly when they’re the wild variety that you don’t see all that often in my neck of the woods. There are several Greek … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Greek Mythology, Monsters, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan | Tagged althaea, artemis, atalante, calydon, calydonian boar, crommyonian sow, dioscuri, erymanthian boar, herakles, hercules, jason, king oeneus of calydon, meleager, pigs, theseus |

Quit Monkeying Around!

Today, I’m going to tell you about the Kerkopes, sometimes spelled Cercopes, not to be confused with King Cecrops of Athens. They were dwarf-like men, sons of Oceanus and Theia, daughter of Memnon of Ethiopia. It seems that there were … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Rick Riordan | Tagged akmon, cercopes, herakles, kerkopes, leo valdez, memnon of ethiopia, monkeys, oceanus, omphale of lydia, passalos, the house of hades, theia, zeus |

Kratos and Barrel

While I still occasionally write about video games, I have to say it’s been a while since I’ve actually PLAYED one. I keep meaning to get back to the Dragon Quest games for the DS and some of the Sims … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Comics, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Video Games | Tagged ares, athena, atlantis, atlas, bia, clash of the titans, daimones, deimos, god of war, hephaestus, herakles, kratos, laufey, marvel comics, nike, pallas, perseus, plutarch, poseidon, prometheus, sparta, styx, titans, zeus |

Incest and Peppermints

One thing you’ll note if looking at a genealogy of the Greco-Roman gods is that there’s a lot of incest going on in that family. Kronos married his sister Rhea, and their children included Zeus and Hera, who also married … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Christianity, Egyptian, Families, Genetics, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Kane Chronicles, Mythology, Norse, Percy Jackson, Religion, Rick Riordan, Science | Tagged abraham, adam and eve, aesir, annabeth chase, athena, bible, cain, freyja, freyr, gaea, genesis, giants, hades, hebe, hera, herakles, horus, incest, isis, kronos, monarchy, njord, osiris, ouranos, persephone, rhea, sarah, taboo, vanir, zeus |

Zeus or Consequences

As ruler of the Greek gods, Zeus was considered by the ancient Greeks as one of the most powerful entities in the world, with only Destiny and the Fates remaining outside his control. His father Kronos, faced with a prophecy … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology, Roman | Tagged aeschylus, hades, helen of troy, herakles, jupiter, kronos, metis, olympus, perseus, poseidon, prometheus, prometheus bound, rhea, titans, zeus |

Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars

I’m sure many of us will recall the time when we looked up into the night sky in all its majesty, saw the stars in their glory, and thought to ourselves, “THAT’S supposed to be a LION? What were those … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Authors, Douglas Adams, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Science, Star Trek | Tagged big dipper, callisto, cancer, canis major, constellations, dog days, hera, herakles, hercules, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, hydra, leo, lucian of samosata, nemean lion, orion, sirius, stars, the restaurant at the end of the universe, true history, ursa major, ursa minor, zeus |

Bless My Soul, Herc Was on a Roll

We now take a look at Disney’s Hercules. The two previous animated features, while they did contain some humor, tackled some pretty serious issues. This one, on the other hand, is wacky all the way through. It’s not a total … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged achilles, alcmene, amphitryon, ares, bobcat goldthwait, burgess meredith, chiron, creon, danny devito, deimos, demons, hades, hera, herakles, hercules, james woods, jason, megara, oedipus, pain and panic, pan, philoctetes, phobos, satan, satyrs, scar, superman, zeus |