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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 →

Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Poetry, Relationships | Tagged aaron poochigan, amycus, aphrodite, apollonius of rhodes, apsyrtus, argo, argonautica, argonauts, ariadne, atlas, benjamin acosta-hughes, boreas, calais, circe, dioscuri, eridanus, hera, heracles, hercules, homer, hylas, jason, jason and the argonauts, north wind, odysseus, odyssey, phaethon, polydeuces, theseus, witches, zetes |

Too Low to Get Under

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure, by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro – Set in Percy Jackson’s universe, it stars the recurring tragic character and son of Hades, along with his boyfriend Will Solace, son of … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Authors, Book Reviews, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Maps, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Percy Jackson, Piers Anthony, Relationships, Rick Riordan, Roman, seanan mcguire, Xanth | Tagged a. deborah baker, andromeda, apollo, athena, cats, centaurs, ceto, cetus, christina soontornvat, crows, demons, dragons, gigantomachy, gorgons, graeae, hades, harpies, hephaestus, hercules, iapetus, impossible city, improbable road, isis, isis orb, mark oshiro, medusa, middlegame, nagas, natalie haynes, nico di angelo, nyx, over the woodward wall, owls, perseus, poseidon, prometheus, stone blind, tarot cards, tartarus, the last mapmaker, the sun and the star, the wonderful wizard of oz, titans, up-and-under, will solace, zeus |

Washing Your Sins Away

One recurring theme in Greek mythology is that of ritual purification for someone who’d committed a crime. There’s a pattern in some stories of a person doing a heinous act, being exiled from their home, and going to someone in … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, History, Magic, Mythology, Religion | Tagged adrestus of phrygia, animal sacrifice, apollonius of rhodes, argonautica, atys of lydia, bellerophon, circe, copreus, crime, croesus, eurystheus, exile, hammurabi, hera, hercules, herodotus, homer, iliad, jason, laius of thebes, law, medea, murder, oedipus, oracle of delphi, proteus of argos, purification, ritual, sacrifice, thespius, zeus |

Jumping Through Hoopoes

Here’s the book review post I mentioned before, which is partially about Greek mythology, and includes a lot of tangents. I always wonder whether people like those, or just want me to stick to the media I’m discussing. The Bird … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Catholicism, Christianity, Comics, Games, Greek Mythology, History, Islam, Judaism, Maps, Monsters, Mythology, Plays, Poetry, Religion, Uncategorized | Tagged antillia, aristophanes, bible, birds, clash of the titans, cloudcuckooland, doctor who, dungeons and dragons, farid ud-din attar, g. willow wilson, hercules, hercules the legendary journeys, hoopoes, iris, jinn, joseph, kamala khan, kevin sorbo, king solomon, koh-e-qaf, lamia, liz gloyn, marvel comics, medusa, ms. marvel, nephelokokkygia, nimrod, poseidon, prometheus, puns, quran, ray harryhausen, sheikh sam'an, simurgh, sufism, sultan mahmoud, tereus, the bird king, the birds, the conference of the birds, tracking classical monsters in popular culture, triballus, xena warrior princess |

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 →

Posted in Art, Families, Feminism, Greek Mythology, Monsters, Mythology, Relationships, Roman | Tagged achilles, aeetes, aphrodite, ares, argonauts, ariadne, artemis, circe, crete, dionysus, dioscuri, europa, gorgons, harmonia, helen of troy, helios, hephaestus, heracles, hercules, iphicles, karl kerenyi, king minos of crete, labyrinth, medea, minotaur, oceanus, oenopion, orphic mysteries, perse, persephone, perseus, phanos, proserpina, rhadmanthus, robert graves, semele, staphylos, tethys, theseus, titans, zeus |

These Judges Are Such Cretans

When the world of the dead is presented as a place of reward or punishment, as has become pretty standard, that generally means that someone has to decide who goes where. The Underworld of Greek mythology came to have three … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Greek Mythology, Monsters, Mythology, Poetry, Roman, Video Games | Tagged achilles, aegina, aeneid, alcmene, androgeos, ants, apollo, apollodorus, arabian nights, aristophanes, bulls, cadmus, cerberus, cyclopes, daedalus, dante alighieri, divine comedy, eleusinian mysteries, elysian fields, europa, fortunate isles, hades, helios, hell, hera, hercules, inferno, king aeacus of aegina, king aeetes of colchis, king asterion of crete, king minos of crete, kronos, law, minotaur, myrmidons, nymphs, odysseus, odyssey, pasiphae, patroclus, peleus, plato, polyphemus, poseidon, rhadamanthus, sarpedon, sinbad the sailor, the frogs, theseus, triptolemus, trojan war, underworld, virgil, zeus, zork |

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 |

Tell Me About the Dragons, George

I had a few other things I wanted to write about, but since I found out Saturday was St. George’s Day, I thought he might be worth looking into. As someone who didn’t attend a church where saints were really … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglicanism, Authors, Catholicism, Christianity, Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Crusades, Diana Wynne Jones, Eastern Orthodox, England, Greek Mythology, History, Holidays, Humor, Islam, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Religion, Roman, Roman Empire, Stan Freberg, Tom Holt | Tagged dragons, edith nesbit, emperor diocletian, gordon r. dickson, hercules, kenneth grahame, king edward iii of england, medusa, order of the garter, ovid, paint your dragon, perseus, prince marvel, smaug, st. dragon and the george, st. george, st. george's day, st. patrick, st. theodore tiron, the deliverers of their country, the enchanted island of yew, the hobbit, the reluctant dragon, unicorns, witch week |

Boil, Fry, and Rostam

Having read this post on Tor the other day, I was inspired to look up more information on the legendary Persian hero Rostam, sometimes spelled Rustam. By searching on Google, I discovered that Rostam is also the name of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Greek Mythology, History, Iran, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Persian, Poetry, Religion, Zoroastrianism | Tagged bonu goshasp, demons, div-e sepid, dragons, elephants, esfandyar, faramarz, ferdowsi, goshasp, hercules, horses, kay kavus, lions, parthian empire, rakhsh, rostam, rubadeh, rustam, shaghad, shahnameh, simurgh, sohrab, taminah, witches, zal |

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em, Then Beat ‘Em

Toad Warriors – This episode seems to be a favorite, or at least it is with the guys who host the podcast on Hard Times. I can’t say I disagree, as I tend to like it when Toad takes a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Animals, Cartoons, Celebrities, Donkey Kong, Food, Greek Mythology, Humor, Magic, Maps, Mario, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged aliens, bats, beezos, birdo, bob-ombs, captain clump, car land, clare carey, count koopula, david horowitz, do you believe in magic?, donkey kong jr., dracula, e.c. the extra creepy, fight back!, fire flower, frankenstein, goombas, grand koopa canyon, great balls of fire, harry blackstone jr, hercufleas, hercules, igor, jerry lee lewis, king bowser koopa, koopa troopas, luigi mario, mad max, magic johnson, magician, mouser, mythis, parrots, pasta, patches, pirates, pirates of koopa, princess peach toadstool, ravioli, robots, spaghetti, spiders, super mario bros. 2, super mario bros. 3, super mario odyssey, super mario world, the fire of hercufleas, the marios fight back, the road warrior, thunder birdo, toad, toad warriors, trouters, turtlevania, tweeters, vampires, wereturtles, zombies |