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The Gods Must Be Choosy

Paul Dana suggested a few weeks ago that I should look into the concept of chosen people in religion, and how common that was. Nowadays, it’s mostly used to refer to the Jewish people, or sometimes to other religions that … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Christianity, Comics, Discworld, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, Religion, Semitic, Terry Pratchett | Tagged 2 kings, american gods, animal sacrifice, athena, bible, chemosh, chosen people, covenant, hogfather, human sacrifice, israel, jesus, john of patmos, judah, maasai, mesha of moab, mesha stele, moab, poseidon, revelation, sacrifice, small gods, spider-man, stan lee, supersessionism, twelve tribes of israel |

You May Find Important Pieces Gone

Cautionary tales to try to convince children to behave seem to be pretty much universal, even though it’s quite possible they do more harm than good. I’ve written before about boogeyman legends, and along much the same lines is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Discworld, Fairy Tales, Family Guy, Humor, Jasper Fforde, Monsters, Music, Nursery Crime, Television, Terry Pratchett, XTC | Tagged bogeyman, boogeyman, cautionary tales, der struwwelpeter, dr. heinrich hoffmann, edward scissorhands, hogfather, lustige geschichten und drollige bilder, scissor man, shock-headed peter, the fourth bear |

The Last Days of Discworld

It’s the Hogswatch season, and I just finished reading Terry Pratchett’s last Discworld book, The Shepherd’s Crown. While officially part of the young adult Tiffany Aching sub-series, there’s a lot in it that assures us Pratchett hadn’t forgotten about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Discworld, Terry Pratchett, Uncategorized | Tagged ankh-morpork, archchancellor mustrum ridcully, elves, going postal, granny weatherwax, hogfather, men at arms, moving pictures, nac mac feegle, raising steam, reaper man, soul music, the shepherd's crown, tiffany aching, witches |

Today I Lost a Tooth

Okay, I didn’t really, but I did want to discuss a mythical figure associated with the loss of teeth. The Tooth Fairy is pretty much universally known, but there isn’t any consensus on what he or she looks like (just … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Chris Dulabone, Discworld, L. Frank Baum, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Terry Pratchett | Tagged banjo lilywhite, bogeyman, easter bunny, fairies, father time, hogfather, hurray for oz, sandman, santa claus, tann-fe, teeth, tooth fairy |

That’s So Raven

I’m sure you all know I’m a fan of both Oz and mythology, and I’ve noticed that some writers of apocryphal Oz stories like to combine the two. There’s a fair amount of objection whenever this sort of thing comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Discworld, Jeff Rester, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett | Tagged cryptic conversations in a cornfield, geri and freki, hogfather, hugin and munin, loki, odin, oziana, pastoria, ravens, scarecrow, sleipnir, svadilfari, the lost king of oz |

There May Be a Boogeyman or Boogeymen in the House

Picture by Andrew L. Paciorek The Boogeyman, more traditionally spelled “Bogeyman,” does not seem to be a reference to any specific monster, but rather to any scary creature that is either the product of a child’s imagination or used by … Continue reading →

Posted in British, Discworld, Fairy Tales, Mythology, Terry Pratchett | Tagged bogeyman, boggart, bogle, boogeyman, fairies, hogfather, monsters, oogie boogie, reaper man, scissor man, the nightmare before christmas, tooth fairy |

What Were They When They Were at Home?

While Roman religion adopted many gods from the surrounding nations, especially Greek ones, they had some of their own religious traditions as well. One of these was the concept of household gods, who would protect the home and family. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Discworld, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Roman, Terry Pratchett | Tagged aeneas, ancestor worship, brownies, eater of socks, elves, hair loss fairy, hogfather, household gods, laban, lares, leah, penates, rachael, troy, verruca gnome |

Octarine Dreams

Last night, I watched the television adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s The Color of Magic, starring Sir David Jason as Rincewind. He’s apparently a big television star in the United Kingdom, which I suppose explains why they keep miscasting him in … Continue reading →

Posted in Discworld, Terry Pratchett, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged alberto malich, cohen the barbarian, david bradley, david jason, havelock vetinari, hogfather, hogswatch, jeremy irons, librarian, rincewind, sean astin, television, twoflower |