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Days of Wine and War

We all know Dionysus as the god associated with drinking and parties, but the story of his invasion of India isn’t quite as well known. Apparently, in order to secure a place in Olympus, the wine god was ordered by … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged alexander the great, deriades, dionysiaca, dionysus, hera, hercules, herodotus, hydaspes, india, maenads, nonnus, nysa, pillars of dionysus, satyrs, zeus |

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Pixels

It seems like, when creating a fantasy universe, the default currency tends to be the generic “gold pieces.” Of course, gold pieces have been pretty standard currency in our world all the way back to at least the seventh century … Continue reading →

Posted in Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Mario, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged beanbean kingdom, croesus, damcyan, economics, electrum, gil, gilder, gold, hyrule, india, koopabits, lydia, mario & luigi superstar saga, money, mushroom kingdom, netherlands, nintendo, nintendo comics system, rupees, sammer guys, silver, spoony bard, super mario bros. 3, super paper mario |