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Games and Goddesses

Gamemaster Classified: An Insider’s Guide to Nintendo’s Coming of Age, by Howard Phillips and Matthew Taranto – Back in the day, Howard was a very visible part of Nintendo’s marketing, especially in Nintendo Power, known for his signature bow tie. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art, Authors, Aztec, Book Reviews, Castlevania, Comics, Dragon Quest, Feminism, Final Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Humor, Kid Icarus, Magic, Mario, Mayan, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Rick Riordan, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged aidan moher, airships, artemis, athena, dawn of the jaguar, devil world, divine might, fight magic items, gamemaster classified, ghosts n goblins, hera, hestia, howard and nester, howard phillips, ixtab, j.c. cervantes, kings of the wyld, matthew taranto, natalie haynes, nicholas eames, nintendo, nintendo power, owlbears, rick riordan presents, shadow bruja, sky skipper, the adventures of bayou billy |

Mythical, Miraculous, and Medieval

The Jumbies, by Tracey Baptiste – I’d been interested in reading this since I found out what Jumbies were, which is basically evil spirits in Caribbean folklore. In this book, Corinne La Mer lives on an island with her widower … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, Carribean, Catholicism, Christianity, Fairy Tales, France, Hinduism, History, Humor, Judaism, Magic, Mayan, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Rick Riordan | Tagged adam gidwitz, apsaras, aru shah, aru shah and the nectar of immortality, bears, brothers grimm, cinderella, dogs, dragons, gandharvas, ixtab, jambavan, jumbies, king louis ix, kubera, menaka, nagas, pandavas, rick riordan presents, roshani chokshi, st. martha, talmud, tarasque, the canterbury tales, the inquisitor's tale, the jumbies, the magic orange tree, tracey baptiste, tumburu, vishakanyas |

Otherworlds at War

The Shadow Crosser, by J.C. Cervantes – In the final book in this series, Zane Obispo and his companions are trying to prevent a takeover attempt by the gods Ixkik and Camazotz. It starts with Zane hunting the last remaining … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Authors, Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, Humor, Magic, Mayan, Mythology, Native American, october daye, Politics, Relationships, Rick Riordan, seanan mcguire | Tagged anansi, boo hags, camazotz, count cutzoff hedzoff, crim tartary, fairies, gum baby, ixkik, ixtab, j.c. cervantes, keelboat annie, kwame mbalia, luidaeg, mermaids, one salt sea, plat-eyes, the rose and the ring, time travel, tristan strong, william makepeace thackeray, zane obispo |

Sinking the Stinking One

The Storm Runner, by J.C. Cervantes – This is another book from the Rick Riordan Presents label, and there’s a definite pattern to most of these. A kid who has trouble fitting in with their peers finds out they’re the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Aztec, Book Reviews, Catholicism, Christianity, Greek Mythology, incryptid, Japanese, Magic, Mayan, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Native American, Philosophy, Prejudice, Religion, Rick Riordan, seanan mcguire | Tagged a wizard in rhyme, ah-puch, antimony price, chaos choreography, christopher stasheff, cryptozoology, hero twins, ixtab, j.c. cervantes, jian ghomeshi, kukumatz, magic for nothing, manticores, moxy früvous, quetzalcoatl, rick riordan presents, the secular wizard, the storm runner, verity price, yokai, zane obispo |

The Original Suicide Girl

I can’t find much information on this week’s mythological subject, but she was just too interesting to pass up. Ixtab was the Mayan goddess of suicide, and patron deity of the noose and gallows. While many religions and cultures frown … Continue reading →