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Dragon Divinity

I can think of a few different video games with dragon gods, or at least dragons with celestial powers. I suppose that fits in with the East Asian conception of dragons, where they tend to be heavenly beings rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Babylonian, Breath of Fire, Cartoons, Chinese, Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Games, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Japanese, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Religion, Shinto, Video Games | Tagged agni, akira toriyama, amaterasu, bahamut, breath of fire ii, breath of fire iii, chrono cross, chronopolis, czar dragon, demons, diabolos, dinopolis, divinegon, dragon ball, dragon god, dragon quest iii, dragon quest iv, dragon quest v, dragon quest vi, dragonians, dragons, dungeons and dragons, fate, final fantasy vi, frozen flame, harle, hoderi, hoori, incest, infinity dragon, izanagi, izanami, kaiser dragon, ladon, lavos, magicite, otohime, pyrospheres, reptites, rudra, ryujin, shenlong, shinryu, st. eva, super mario rpg, tamayori-hime, tiamat, toyotama-hime, ugayafukeiazu no mikoto, urashima taro, watatsumi, xenlon, zenith, zenith dragon, zenithia |

Eat Fruit, Live Forever

The idea of fruit bestowing immortality, or at least longevity, is a common one in mythology and folklore. In Norse mythology, the gods are said to eat apples that restore their youth. The fruit can’t entirely prevent them from dying, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, British, Chinese, Christianity, Food, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Language, Magic, Mythology, Norse, Religion | Tagged aesir, apples, avalon, baldur, bible, bragi, dwarves, elves, eris, fruit, gaea, genesis, giants, golden apples, hera, hercules, hesperides, idun, ivaldi, ladon, loki, odin, peaches, ragnarok, revelation, skadi, thiazi, tree of life, zeus |

Devils and Dragons

I’ve seen several references to the Bible containing dragons, which some Creationists have tried to link to dinosaurs. Never mind that dinosaurs and dragons don’t have a whole lot in common, other than being at least somewhat reptilian. Source Dragons, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Christianity, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Monsters, Mythology, Religion | Tagged adam and eve, bible, chimera, creationism, devil, dinosaurs, draco, dragons, epic of gilgamesh, genesis, hesperides, humbaba, ladon, revelation, satan, serpents, snakes, tanninim, wisdom of solomon |

Bored in Hyperborea

In Greek mythology, it was said that the land of Hyperborea lay far to the north of the lands the myth-makers knew. The name means “beyond the north wind,” and it was regarded as being to the north of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Christmas, Greek Mythology, Holidays, Mythology, Science | Tagged apollo, arctic circle, arimaspoi, artemis, at the back of the north wind, atlas, boreades, boreas, bugs bunny, carpathian mountains, conan the barbarian, constellations, cygnus, danube river, delos, draco, eridanos, eridanus, george macdonald, giants, griffins, heliades, herakles, hercules, herodotus, hesperides, hyperborea, kyknos, ladon, leto, north pole, north wind, odin, olympic games, phaethon, pliny the elder, po river, rhipaion mountains, santa claus, star of eridu, wolves, zeus |