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Crystal Anniversary

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years – I started playing this a while ago, then put it aside and lost my game data when switching computers. I think it’s actually still backed up somewhere, but I hadn’t gotten that far, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Relationships, Star Wars, Technology, Video Games | Tagged airships, bacchus, cecil harvey, ceodore harvey, cid pollendina, crystals, dark elves, dionysus, dragon quest iii, dwarves, earthbound, edward chris von muir, edward geraldine, eidolons, elves, epopts, fabul, final fantasy iv, final fantasy iv: the after years, final fantasy v, gekkou, izayoi, kain highwind, kingdom of baron, maenads, maniac mansion, meteors, mysidia, ninjas, palom, porom, princess luca, rosa joanna farrell, rydia of mist, troia, tsukinowa, ursula fang leiden, yang fang leiden, zangetsu |

The Devil and Webster’s Dictionary

Apparently a whole lot of people love the Devil, and most of them are poorly spelled. Did no one bother to proofread this before someone used it at a rally? Or are badly written signs just a tradition? If they … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Greek Mythology, Humor, Language, Mythology, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged dionysus, maenads, marriage, misogyny, promise keepers, protest signs, satan, shacking up |

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 |

Heroes Never Die

The Demigod Diaries, by Rick Riordan – I read a library copy of this book, but that hadn’t stopped some kid from doing all the puzzles in pencil. Oh, well. The reason I checked it out wasn’t for the activities, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Kane Chronicles, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Roman | Tagged amaltheia, annabeth chase, cacus, carter kane, giants, haley riordan, hercules, hermes, janus, jason grace, leo valdez, leo valdez and the quest for buford, luke castellan, maenads, percy jackson and the staff of hermes, piper mclean, son of magic, thalia grace, the demigod diaries, the diary of luke castellan, the house of hades, the last olympian, the lost hero, the son of sobek, zeus |

Orpheus Melted the Heart of Persephone, But I Never Had Yours

While I’ve covered many of the important Greek heroes and demigods, I don’t think I’ve written about Orpheus yet. He is generally considered to be the son of King Oeagrus of Thrace and the Muse Calliope, but some myths make … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged apollo, argonauts, calliope, dionysus, eurydice, hades, king oeagrus of thrace, lyra, lyre, maenads, morpheus, muses, neil gaiman, nymphs, orpheus, persephone, sandman, sirens |