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Being Jovial Is the Best Medicine

I remember learning in fifth grade health class that the Rx symbol for prescriptions came from the symbol for the planet Jupiter, only with an extra line added. I thought that was really cool, and it did check out. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Alchemy, Astronomy, Biology, chemistry, Education, Gender, Greek Mythology, Language, Magic, Medicine, Mythology, Names, Philosophy, Roman, Science | Tagged aphrodite, astrology, caduceus, carl linnaeus, ellen m. regis, hermaphroditos, hermes, herms, jupiter, kronos, mars, mercury, metal, moon, neptune, planets, rexall, saturn, sun, symbols, trident, uranus, venus, zeus |

Mythical Metals

Today, we’re going to look at three metals from the world of fantasy and legend. And since Wednesday is Video Game Day here in VoVatia, I’ll be sure to mention their relevance to the game world. Adamant – Although the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Video Games | Tagged adamant, adamantine, adamantium, alexander the great, armor, atlantis, cecil harvey, erdrick, excalibur, gates of alexander, king arthur, kokkol, kronos, lord of the rings, loto, marvel comics, metal, mithril, orichalcum, oricon, ouranos, plato, sword of kings, swords, tolkien, weapons, wolverine |